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Intro:
A AM7 Bm7 x2
Verse 1:
A AM7 Bm7
I heard them whisper and say
Bm7 E
Bad things about you
A AM7 Bm7
Accusations, we both know, are wrong
Bm7 E C#m
It's not true, what they say about you
Bm7 E A C#m Bm7
It's not true, what they say about you
A AM7 Bm7
Verse 2:
A AM7 Bm7
I know you as generous and kind
D C#m Bm7 A
They were blind
Bm7 E
With the injustice of this crazy world
A AM7 Bm7
I know you as humble and fair
Bm7 E
How can anyone expect you to
C#m F#m7
Solve all the problems, addressed to you?
Bm7 E
They had too many, and your arms too few
A AM7 Bm7 x2
Chorus:
Bm7 A
Don't let them tell you, don't let them tell you who you are
Bm7 A
Don't let them tell you, don't let them tell you who you are
Bm7 A
Don't let thеm tell you, don't let them tеll you who you are
A AM7 Bm7 x2
Verse 3:
A AM7 Bm7
I heard them calling your name
D C#m Bm7 A Bm7 E
In a way that's supposed to make you feel bad
C#m F#m7
For the mess your father made
Bm7 E
They want to open your wounds again
C#m F#m7
Turn the eyes of the world away
Bm7 E
From their own well-hidden crimes
C#m F#m7
I want to tell you that I love you
Bm7 E
But I know you can't hear me now
C#m F#m7
I know you can't hear me now
Chorus:
C Em7 A
(Don't let them tell you, don't let them tell you who you are
C Em7 A
Don't let them tell you, don't let them tell you who you are
C Em7 A
Don't let them tell you, don't let them tell you who you are)
A AM7 Bm7 x4
Outro:
Bm7 A
Don't let them tell you, don't let them tell you who you are
Bm7 A
Don't let them tell you, don't let them tell you who you are
Bm7 A
Don't let them tell you, don't let them tell you who you are
Song History
Published: September 8, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025