G D C C G D C C

G     D   C        C
 Tell Her not to go
G   D            C      C
 I ain?t holding on no more
C/G       D               C/G          D               G D C C
 Tell her something in my mind freezes up from time to time

G     D   C         C
 Tell her not to cry
G  D         C            C
 I just got scared that?s all
C/G       D              C/G           D            G D
 Tell her I?ll be by her side, all she has to do is call
C        C            G D C C
 All she has to do is call

G     D       C           C
 Tell her the chips are down
G  D                  C           C
 I drank too much and shouted it aloud
C/G       D               C/G
 Tell her something in my heart
           D              G               D               C C
 Needs her more than even clowns need the laughter of the crowd

G     D    C           C
 Tell her what was wrong
G            D
 I sometimes think too much
     C              C
 But say nothing at all
C/G           D                 C/G        D            G D
 And tell her from this high terrain, I am ready now to fall.
C     C                G D C C
 I am ready now to fall.

G     D   C        C
 Tell her not to go
G  D             C      C
 I ain?t holding on no more
C/G       D              C/G         D             G      D C C
 Tell her nothing if not this; all I want to do is kiss her.

G         D               C
 Tell her something in my mind
         D               G D C C/G (hold)
 Freezes up from time to time.