Don't Tell & We Won't Ask Chords
by Thrice
Don't Tell & We Won't Ask by Thrice is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, D, C, G, F and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
from "The Artist in the Ambulance"
Tabbed by Jimmy T and Jeff Am
Contact Jimmy: www.jimmytakacs.tk
[email protected]
Contact Jeff: www.purstianmemory.com/thrice
[email protected]
Tuning: D Major, dropping low D to C, reading low to high, C G C F A D
Rythm - Dustin (not necassarily left channel)
Intro
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--7---7-7-7-8-8-8--10-----------------------|--8--------------10----------------------
--5-----------------10--12-12-12-10-10-10--|--8--10-10-10---10--12-12-12-10-10-10--
--0-----------------10-----------------------|--8--------------10----------------------
Verse
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---------------------------- 2nd time through, don't play the F Major
--0--10--8--0--10--8--3----
--0--10--8--0--10--8--3----
--0--10--8--0--10--8--3----
"and if it comes to murder, don't tell and we won't"
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---5-6----------
---------9--7---
-5-----8--------
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Chorus
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-0---10---0---10---5---3---10---8--
-0---10---0---10---5---3---10---8--
-0---10---0---10---5---3---10---8--
"your actions all, are justified"
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---0--7--10--0---8---9----
---0--7--8---0---8---7----
---0--7--8---0---8--------
"cause it's, 'need to know'..."
(x3) (x1)
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--7---7-7-7-8-8-8--10-----------------------|--8--------------10----------------------
--5-----------------10--12-12-12-10-10-10--|--8--10-10-10---10--12-12-12-10-10-10--
--0-----------------10-----------------------|--8--------------10----------------------
"we all need to know"
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-8~---10~---
-8~---10~---
-8~---10~---
Break (palm-muted)
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-7-7-7--------------------------------------------------------------
--------10-10-10--7-7-7-5-5-5--3-3-3--2-2-2--0-0-0--10-10-10-----
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"dont we all know life is sacred"
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---8-8-8--5-5-5--8-8-8--10-10-10--0~---
---8-8-8--5-5-5--8-8-8--10-10-10--0~---
---8-8-8--5-5-5--8-8-8--10-10-10--0~---
Outro
(x3) (x1)
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-----6----------------------|-------------------------------------
-----------------9----------|-----7---------------9---------------
-7-----7/8---10------------|--8--------------10-------------0~---
-5-----------10----10/12---|--8-----8/10----10-----10/12---0~---
-0-----------10------------|--8--------------10-------------0~---
Lead - Teppei (not necassarily right channel)
Intro
(x3) (x1)
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---10-10-10---9-9-9--|-------7-7-7----9-9-9--|
-7----------10--------|-----8-------10--------|
-5----------10--------|-----8-------10--------|
-0----------10--------|-----8-------10--------|
Verse
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--9h10p9----------
----------10h12---
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"and if it comes to murder, don't tell and we won't"
----5-6---5------
--------5----8---
--7---------------
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Chorus (3 strokes each except for the high D, in which case is 4)
--------13-----12---
------------11------
----14--------------
-12-----------------
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"your actions all, are justified"
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---0--7--10--0---8---9----
---0--7--8---0---8---7----
---0--7--8---0---8--------
"cause it's 'need to know'..."
(x3) (x1)
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---10-10-10---9-9-9--|-------7-7-7----9-9-9--|
-7----------10--------|-----8-------10--------|
-5----------10--------|-----8-------10--------|
-0----------10--------|-----8-------10--------|
With an Overdub of
---13-13-13----12-12-12---|------10-10-10-------12-12-12---
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-12---------10--------------|---8------------10---------------
-12---------10--------------|---8------------10---------------
-12---------10--------------|---8------------10---------------
"we all need to know"
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-8--12-8---10--14-10--0~--
-8---8-8---10--10-10--0~--
-8---8-8---10--10-10--0~--
With an Overdub of
---10------12------
------11------13---
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-8-------10--------
-8-------10--------
-8-------10--------
Break
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"dont we all know life is sacred"
-----------17-17-17---15-15-15-15---13-13-13---12-12-------------------
-15-15-15-----------------------------------------------13-13------------
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Outro
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