Song: I don't want to talk about it
Artist: Everything but the girl
Composer: Danny Whitten
Album: Idlewild
Tabbed by: DJ
18th June 2014
CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in the key of C#m)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
Bm7 = x24232 D = xx4232 Eb = xx5343
Bm7 * = x24235 E = xx6454 A ** = 577655
Bm7/E = 024232 A * = x07650 G = 355433
A = x02220 Amaj7/G# = 406650 Em = 022000
A4 = x02230 F#m = 244222 Aadd9 = x07657
A/C# = x42220 F#m7/E = 022222
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[Intro]
Bm7 Bm7 * Bm7 Bm7/E A A4 A
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
A A/C# Bm7 Bm7 *
I can tell ...by your eyes,
Bm7 Bm7/E A A4 A
That you've probably ...been crying ...for - ever,
A A/C# Bm7 Bm7/E
And the stars ...in the sky ...don't mean nothing ...to you,
A A4 A
They're a mirror!
[Chorus]
D E
I don't wanna ...talk about it,
A * Amaj7/G# F#m F#m7/E
How you broke my heart,
D E
If I stay here just a little bit longer,
E Eb D E
If I stay here won't you listen...
Bm7 Bm7 * Bm7 Bm7/E A A4 A
...To my heart---? Oh - oo - oh, my heart!
[Verse 2]
A A/C# Bm7
If I stand all alone,
Bm7/E A
Will the shadow hide the colours of my heart?
A4 A A/C#
Blue for the tears, black for the nights' fears,
Bm7 Bm7/E
The stars ...in the sky ...don't mean nothing ...to you,
A A4 A ** G F#m Em
They're--- a mirror! | / / / / |
[Chorus]
D E
I don't wanna ...talk about it,
A * Amaj7/G# F#m F#m7/E
How you broke my heart,
D E
If I stay here just a little bit longer,
E Eb D E
If I stay here won't you listen...
Bm7 Bm7 * Bm7/E A A4 A
...To my heart--------------? Hoh, my ...heart---------!
[Break]
Bm7 Bm7 * Bm7 Bm7/E A A4 A A/C#
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Bm7 Bm7 * Bm7 Bm7/E A A4 A ** G F#m Em
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Chorus]
D E
I don't wanna ...talk about it,
A * Amaj7/G# F#m F#m7/E
How you broke this old heart,
D E
If I stay here just a little bit longer,
E Eb D E
If I stay here won't you listen...
Bm7 Bm7 * Bm7/E A A4 A
...To my heart----------------------? Woh - oh, my heart-------!
Bm7 Bm7 * Bm7/E A A4 A
...My foolin' heart----------------, my ...heart!
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[Additional Coda sometimes used in live performances]
Aadd9
e|-----------------------|----------7--||
B|---------------5-------|--------5----||
G|-------2/4--/6---6--4--|------6------||
D|--2/4------------------|----7--------||
A|-----------------------|--0----------||
E|-----------------------|-------------||
