Chords for "Tell Me Now So I'll Know"
Date: January 3, 2000 4:15 PM
From: keld nilsson
Written by R. D. Davies
Intro: Dm Gm Dm Gm Dm Gm Dm Gm
Dm Gm
Tell me now so I'll know
Dm Gm
There are so many things that I could do
A7
If you tell me now that I'd know what to do,
Dm Gm Dm
Tell me now so I'll know
Dm Gm
Tell me now so I'll know,
Dm Gm
There are so many things for me to say
A7
Without your love I just couldn't live each day
Dm Gm Dm
Tell me now so I'll know
Gm
People tell me that you'll just drift away,
Dm
Oh believe me, I need you more each day
A7
You are my hope, my everything,
Dm Gm Dm
I live just for you
Gm
I love you deeply but I guess it doesn't show,
Dm
I ache inside 'cause my lips can't let you know
E7
Oh darling please tell me the truth,
A7
You know I live just for you
Dm Gm
Tell me now so I'll know
Dm Gm
There are so many things that I could do
A7
If you tell me now that I'd know what to do
Dm Gm Dm Gm Dm Gm
Tell me now so I'll know.
Date: Oct. 29, 2000 11:07 PM
From: Julia Reinhart
TELL ME NOW, SO I KNOW
R.D. Davies
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The key and the melody are quite tricky of this one, so I'll first give you
the chords & fillers and then the melody with the beat.
About the key, I pitched it with my keyboard against the record, so it seems
indeed to be Eb minor. If you want to play it on a guitar, you might want to
tune it down by half a note and just play it in E minor. Chords would then
read like this
Ebm --> Em, Abm --> Am, Bb --> B and F --> F#
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(intro) Ebm 4 beats
Ebm (RIFF 1)
Tell me now, so I know
Abm (RIFF 2)
There are so many things that I could do
Bb (RIFF 3)
If you tell me now then I'd know what to do
Ebm9 (RIFF 4)
Tell me now, so I know
Ebm (RIFF 1)
Tell me now, so I know
Abm (RIFF 2)
There are so many things for me to say
Bb (RIFF 3)
Without your love I just couldn't live each day
Ebm9 (RIFF 4)
Tell me now, so I know
Abm
People tell me that you'll just drift away
Ebm
Oh, don't leave me. I need you more each day
Bb
You are my hope, my everything
Ebm
I live just for you.
Abm
I love you deeply but I guess it doesn't show
Ebm
I ache inside cause my lips can't let you know
F4
Oh darling, please tell me the truth
F7 Bb
You know I live just for you.
Ebm (RIFF 1)
Tell me now, so I know
Abm (RIFF 2)
There are so many things that I could do
Bb (RIFF 3)
If you tell me now then I'd know what to do
Ebm (RIFF 4)
Tell me now, so I know.
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Here come the riffs, well they are probably more of a filling. If you've tuned
your guitar down, you will have to play them one fret higher.
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RIFF 1 | RIFF 2 | RIFF 3
| |
Beat / / / / | / / / / | / / / /
| .. I could do |.. what to do
| |
E |------------ | |------------4------- | |------------------
B |--0--4-0---- | |--------------4----- | |------------3-----
G |3--------3-- | |----------4-----4--- | |--------3-3---3-1-
D |------------ | |------------------6- | |------------------
A |------------ | |-------------------- | |------------------
E |------------ | |-------------------- | |------------------
RIFF 4
Beat / / / /
E |-------------
B |-------------
G |-------------
D |----4--3-4-1-
A |-------------
E |-------------
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So, and now for the melody, the base line has a rhythm like
/ / / / /
Ba-a ba ba ba ba ba ba-a..., so give it a nice little swing but don't go
overboard. If you have more than one note in a beat, just give it a bit of
a bluesy twist.
Beat ----> / / / ...
Melody ----> Eb F Gb F ...
Lyrics in syllables ----> Tell me now, so ...
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/ / / / / / / /
Eb F Gb F Eb Eb Bb
Tell me now, so I kno - ow
/ / / / / / / /
Bb Bb Eb Db Cb Bb Cb Db Cb Bb Cb
There are so - o ma - ny things that I could do
/ / / / / / / /
Ab Ab Db Cb Bb Ab Bb Cb Bb A Bb
If you tell me now then I'd know what to do
/ / / / / / / /
F Gb Ab Gb Gb F Eb
Tell me now, so I kno - ow
/ / / / / / / /
Eb F Gb F Eb Eb Bb
Tell me now, so I kno - ow
/ / / / / / / /
Bb Bb Eb Db Cb Bb Cb Db Cb Bb Cb
There are so - o ma - ny things for me to say
/ / / / / / / /
Ab Ab Ab Db Cb Bb Ab Bb Cb Bb A Bb
With - out your lo - ove I just could -n't live each day
/ / / / / / / /
F Gb Ab Gb Gb F Eb
Tell me now, so I kno - ow
/ / / / / / / /
Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb Cb Cb Bb Cb
Peo - ple tell me that you'll just drift a - way
/ / / / / / / /
Cb Db Eb Db Cb Bb Cb Bb A Bb
Oh, don't leave me. I need you more each day
/ / / / / / / /
Bb Cb Bb Bb Cb Bb Ab Bb
You are my hope, my e - very -thing
/ / / / / / / /
Ab Ab F Gb Bb
I live just for you.
/ / / / / / / /
Eb Eb F Gb Gb Ab Bb Cb Cb Cb Bb Cb
I love you deep -ly but I guess it does -n't show
/ / / / / / / /
Cb Cb Db Eb Db Cb Bb Cb Bb A Bb
I ache in -side cause my lips can't let you know
/ / / / / / / /
Bb Cb Bb C C C Bb C
Oh dar - ling, please tell me the truth
/ / / / / / / /
C C D Eb D Eb F
You know I live just for you.
/ / / / / / / /
Eb F Gb F Eb Eb Bb
Tell me now, so I kno - ow
/ / / / / / / /
Bb Bb Eb Db Cb Bb Cb Db Cb Bb Cb
There are so - o ma - ny things that I could do
/ / / / / / / /
Ab Ab Db Cb Bb Ab Bb Cb Bb A Bb
If you tell me now then I'd know what to do
/ / / / / / / /
F Gb Ab Gb Gb F Eb
Tell me now, so I kno - ow
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Hope, I didn't confuse the hell out of you. Let me know, if you have comments.
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