Hoobastank – Dont Tell Me


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ORDER: I V1 INT C1 V2 C2 INT
G 
S C3  
B 
C4 FC O
 
ANTRO 
 
A 
Am 
Em/G 
 
D/A 
A/E 
 
Am/E 
 
Em/B 
 
D/A 
 
AERSE 1 
A 
 
D 
on’t 
 
 
Am 
tell 
 
 
Em/G 
me 
 
 
D/A 
that you are ready to change.
A/E 
Don’t 
 
 
Am/E 
tell 
 
 
Em/B 
me  
D/A 
that from now it won’t be the same.
A 
It 
 
 
Am 
doesn’t 
 
 
Em/G 
matter, 
 
 
D 
’cause at the end of the day,
Dm 
It 
 
 
G 
isn’t 
 
 
G7 
what 
 
 
A 
you say, it’s what you do!
 
ANTERLUDE 
A 
 
 
D 
 
 
G 
 
A 
| |  
F 
 
 
Bb 
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!

 
CHORUS 1 
A 
Am7/
D 
 
G 
 
A 
What you say will be forgotten someday,
F 
 
B 
ut 
 
 
Bb 
what you do will be remembered.
A 
Am7/
D 
 
G 
 
A 
Empty promises always fade away,
F 
 
Bb 
nc
but what you keep will last forever

 
AERSE 2 
A 
 
D 
on’t 
 
 
Am 
tell 
 
 
G 
me 
 
 
D 
you’ll make things better for us (don’t tell
A 
me) 
 
 
Am 
 
D 
on’t 
 
 
G 
tell 
 
 
D 
me that you’re someone I can trust (don’t tell
A 
me) 
 
 
Am 
It 
 
 
G 
doesn’t 
 
 
D 
mean 
 
 
A 
thing to me just because,
Dm 
It 
 
 
G 
isn’t 
 
 
G7 
what 
 
 
A 
you say, it’s what you do!
F 
Your 
 
 
Em 
actions 
 
 
E 
will speak louder than you!
 
CHORUS 2 
A 
Am7/
D 
 
G 
 
A 
What you say will be forgotten someday,
F 
 
B 
ut 
 
 
Bb 
what you do will be remembered.
A 
Am7/
D 
 
G 
 
A 
Empty promises always fade away,
F 
but 
 
 
Bb 
what 
 
 
C 
you keep will last forever
F 
what 
 
 
Bb 
you 
 
 
C 
keep 
 
 
E 
will last forever
 
 
INTERLUDE  
G 
UITAR 
 
SOLO
A 
 
 
A7/D 
 
 
G 
 
A 
| |  
F 
 
 
Bb 
A 
 
 
A7/D 
 
 
G 
 
A 
| |  
F 
 
 
Bb 
 
nc
 
CHORUS 3 
A 
Am7  
G 
 
D 
So show me that you really figured it out
A 
Am7  
G 
 
D 
And show me everything that you are about
A 
Am7  
G 
 
D 
But if you can’t then you should just shut your mouth!

 
BRIDGE 
 
Dm 
’cause 
 
 
G 
 
 
A 
don’t care what you say or what you do,
Dm 
You 
 
 
G 
can’t 
 
 
A 
take back what you’ve put me through.
Bb 
Your 
 
 
C 
actions 
 
 
E 
will speak louder than you!..
 
CHORUS 4 
A 
Am7/
D 
 
G 
 
A 
What you say will be forgotten someday,
F 
 
B 
ut 
 
 
Bb 
what you do will be remembered.
A 
Am7/
D 
 
G 
 
A 
Empty promises always fade away,
F 
but 
 
 
Bb 
what 
 
 
C 
you keep will last forever
F 
what 
 
 
Bb 
you keep will last forever
 
FINAL CHORUS 
 
n.
C 
 
 
A 
Am7/
D 
 
G 
 
A 
What you say will be forgotten someday,
F 
 
B 
ut 
 
 
Bb 
what you do will be remembered.
A 
Am7/
D 
 
G 
 
A 
Empty promises always fade away,
F 
but 
 
 
Bb 
what 
 
 
C 
you keep will last forever
 
AUTRO 
 
F 
what 
 
 
Bb 
you 
 
 
C 
keep will last forever
F 
what 
 
 
Bb 
you 
 
 
Ab 
keep will last forever
Bb 
 
F 
orever…

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