Don't Tell Me The Time chords by Martha Davis

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
A augmentedA      C# minorC#m
Uneasy eyes rest on a clock
D MajorD       C# minorC#m
A augmentedA nervous hand reveals a watch
B minorBm       A augmentedA
A majorA sudden glance, a painful smile
G+G      E MajorE
And minutes slip away

Verse 2:
A augmentedA        C# minorC#m
Unsettled heart would skip a beat
D MajorD       C# minorC#m
A augmentedA tired heart can find no peace
B minorBm       A augmentedA
A majorA lonely sound, the clock ticks on
G+G       E MajorE
And hours slip away

Chorus:
E MajorE          A augmentedA   E MajorE
Don't tell me the time
          A augmentedA   E MajorE
I don't want to know
         A augmentedA
Don't tell me the time
  C# minorC#m    F# minorF#m
You spend with her
   A augmentedA     D MajorD
Can't hurt me it does
 D MajorD
Don't tell me the time
          B minorBm
'Cause time can be cruel
  D MajorD       DmDm     A augmentedA
Every moment that I'm away from you

Verse 3:
  A augmentedA       C# minorC#m
Where did you go, don't want to know
  D MajorD       C# minorC#m
Why are you here is never clear
B minorBm         A augmentedA
Make love just once, you're gone again
G+G         E MajorE
And I'm alone with time

Chorus:
E MajorE          A augmentedA   E MajorE
Don't tell me the time
          A augmentedA   E MajorE
I don't want to know
         A augmentedA
Don't tell me the time
  C# minorC#m    F# minorF#m
You spend with her
   A augmentedA     D MajorD
Can't hurt me it does
 D MajorD
Don't tell me the time
          B minorBm
'Cause time can be cruel
D MajorD
And I still can't believe how long

Bridge:
F# minorF#m        E MajorE        D MajorD
The night keeps me waiting here for you
F# minorF#m     E MajorE          D MajorD
Prisoner of time, no dream comes true
F# minorF#m        E MajorE
Waiting and watching
D MajorD    E MajorE
Lost in forever without you

Solo:
A augmentedA C# minorC#m D MajorD C# minorC#m B minorBm A augmentedA G+G E MajorE

Chorus:
E MajorE          A augmentedA   E MajorE
Don't tell me the time
          A augmentedA   E MajorE
I don't want to know
         A augmentedA
Don't tell me the time
  C# minorC#m    F# minorF#m
You spend with her
   A augmentedA     D MajorD
Can't hurt me it does
 D MajorD
Don't tell me the time
          B minorBm
'Cause time can be cruel
  D MajorD       DmDm     A augmentedA
Every moment that I'm away from you

Outro:
DmDm  A augmentedA
Ooo-oooh
DmDm  A augmentedA
Ooo-oooh
DmDm  A augmentedA
Ooo-oooh