The Jam – Dont Tell Them Youre Sane (Guitar)

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An underrated gem from Bruce Foxton, "Don't Tell Them You're Sane" off The Jam's 1977 album This is the Modern World. Scroll down for just the chords. [Chords] C = 8-10-10-9-8-8 F = x-8-10-10-10-8 B5 = x244xx G = 355433 Bb = 68876x C5 = x355xx D = xx0232 Em = x79987x Dsus4 = xx0233 Dsus2 = xx0230 Dm = x57765x E* = xx2100 D7 = xx0212 D* = 10-12-12-11-10-10 A = xx222x
[Riff 1]
   D        Dsus2       D7
e|------------------------|
B|-------7--5-------------|
G|-7--------------7-----5-| x2
D|-7--7-------------------|
A|-5----------------------|
E|------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

[Riff 2] (end of verse/outro)
   G                        D                        A
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| *Play the bar corresponding to
G|------------------------|----------7--------5----|------------------------|  the chord listed at the end of
D|----------5--------3----|----------------5h7-----|----------7--------5----|  the verse. Different verses
A|----------------3h5-----|-5----------------------|----------------5h7-----|  have different ending chords,
E|-3----------------------|------------------------|-5----------------------|  so I've put them all here.
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

[Riff 3] (end of pre-chorus)
   D7      Dsus4 D      D7
e|----------3----2--------|
B|-------1--------------1-|
G|----2-------------------|
D|-0----------------------| x4
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------| 
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
==============================================================================================================
[Intro]
(bass only)
   C
G|-----------------|
D|---3-2-0---3-2-0-| x2
A|-3-------3-------|
E|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  C
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|---2-0-----2-0---|
D|-------3-------3-| x2
A|-3-------3-------|
E|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse 1]
C         G                       D Dsus2 D7 D Dsus2 D7 (riff 1)
  A boy I know is sick in his head

C                           G                D Dsus2 D7 D Dsus2 D7 (riff 1)
  At least, that's what the doctors say he is

F             Bb                   C  F Em  Dm F Em  Dm
  Shut in his room for hours on end

Bb                  C           G     G  D  D
Looks like he's for-gotten, but is he?
[Verse 2]
C              G                    D Dsus2 D7 D Dsus2 D7 (riff 1)
  His mind, it ticks, more than you know

C          D*                         G
  One day, something in his head will click

F                  Bb                          C  F Em  Dm F Em  Dm
  Warders fill him full of lies, he fights, he knows

Bb                  C                   G   A  A
  They'll never con-vince him that he's mad
[Pre-Chorus]
B5                   C5                            B5
  At breakfast he is strapped in a chair, won't go far

              C5                      D7 Dsus4 D   D7 Dsus4 D
A word out of place, he's sent to his room,        room
D7 Dsus4 D D7 Dsus4 D [Chorus]
E*                       A
  Don't tell them you're sane

E*                  A
  They'll laugh and put you to sleep

E*                      A             D*
 Don't tell them you're sane, but you are

   D*
e|-----10-----\8------\7------\5--|\3---------------/5-------------|
B|-10---------\8------\7------\5--|\3---------------/5-------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x4
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| *Play on "are."
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
C                  G                      D Dsus2 D7 D Dsus2 D7 (riff 1)
  Tell me what you did today, was it good?

C             G                    D Dsus2 D7 D Dsus2 D7 (riff 1)
  What was it like, and who was it with?

F                 Bb                       C  F Em  Dm F Em  Dm
  Don't think I'm prying, I'd just like to know

Bb       C                   G   G  D  D
  Why it is you do things so slow
[Pre-Chorus 2]
B5                C5                  B5
  Take him to the doctor, see what he says

                    C5                   D7 Dsus4 D   D7 Dsus4 D
I don't know why he bothers, he's in for good,        good
D7 Dsus4 D D7 Dsus4 D [Chorus]
E*                       A
  Don't tell them you're sane

E*                  A
  They'll laugh and put you to sleep

E*                      A             D*
 Don't tell them you're sane, but you are

   D*
e|-----10-----\8------\7------\5--|\3---------------/5-------------|
B|-10---------\8------\7------\5--|\3---------------/5-------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x4
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| *Play on "are."
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Outro]
C         G                       D Dsus2 D7 D Dsus2 D7 (riff 1)
  A boy I know is sick in his head

C                 D                G  G
  At least, that's what they say he is

C                 D                G  G
  At least, that's what they say he is

C                 D                G
  At least, that's what they say he is
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