You Told Me by The Monkees

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YOU TOLD ME
                        MICHEAL NESMITH  1967

From Mr.Sixties
Tuning E A D G
Play the 5th fret or strike open string


|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
G|----------|----------|---------|---------|----------------------|
D|--7---5-7-|--7---5-7-|--7---5-7|--7---5-7|----------------------|
A|----7-----|----7-----|----7----|----7----|REPEAT----------------|
E|5---------|5----------|5-------|5--------|----------------------|
  YOY TOLD ME YOU’D ALWAYS STAY, YOU TOLD ME
  YOU TOLD ME YOU’D NEVER STRAY, YOU TOLD ME
 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
G|--7---5-7-|--7---5-7|--7---5-7-|--7-5-4--|----------------------|
D|----------|---------|----------|--------7|----------------------|
A|5---7-----|5---7----|5---7-----|5--------|----------------------|
E|----------|---------|----------|---------|----------------------|
  ALL THESE THINGS YOU SAID, YOU SAID SINCERELY

G|----------|----------|---------|---------|----------------------|
D|--7---5-7-|--7---5-7-|--7---5-7|--7---5-7|----------------------|
A|----7-----|----7-----|----7----|----7----|----------------------|
E|5---------|5----------|5-------|5--------|----------------------|
  SO I AM LEAVING YOU IN SPITE OF WHAT YOU TOLD ME


 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
G|-------------------|---------|---------|-------------------------|
D|7777777777777-5-4--|--7---5-7|--7---5-7--------------------------|
A|------------------7|----7----|----7----|REPEAT-------------------|
E|-------------------|5--------|5--------|-------------------------|
  I’VE HEARD THINGS THAT DID NOT MATCH WHAT YOU TOLD ME
  AND OF YOUR LOVE THAT WOULD NOT LAST, THAT, YOU TOLD ME


 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
G|7777777777777-5-4--|---------|---------|--------------------------|
D|------------------7|--7---5-7|--7---5-7|--------------------------|
A|-------------------|----7----|----7----|--------------------------|
E|-------------------|5--------|5--------|--------------------------|
  AND LONGIN’ FOR A DIFFERENCE, I’M LEAVING

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
G|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------|
D|--7---5-7-|7777777777777-5-4--|--7---5-7|--7---5-7|-----------------|
A|----7-----|------------------7|----7----|----7----|-----------------|
E|5---------|-------------------|5--------|5--------|-----------------|
MAY BE WRONG, I CAN’T LOVE WHAT I’M JUST HEARING







 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
G|----------|-------------|--------------------------|-------|
D|----------|-------------|7-7-7-7-7--57---57--5-----|-------|
A|5-5--5-5--|7-7--7-7-----|---------7----7--------7-5|-------|
E|---5----5-|---7----7----|--------------------------|-------|
  TIMES HAVE MADE ME SHY,  OF ALL THE THING’S YOU’RE SAYING

G|-----------|-----------|------------------------------------|
D|-----------|-----------|----—-------------------------------|
A|5-5---5-5--|7-7---7-7--|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8—7--7|
E|----5-----5|----7-----7|------------------------------------|
  TIMES HAVE MADE ME SHY, OF GIRLS & ALL THE GAMES THEY ARE PLAYING

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Last Updated: September 10, 2025