VERSE 1: [G#] Tell [D#] her [C#] not to go, [G#] I [D#] ain't holding [C#] on no more [C#/G#] Tell her [D#] something in my [C#/G#] mind, freezes [D#] up from time to [G#] time [D#][C#]
VERSE 2: [G#] Tell [D#] her [C#] not to cry, [G#] I [D#] just got [C#] scared that's all [C#/G#] Tell her [D#] I'll be by her [C#/G#] side, all she [D#] has to do is [G#] call [D#][C#] ; all she [C#] has to do is [G#] call [D#][C#]
VERSE 3: [G#] Tell [D#] her the [C#] chips are down, [G#] I [D#] drank too much and [C#] shouted it aloud [C#/G#] Tell her [D#] something in my [C#/G#] heart, needs her [D#] more than even [G#] clowns need the [D#] laughter of the [C#] crowd
VERSE 4: [G#] Tell [D#] her [C#] what was wrong, [G#] I sometimes [D#] think too much
But [C#] say nothing at [C#] all, [C#/G#] and tell her [D#] from this high ter-[C#/G#]-rain,
I am [D#] ready now to [G#] fall [D#][C#] ; I am [C#] ready now to [G#] fall [D#][C#]
VERSE 5: [G#] Tell [D#] Her [C#] not to go, [G#] I [D#] ain't holding [C#] on no more [C#/G#] Tell her [D#] nothing if not [C#/G#] this; all I [D#] want to do is [G#] kiss her [D#][C#]
OUTRO: [C#/G#] Tell her [D#] something in my [C#/G#] mind, freezes [D#] up from time to [G#] time [D#][C#][G# open]
