Say It Aint So Joe - Murray Head

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...SAY IT AIN'T SO, JOE... by Murray Head
--------------------------...............

*from 'Say It Ain't So' (1975)*


Intro:

  ,     

Verse 1:

             
 Say it ain't 

              
so Joe, please

  
, say it ain't

 so.
            
 That's not wh

              
at I wanna hea

              
r Joe, ain't I

             
, got a right 

   
to know?
             
 Say it ain't 

              
so Joe, please

  
, say it ain't

 so.
            
 I'm sure they

              
're telling us

              
 lies Joe; ple

             
ase tell us it

       
 ain't so.

Verse 2:

     
They told us t

hat our hero h

as played his 

trump card;
   
He doesn't kno

w how to go on

.
      
We're clinging

 to his charm 

and determined

 smile,
             
But the good o

             
l' days have g

one.

Interlude:

  ,     

Verse 3:

    
The image and 

the Empire may

 be falling ap

art;
              
The money has 

       
gotten scarce,

 One man's wor

d held the cou

ntry together,
             
But the truth 

           
is getting fie

rce.
             
 Say it ain't 

              
so Joe, please

  
, say it ain't

 so.
            
 We pinned our

              
 hopes on you 

              
Joe and they'r

             
e, ruining our

 
 show.

Interlude:

  ,     

Break:

        
 Ooh babies, d

            
on't you think

              
; we're gonna 

    
get burned?
        
 Ooh babies, d

            
on't you think

              
; we're gonna 

    
get burned?
              
We're gonna ge

             
t turned, we'r

            
e gonna get le

arned,
              
Yes, we're gon

       
na get turned.

             
 We're gonna g

            
et burned, we'

             
re gonna get l

earned,
              
Yes, we're gon

       
na get burned.
              
We're gonna ge

             
t burned, we'r

            
e gonna get le

arned,
              
Yes, we're gon

             
na get turned,

              
 we're gonna g

   
et burned.

*KEY CHANGE*
------------

Verse 4:

             
 Say it ain't 

              
so Joe, please

  
, say it ain't

 so.
           
 That's not wh

              
at I wanna hea

              
r Joe, ain't I

             
, got a right 

   
to know?
             
 Say it ain't 

              
so Joe, please

  
, say it ain't

 so.
           
 I'm sure they

              
're telling us

              
 lies Joe; ple

             
ase tell us it

       
 ain't so.

Verse 5:

     
They told us t

hat our hero h

as played his 

trump card;
   
He doesn't kno

w how to go on

.
      
We're clinging

 to his charm 

and determined

 smile,
             
But the good o

             
l' days have g

one.
             
 Say it ain't 

              
so Joe, please

  
, say it ain't

 so.
           
 We pinned our

              
 hopes on you 

              
Joe and they'r

             
e, ruining our

 
 show.

Verse 6:

    
The image and 

the Empire may

 be falling ap

art;
              
The money has 

       
gotten scarce,

 One man's wor

d held the cou

ntry together,
             
But the truth 

           
is getting fie

rce.
             
 Say it ain't 

              
so Joe, please

  
, say it ain't

 so.
           
 We pinned our

              
 hopes on you 

              
Joe and they'r

             
e, ruining our

 
 show.

Outro:

  ,     

(Repeat to Fade)


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