Don’t tell me    (intro)       (midi)    (sample)

 

   D ~     D                      Bm                              A            G

1.              You held my hand and walked me home, I know,

D                                        Bm                                     A           

    while you g ave me that kiss it was something like this,

                                    G

    it made me go ooh ohh.

D                          Bm                               A                                       G

    You wiped my tears, got rid of all my fears, why did you have to go?

D                              Bm                                         A           

    Guess it wasn't enough to take up some of my love,

                                             G

    ‘cause you're so hard to trust.

 

          D       G               Bm               G

    Did I not tell you that I'm not like that?

                     Bm          G                 A

   You're the one who gives it all away, yeah.

 

Bm                                        G                           D          A - Bm

     Did you think that I was gonna give it up to you, this ti….me?

                                        G                                  D          A - Bm

Did you think that I was something I was gonna do, and cr…..y?

                   G                     D                      A                    Em

Don't try to tell me what to do, don’t try to tell me what to say,

             G                    A

you’re better off that way.

 

    D                                        Bm                                     A     

2.     Don't think that you’re charming the fact that your arm

                                  G

    is now around my neck,

D                          Bm                                       A     

    I got you in my pants, I'll have to kick your ass,

                                           G

    and make you never forget.

D                                     Bm                                    A     

    I'm gonna ask you to stop, thought I liked you a lot,

                              G

    but I'm really upset,

D                         Bm                         A                                   G

    get out of my head, get off of my bed, yeah, that’s what I said.

 

 

 

 

 

          D      G                Bm               G

    Did I not tell you that I'm not like that,

                     Bm              G                 A

    you're the one who, throws it all away !

 

Bm                                        G                           D          A - Bm

     Did you think that I was gonna give it up to you, this ti….me?

                                        G                                  D          A - Bm

Did you think that I was something I was gonna do, and cr…..y?

                   G                     D                      A                    Em

Don't try to tell me what to do, don’t try to tell me what to say,

             G                    A

you’re better off that way.

 

              G                                                   Bm                    

    This guilt trip that you put me on, won't mess me up,

 

    but you're no wrong

              Em                                                      G - A

    any thoughts of you and me have gone awa……y

 

+ CHORUS

 

                              Em                                         A

    + Better off that way. I'm better off alone anyway

 

(orig. = capo 2nd)      (Avril Lavigne)