Tift Merritt Guitar Chords & Lyrics: "Tell Me Something True"


TELL ME SOMETHING TRUE (Tift Merritt)
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* No capo.
* Each chord is one measure, except chords joined with hyphens
  (e.g., F - Fm/G) are one measure TOTAL.

C   Am   C   Am
[intro]

C                            C                   Fm                 Fm
  I woke up beside you in the night afraid; when I was young, I was always brave
E7                     E7                      Fm                Fm
  I was going where the wind was born, I don't know where that is anymore

C                            C                   Fm                     Fm
  Sometimes my heart feels so empty and mean, no blanket could warm, no water could clean
E7                    E7            Fm       -     Fm/G       Fm/Ab  -  Fm/C
  No direction on that same old wind could give me passage through

                 C      Am                  C     Am
Tell me something true,    tell me something true
       Dm   -   Em            Fm  -   G              C      Am   C   Am
I have lost my way but when I find it, I'll bring it to you

       C                         C                       Fm                  Fm
Baby, I know about sunshine and I know about May, but it doesn't always work out that way
E7                           E7                             Fm  -   Fm/G     Fm/Ab - Fm/C
  How do you give your heart back to the world now that it's made a fool of you?

                 C      Am                  C     Am
Tell me something true,    tell me something true
          Dm   -   Em            Fm  -   G              C      Am   C   Am
Oh I have lost my way but when I find it, I'll bring it to you

Ab                      Ab                     Eb           Eb
  Time's gonna come here so remiss, he will forget my words, forget my kiss
F                             F
  You want to love me, better take me like this
           Fm                Ab  Ab
I think the best that I can do

                     C     Am                      C      Am
Is tell you something true, I'll tell you something true
          Dm   -   Em            Fm  -   G              C      Am                 C  Am
Oh I will lose my way but when I find it, I'll bring it to you, I'll bring it to you
           C           Am           C          Am
I'm gonna lose my way,   I'm gonna lose my way
           C            Am                     C   Am
But when I find it, oh babe, I'll bring it to you
                  C     Am                       C    Am
Tell me something true,   just tell me something true
                  C     Am                       C    Am
Tell me something true,   just tell me something true
                    C       Am                        C    Am
Oh tell me something true, mmm mmm, tell me something true...



- transcribed by Adam Schneider, http://adamschneider.net/