Tell Me What Chords

KeyBb CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays484

Tell Me What by Fine Young Cannibals is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, Gm, F, Eb and Cm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Bb
Text
16
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Intro 


Bb  Gm   Bb   Gm 
Bb  Gm    


verse 1 
 

        F                           Eb 
Tell me what (tell me what) tell me what I gotta do 
Bb             Gm 
   To make you notice  
Bb             Gm 
   To make you look this way 
Bb           Gm 
   What do I have to say 
        F                           Eb 
Tell me what (tell me what) tell me what I have to say 


verse 2 
 

Bb             Gm 
   To keep you with me  
Bb             Gm 
   To make you want to stay 
Bb             Gm 
   To have you every day 
        F                           Eb 
Tell me what (tell me what) tell me what I gotta do 


verse 3 
 

Bb         Gm 
   Are you happy  
Bb       Gm 
   I can never tell 
Bb             Gm 
   You keep it to yourself 
        F                           Eb 
Tell me what (tell me what) tell me what it is you feel 


Bridge 
 

Cm            F 
   Do you get frightened 
Gm                F 
   Am I comin' on just a little strong 
Cm               F 
   And you're so quiet  
Gm                     F 
   I never know or not   if I'm right or wrong 

 inst  

Bb   Gm   Bb   Gm   Bb   Gm 

        F                           Eb 
Tell me what (tell me what) tell me what I gotta do 


verse 4 
 

Bb          Gm 
   Is there somethin'  
Bb         Gm 
   I ought to be told 
Bb        Gm 
   Do you want to go 
        F                           Eb 
Tell me what (tell me what) tell me what it is you know 


Verse 5 
 

Bb         Gm 
   So it's over  
Bb            Gm 
   Then we're really through 
Bb        Gm 
   What I heard is true 
        F                           Eb 
Tell me what (tell me what) tell me what you're gonna do 


Verse 6 
 

Bb             Gm 
   To keep you with me  
Bb             Gm 
   To make you want to stay 
Bb             Gm 
   To have you every day 
        F                           Eb 
Tell me what (tell me what) tell me what I gotta do 


Out... 
 

Bb   Gm 
     Mmmmm  
Bb          Gm 
     Tell me  
          Bb       Gm 
Won't you tell me 
        F                           Eb 
Tell me what (tell me what) tell me what I gotta do 


 fade over Bb / Gm ...  
 
    	

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).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante