Shannon And The Clams

Telling Myself

Shannon And The Clams


Tom: D

Chords
    D     F#m  Bm   A    G    D6    Em
E|--10----9----7----5----3----10----7------|
B|--10----10---7----5----3----12----8------|
G|--11----11---7----6----4----11----9------| or
D|--12----11---9----7----5----12----9------|
A|--12----9----9----7----5----x-----7------|
E|--10----x----7----5----3----x-----x------|

    D     F#m  Bm   A    G    D6    Em
E|--10----9----14---12---10---10----7------|
B|--10----10---15---14---12---12----8------|
G|--11----11---16---14---12---11----9------|
D|--12----11---16---14---12---12----9------|
A|--12----9----14---12---10---x-----7------|
E|--10----x----x----x----x----x-----x------|

D    F#m    Bm    A  G

D          F#m            Bm    A  G
I drove my baby cross the state
D           F#m               Bm    A  G
I fixed the car when it would break
D               D6 
I did everything to make it easy
Bm           A     G
Even easy to leave
D        A
My momma said
                  D
You did the right thing

D               F#m            Bm      A  G
I brought sweet gifts aboard a plane
D        F#m               Bm    A  G
I cast a spell of love and pain
D                  D6
I did everything to make it easy
Bm           A     G
Even easy to leave
D                    D6
She always knew it was too late
    Bm               A      G
But Oh well I had us fooled
D        A                    D
My momma said I did the right thing


                  D
That's what I keep telling my self
           Bm
What I keep telling my self
           Em
What I keep telling my self
            A           G
What I keep telling my self


D           F#m       Bm   A  G
I called my baby everyday
D            F#m       Bm    A  G
So she could never get away
D                   D6
I did everything to make it easy
Bm           A    G
Even easy to leave
D                        D6
But she always knew it was too late
    Bm                A      G
But Oh well I had her fooled
D        A                    D
My momma said I did the right thing


                  D
That's what I keep telling me self
           Bm
What I keep telling my self
           Em
What I keep telling my self
            A           G
What I keep telling my self
                  D
That's what I keep telling me self
           Bm
What I keep telling my self
           Em
What I keep telling my self
            A           G
What I keep telling my self

D    F#m    Bm    A  G
(solo)

D                   D6
I did everything to make it easy
Bm           A    G
Even easy to leave
D                        D6
But she always knew it was too late
    Bm                A      G
But Oh well I had her fooled
D        A                    D
My momma said I did the right thing


                  D
That's what I keep telling me self
           Bm
What I keep telling my self
           Em
What I keep telling my self
            A           G
What I keep telling my self
                  D
That's what I keep telling me self
           Bm
What I keep telling my self
           Em
What I keep telling my self
            A           G
What I keep telling my self       (repeat until you're done)

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