Say When Chords

KeyF# CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays529

Say When by Carl Perkins is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F#. It uses the chords F#, A, D, E and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F#
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F#                               A   
Say when, you wanna be my baby 
F#                      A 
When, you're feeling blue 
        D                          E 
If you send some word by a little blue bird 
A                       D             A 
Then I'll come running home to you 

F#                               A   
Say when, you wanna talk things over 
F#                      A 
When, you know it's true 
                   D                     
If you just let me know honey 
E                       A               D               A 
Then I'll show you that I'll come runnin' home to you 

Bridge 
D 
And just remember 
                        A 
When you're tired of living all alone (ooh) 
D                               B                           E 
I will always be as close to you as your telephone 

F#                               A   
Just say when, you wanna be my baby 
F#                      A 
When, you know it's true 
D                
Just let me know baby 
E                       A               D               A 
Then I'll show you that I'll come running home to you 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante