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/
