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Martha Davis (The Motels) Don't Tell Me The Time
Superb 80s song from Martha's solo album 'Policy'
Tabbed by Lee Kear
INTRO RIFF ON A augmentedA CHORD
E MajorE -------------|-----------|
BB --2-2-0-3-2--|-----------|
G+G --2-2-2-2-2--|-----------|
D MajorD --2-2-2-2-2--|-----------|
A augmentedA -------------|-----------|
E MajorE -------------|-----------|
INTRO: A augmentedA RIFF
2 VERSES| A augmentedA | C# minorC#m | D MajorD | C# minorC#m | B minorBm | A augmentedA | G+G | E MajorE ||: {x2}
CHORUS: | A augmentedA | E MajorE ||: x2 "Don't tell me the time. I don't want to know."
| A augmentedA | C# minorC#m | F# minorF#m | A augmentedA | D MajorD | "Don't tell me the time you spend
with her can't hurt me it does."
BASS IS | A augmentedA | AbAb | F#F# | E MajorE | D MajorD |
| D MajorD | B minorBm | D MajorD DmDm | A augmentedA | "Don't tell me the time, cos time can be cruel,
Every moment that I'm a way from you."
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VERSE 3:| A augmentedA | C# minorC#m | D MajorD | C# minorC#m | B minorBm | A augmentedA | G+G | E MajorE ||:
*CHORUS:| A augmentedA | E MajorE ||: x2 "Don't tell me the time. I don't want to know."
| A augmentedA | C# minorC#m | F# minorF#m | A augmentedA | D MajorD | "Don't tell me the time you spend
with her can't hurt me it does."
BASS IS | A augmentedA | AbAb | F#F# | E MajorE | D MajorD |
| D MajorD | B minorBm | ~TO BRIDGE "Don't tell me the time, cos time can be cruel."
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BRIDGE: | D MajorD | D MajorD | ~ "And I still can't believe how long.."
| 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 for|ever without you."
SOLO OVER VERSE CHORDS:
| A augmentedA | C# minorC#m | D MajorD | C# minorC#m | B minorBm | A augmentedA | G+G | E MajorE ||:
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CHORUS AND OUTRO
CHORUS: | A augmentedA | E MajorE ||: x2 "Don't tell me the time. I don't want to know."
| A augmentedA | C# minorC#m | F# minorF#m | A augmentedA | D MajorD | "Don't tell me the time you spend
with her can't hurt me it does."
BASS IS | A augmentedA | AbAb | F#F# | E MajorE | D MajorD |
| D MajorD | B minorBm | D MajorD DmDm | A augmentedA | "Don't tell me the time, cos time can be cruel,
Every moment that I'm a way from you."
OUTRO: | Dm-Dm | A augmentedA ||: x3 ~ "Ooo-oooh,Ooo-oooh,Ooo-oooh"
LEAD GUITAR PLAYS INTRO RIFF - end on A.