How to Play Don't Tell Me on Guitar?

Ruel - Don't Tell Me can be played in the key of Am using the Am, Em, G, C, D chords. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Don't Tell Me with the ↓-↓-↓-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Ruel - Don’t Tell Me Chords

Chord reference Am, Em, G, C, D

Rhythm tips ↓-↓-↓-↓↑

[Am]Save your breath, my [Em]brother, it’s not going [Am]in I’m not your [Em]disciple, I choose how I [G]sin [Am]I’ve got a distant [Em]memory of previous lives [C]So [Am]don’t say I’m not [Em]ready, back off with those [C]knives

[Am]You don’t know me like you [Em]used to, [D]you can leave, but I [C]refuse to [Am]You can tell me that I’m [Em]crazy, [G]but I won’t stop and this won’t make me

[Am]Ooo who ooo who, oh o oh, [C]don’t [Em]tell [G]me I’m not ready [Am]Ooo who ooo who, oh o oh, [C]don’t [Em]tell [G]me I’m not ready [Am] [Em] [C]For love, [Am]for love

I don’t feel [Em]connected to all of your [C]lies [Am]But you can do a [Em]kindness and look me in the [C]eyes [Am]My soul’s [Em]resurrected, yeah, it’s been there [C]before [Am]So don’t say I’m not [Em]ready till I fall on my [C]soul

[Am]You don’t know me like you [Em]used to, [D]you can leave, but I [C]refuse to [Am]You can tell me that I’m [Em]crazy, [G]but I won’t stop and this won’t make me

[Am]Ooo who ooo who, oh o oh, [C]don’t [Em]tell [G]me I’m not ready [Am]Ooo who ooo who, oh o oh, [C]don’t [Em]tell [G]me I’m not ready [Am] [Em] [C]For love, [Am]for love

[Am]The course that you have set for me, [C]the shadows you cast over me [Em]The road is getting hard to see, [G]but I’m gonna make it through [Am]Horizons that are outta sight, [C]lost behind the fading light [Em]I’m ready for what’s coming, and they best be ready too

[Am]Ooo who ooo who, oh o oh, [C]don’t [Em]tell [G]me I’m not ready [Am]Ooo who ooo who, oh o oh, [C]don’t [Em]tell [G]me I’m not ready [Am] [Em] [C]For love, [Am]for love

Artist Ruel

Album Ready

Genres Pop

Year 2018

Key Am

Ruel - Don't Tell Me can be played in the key of Am using the Am, Em, G, C, D chords.

For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Don't Tell Me with the ↓-↓-↓-↓↑ strumming pattern.