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Don't Tell Me The Time by The Motels

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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 CHORD
E -------------|-----------|
B --2-2-0-3-2--|-----------|
G --2-2-2-2-2--|-----------|
D --2-2-2-2-2--|-----------|
A -------------|-----------|
E -------------|-----------|

INTRO: A RIFF

2 VERSES| A | C#m | D | C#m | Bm | A | G | E ||: {x2}

CHORUS: | A | E ||: x2  "Don't tell me the time. I don't want to know."

        | A | C#m | F#m | A | D | "Don't tell me the time you spend 
                                    with her can't hurt me it does."
BASS IS | A | Ab  | F# |  E | D |

| D | Bm | D Dm | A | "Don't tell me the time, cos time can be cruel,
                                Every moment that I'm a way from you."

      ---------------------------------------------------------------

VERSE 3:| A | C#m | D | C#m | Bm | A | G | E ||:

*CHORUS:| A | E ||: x2 "Don't tell me the time. I don't want to know."

        | A | C#m | F#m | A | D | "Don't tell me the time you spend 
                                    with her can't hurt me it does."
BASS IS | A | Ab  | F# |  E | D |

        | D | Bm | ~TO BRIDGE "Don't tell me the time, cos time can be cruel."

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BRIDGE:  | D | D |       ~ "And I still can't believe how long.."
         | F#m | E | D | ~ "The night keeps me waiting here for you."
         | F#m | E | D | ~ "Prisoner of time, no dream comes true."
         | F#m | E |     ~ "Waiting and watching, "
         | D | E |       ~ "Lost in for|ever without you."

SOLO OVER VERSE CHORDS:

         | A | C#m | D | C#m | Bm | A | G | E ||:

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CHORUS AND OUTRO

CHORUS: | A | E ||: x2  "Don't tell me the time. I don't want to know."

        | A | C#m | F#m | A | D | "Don't tell me the time you spend 
                                    with her can't hurt me it does."
BASS IS | A | Ab  | F# |  E | D |

        | D | Bm | D Dm | A | "Don't tell me the time, cos time can be cruel,
                                Every moment that I'm a way from you."

OUTRO:  | Dm-Dm | A ||: x3        ~ "Ooo-oooh,Ooo-oooh,Ooo-oooh"

        LEAD GUITAR PLAYS INTRO RIFF - end on A.