Say, Say, Say Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays452

Say, Say, Say by Paul McCartney is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, Am7, D, Dm7, Dm, F, E and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Am        Am7          D
Say, say, say what you want,
    Dm7                      Am
but don't play games with my affection.
Am          Am7           D
Take, take, take what you need,
    Dm7                       Am
but don't leave me with no direction.

Dm                    F
All alone, I sit home by the phone,
            Am
waiting for you, baby.
Dm    
Through the years,
            F
how can you stand to hear,
            E
my pleading for you dear?
You know I'm crying Ooh ooh ooh ooh.

Am      Am7           D
Go, go, go  where you want,
    Dm7                 Am
but don't leave me here forever.
Am        Am7       D
You, you, you stay away,
   Dm7                  Am
so long girl, I see you never.

     Dm
What can I do
            F
girl to get through to you?
        Am
Cause I love you baby.
   Dm                       F
Standing here, baptisted in all my tears,
     E
baby through the years,
You know I'm crying Ooh ooh ooh ooh.

    Am
You never worry,
    G                Am
and you never shed a tear.
    Am                 Am
You saying that my love ain't real,
     E
just look at my face,
these tears ain't drying

Am        Am7           D
You, you, you can never say,
     Dm7                        Am
that I'm not the one who really loves you.
  Am          Am7        D
I pray, pray, pray every day
     Dm7                          Am
that you'll see things, girl like I do.

What can I do ...
    	

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100 BPM Andante