Tell Me Its Okay Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays474

Tell Me Its Okay by Paramore is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, Dbm, B, A and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			
Verse 
E                                          Dbm 
Maybe it's been years since I've genuinely smiled 
E                                                   Dbm          B 
And maybe it's been years since I've wanted to be a part of anything 
E                                                        Dbm 
But lately I've been good, you know, I've actually been great 
E    
Man, I even laughed a little today 
Dbm               B 
It's so strange, it's so strange 
  
  
E                                 Dbm 
Tell me it's okay to be happy now 
B 
Because I'm happy now 
E                                 Dbm 
Tell me it's okay to be happy now 
B 
Because I'm happy now 
E                                     Dbm                 B 
Tell me it's okay, tell me it's okay, tell me it's okay, tell me it's okay 
  
Verse  
E                                              Dbm 
I thought it was my right to be as sorry as I wanted to be 
E                                     Dbm      B 
I wasted all my teenage years being a misery factory 
E                                             Dbm 
But something had to give, I had to finally see the light 
E                                                    Dbm             B 
I think at twenty-three It's time to practice what I preach, and what I'm preaching 
  
  
E                                 Dbm 
Tell me it's okay to be happy now 
B 
Because I'm happy now 
E                                 Dbm 
Tell me it's okay to be happy now 
B 
Because I'm happy now 
E                                     Dbm                  B 
Tell me it's okay, tell me it's okay, tell me it's okay, tell me it's okay 
  
A              E 
All my wasted hope 
     Dbm            B 
I let go when I shoulda held tighter 
A                 E 
And now when it flames out 
Dbm 
I let it burn 
A                                      D 
I'm not afraid to feel it shine on me 
  
Bridge 
N.C. 
Tell me it's okay, tell me it's okay, tell me it's okay, tell me it's okay 
  
Tell me it's okay, tell me it's okay, tell me it's okay, tell me it's okay 
  
  
E                                 Dbm 
Tell me it's okay to be happy now 
B 
Because I'm happy now 
E                                 Dbm 
Tell me it's okay to be happy now 
                     B 
My life is finally leveling out so  
E                                      Dbm                 B 
Tell me it's okay, tell me it's okay, tell me it's okay, tell me it's okay 
  
E                                 Dbm 
Tell me it's okay to be happy now 
B 
Because I'm happy now 
E                                Dbm 
Tell me it's okay to be happy now 
                     B 
My life is finally leveling out so 
  
Outro 
E                                      Dbm                 B 
Tell me it's okay, tell me it's okay, tell me it's okay, tell me it's okay 
E                                      Dbm                 B 
Tell me it's okay, tell me it's okay, tell me it's okay, tell me it's okay 
    	

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