Don't Tell Me chords by Mike Beck

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
G  C  Am  G/B  C  G  D  G
G  Bm  C  D   x2
C  D   G  D/F#  Em  D  Am  Bm  C  D  G  D


Verse 1:
          G                  Bm             C                       D
I want to saddle my horse in darkness, trot out through the mornin’ dew;
          G            Bm                    C        D
I want to breathe some air that’s never been breathed.
          G                 Bm                    C                 D
I want to drink the wine of freedom and toast the good ones that we knew;
          Am      Bm      C         D        G    D
I want to count a million stars and think of you.

Verse 2:
            G                 Bm               C                D
I wanna see one more hometown rodeo where it’s hats off for the flag;
        G                 Bm                 C   D
Yeah we cheer the buckin’ horse and the wild ride.
          G                Bm                 C            D
I want to put a hole in my TV set and let the silence ring true;
          Am      Bm      C         D        G    D
I want to count a million stars and think of you.


Chorus:
   G          Bm          C                D
So don’t tell me that the West is dead and gone,
            G        Bm             C                 D
Yeah 'cause my heart can’t stand to hear that sad old song.
              C                D                      G      D/F#        Em  D
And if you’re sayin’ “Son, you missed it all,” here’s hopin’ that you’re wrong.
Am         Bm      C        D  G  D
Don’t tell me it’s dead and gone.


Verse 3:
              G                       Bm                  C           D
I want to see one more Charlie Russell print in some old rundown café,
      G           Bm                C    D
Where old men and coffee tell their tales.
          G                 Bm            C                       D
I want to ride out with the wagon and the scent of the springtime sage;
          Am       Bm         C       D        G    D
I want to keep the wind at my back on down the trail.


Chorus:
   G          Bm          C                D
So don’t tell me that the West is dead and gone,
            G        Bm             C                 D
Yeah 'cause my heart can’t stand to hear that sad old song.
              C                D                      G      D/F#        Em  D
And if you’re sayin’ “Son, you missed it all,” here’s hopin’ that you’re wrong.
Am         Bm      C        D  G  D
Don’t tell me it’s dead and gone.


Instrumental:
G  Bm  C  D     x2
C  D  G  D/F#  Em  D  Am  Bm  C  D  G D


Verse 4:
              G         Bm                  C                    D
I want to see suntanned cowgirl cheeks with long braids 'neath a hat;
         G                  Bm                 C   D
Hear the summer rain on the roof at a country dance.
          G                   Bm              C                   D
And we’ll ride out our raging storms till the light comes shining through,
           Am      Bm      C         D        G    D
Then we’ll count a million stars and think of you.


Outro:
   G          Bm          C                D
So don’t tell me that the West is dead and gone,
            G        Bm             C                 D
Yeah 'cause my heart can’t stand to hear that sad old song.
              C                D                      G      D/F#        Em  D
And if you’re sayin’ “Son, you missed it all,” here’s hopin’ that you’re wrong.
Am    Bm   C      Am    Bm   C   Am    Bm   C       D        G  Bm  C   G  C  D  G
Don’t tell me, no don't tell me, don't tell me it’s dead and gone.