From: Jonathan Gilana
«Say Something» by James
Transcribed by Jonathan Gilana
March 16, 1995
Riff 1:
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D-2—0————2—0———-2—0————2—0————
A—3—0—3—-3—3—3—0—3—-3—0—3——3—3—3—0—3—
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G——————————————————————
D-2—0————————————————————
A—3—0—3—3-3-3-3-3-3-0———0-3——————-0—3—
E——————————3————————-3———
Riff 2:
e——————————————————————
B———-8———-8———————-8———-8———
G——9———-9————9————9———-9———-9-
D—10———10———-10———-10———10———10—-
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Riff 3:
e—1—3—1—0—-
B——————
Riff 4:
D—0—2—0—2—0—2—0—2—0—2—0—2—0—2—0—2—
A——————————————————————
E——————————————————————
Verse 1:
(Riff 1)
(Riff 1)
C Am
You’re as tight as a hunter’s trap
F
Hidden well
C
What are you concealing
(Riff 1)
C Am
Poker face carved in stone
F
Almost friends but all alone
C
Why do you hide?
Chorus:
(Riff 2 — until end of chorus)
C Am
Say something, say something, anything
F
I’ve shown you everything
C
Give me a sign
C Am
Say something, say something, anything
F
Your silence is deafening
C
Pay me unkind
Verse 2:
(Riff 1)
C Am
Take a drug to set you free
F
Strange fruit from a forbidden tree
C
You’ve got to come down soon
(Riff 2)
C Am (Riff 3)
Whole lot of drug is what I need
F (Riff 3)
Need a change of scenery
C
Need a new life
*Chorus (Riff 3 after each line)
Break (drum solo with Riff 2 and Riff 4)
(Riff 2)
C Am
Say something, say something, anything
F
I’ve shown you everything
C
Give me a sign
C Am
I’m open, wide open, wondering
F
Have you swallowed everything
C
Pay me unkind