Live to tell
Am ~
Am - F - G Am - F - G
F G Dm
G
1. I have a tale to tell,
F
G Dm G
sometimes it gets so hard to
hide it well.
F - G Dm G
I was not ready for the fall,
F
G Dm G
too blind to
see the writing on the wall.
Dm C Dm Em
A man can tell a thousand lies, I’ve learned my lesson well,
F C Am G
hope I live to tell the secret I have learned, ’till then
Am
G F
- G - Am Am - F - G Am - F
- G
it will burn inside of me.
F G
Dm G
2. I know where beauty lives,
F G
Dm G
I’ve seen it once, I know the warmth she gives.
F - G Dm G
The
light that you could never see,
F G Dm G
it shines inside,
you can’t take that from me.
Dm C Dm Em
A man can tell a thousand lies, I’ve learned my lesson well,
F C Am G
hope I live to tell the secret I have learned, ’till then
Am G F
- G -
Am
it will burn inside of me.
Dm C Dm Em
The truth is never far behind, you kept it
hidden well,
F
C Am
G
if I live to tell the secret I knew then, will I
Am G F - G - Am ~ ~ ~
ever have the chance again ?
F
G Am Em
If I ran away, I’d never have
the strength to go very far,
F G
F - Dm
how would they hear the
beating of my hea…..rt ?
F
G Am Em
Will it grow cold, the secret
that I hide, will I grow old ?
F G Am
How will they hear ? When will they
learn ? How
will they know ?
- G - Dm - G
Dm C Dm Em
A man can tell a thousand lies, I’ve learned my lesson well,
F
C Am G
hope I live to tell the secret I
have learned, ’till then
Am G
F - G - Am
it will burn inside of me.
Dm C Dm Em
The truth is never far behind, you kept it
hidden well,
F
C
Am G
if I live to tell the secret I knew then, will I
Am F Am
ever have the chance again ?
(orig. = capo 5th) (Madonna)