Violent Femmes – Never Tell (Guitar)

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It's taken me a while to learn how to play guitar well enough to tab songs I like that aren't posted on UG. Here is one. [Verse]
Dm          Bb       C
Hey sister, have you heard?

Dm                            Bb        C
Some people stand like trees, without a word

Dm                          Bb          C     N.C.
and what that means is that some people don't talk
Dm Bb C
Dm
Oh please pardon me mister

Bb                    C
Ya know I just didn't hear you

Dm
the first time that you said that

Bb         C
What what, what what?

Dm
but now that you repeat for me,

Bb              C         Dm    Bb  C
I'll be sure to do what I can
[Chorus]
Dm
Ya know I'll do what I can,

                         Bb          C
I'm gonna do what I can, do, do, do, do what I can

Dm
Gonna do what I can

               Bb          C
do what I can, do, do, do, do what I can

Dm              Bb     C
but no more, you understand?
[Verse]
Dm
Oh please pardon me father

Bb             C
Ya know I just didn't hear you that, that, that

Dm
that first time that you said th

Bb            C
help me, help me, help me, help me

Dm
Repeat it, repeat it, repeat it

Bb           C                 Dm
I'll be sure do, do, do what I can
[Chorus]
Dm
Ya know I'll do what I can,

                         Bb          C
I'm gonna do what I can, do, do, do, do what I can

Dm
Gonna do what I can

               Bb          C
do what I can, do, do, do, do what I can

Dm              Bb     C
but no more, you understand?

Bb                         Am
It's of utmost importance, we're dealing with volitiale substance

Bb                         Am
It's of utmost importance, we're dealing with volitiale substance

Bb                         Am
It's of utmost importance, we're dealing with volitiale substance

Bb                         Am
It's of utmost importance, we're dealing with volitiale substance
[Bridge]
F           G
 I've had so much

Bb    C
  On my mind

F          G
  I was so glad

Bb      C
 when I died, oh
Dm Bb C [Verse]
Dm                Bb  C
Listen to me baby

Dm                           Bb  C
Can you keep a secret for me

Dm                         Bb C
Make sure no one finds out

Dm                               Bb  C
cause then the lights will go out

Dm                      Bb  C
and I will find you out

Dm                    Bb  C
and I will cut you up

Dm
Uh hmm, don't ask me why

Bb                 C
because, I said, I said, I said
[Chorus]
Dm
I'm gonna do what I can,

                         Bb          C
I'm gonna do what I can, do, do, do, do what I can

Dm
Gonna do what I can

               Bb          C
do what I can, do, do, do, do what I can

Dm                          Bb     C
but I'll have none of that, you understand?

Bb                       Am
Don't you know nothin'?  You never tell on someone

Bb                       Am
Don't you know nothin'?  You never tell on someone

Bb                       Am
Don't you know nothin'?  You never tell on someone

Bb                       Am
Don't you know nothin'?  You ain't never going to tell on someone
[Verse]
Dm
What you going to do?

            Bb         C
Gonna turn, gonna turn rat fink?

Dm
What you wanna do?

                Bb           C
Do want to see, do you wanna see what it's like to sink?

Dm
Sink down, sink down, sink down,

Bb     C                        Dm
down, down to the bottom of the river

Dm
Sink down, sink, sink down down

Bb     C                         Dm
Down, down, to the bottom of the river,

Dm
sink, down sink, Sink down, down.

B     C                     Dm
Down, down to bottom of the river

Dm
Sink down, sink, sink down down

Bb    C
Down, down to the bottom of the river
[Verse 2]
Bb                      Am
Don't you know no one?  You never tell on someone

Bb                      Am
Don't you know no one?  You never tell on someone

Bb                      Am
Don't you know no one?  You never tell on someone

Bb                      Am
Don't you know no one?  You ain't never gonna tell on someone

Bb                      Am
Don't you know no one?  You ain't never gonna tell on someone

Bb                      Am
Don't you know no one?  You ain't never gonna tell on someone
[Outro]
Dm          Bb       C
Ah, ah, oh, I tell you what it's like,

Dm         Bb       C
           I tell you what it's like, oh

Dm                                     Bb C
I stood right up in the heart of Hell, I never tell

Dm                                     Bb C
I stood right up in the heart of Hell, I never tell

Dm                                     Bb C
I stood right up in the heart of Hell, I never tell

Dm
I stood right up in the heart of Hell,

Bb  C           Dm
I'm never gonna tell, tell, tell, tell

Bb                C                  Dm
I'm never, never, never, never gonna tell, tell, tell, tell

Bb                C           Dm
Nothing, nothing, never gonna tell, tell, tell, tell

Bb                 C                 Dm
I'm never, never, never, never gonna tell, tell, tell, tell

Bb                C           Dm
Nothing, nothing, never gonna tell, tell, tell, tell

Dm     Dm
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