Song:  Never Tell
Artist:  Violent Femmes
Album: Hallowed Ground

Transcribed by Stewartj@agresearch.cri.nz
and Wes Torres 

Dm          Bb       C
Hey sister, have you heard?
Some people stand like trees, without a word
and what that means is that some people don't talk

Oh please pardon me mister
Ya know I just didn't hear you the first time that you said that
but now that you repeat for me, I'll be sure to do what I can
Ya know I'm going to do what I can
do what I can, do, do, do, do what I can
Gonna do what I can
do what I can, do, do, do, do what I can
but no more, you understand?

Oh please pardon me father
Ya know I just didn't hear you that, that, that
that first time that you said th
help me, help me, help me, help me
Repeat it, repeat it, repeat it
I'll be sure do, do, do what I can
Do what I can, do what I can, do, do, do, do what I can
Gotta do what I can, do what I can, do, do, do, do what I can
but no more, you understand?

Bb                         Am
It's of utmost importance, we're dealing with volitiale substance
It's of utmost importance, we're dealing with volitiale substance
It's of utmost importance, we're dealing with volitiale substance
It's of utmost importance, we're dealing with volitiale substance

F           G
 I've had so much
Bb    C
  On my mind
F          G
  I was so glad
Bb      C
 when I died, oh




Dm          Bb       C
Listen to me baby
Can you keep a secret for me
Make sure no one finds out
cause then the lights will go out
and I will find you out
and I will cut you up
Uh hmm, don't ask me why
because, I said, I said, I said
I'm gonna do what I can, do what I can, do, do, do, do what I can
Gotta do what I can, do what I can, do, do, do, do what I can
Gotta do what I can, do what I can, do, do, do, do what I can
Gotta do what I can, do what I can, do, do, do, do what I can

but I'll have none of that, you understand

Don't you know nothin'?  You never tell on someone
Don't you know nothin'?  You never tell on someone
Don't you know nothin'?  You never tell on someone
Don't you know nothin'?  You ain't never going to tell on someone

What you going to do?
Gonna turn, gonna turn rat fink?
What you wanna do?
Do want to see, do you wanna see what it's like to sink?
Sink down, sink down, sink down, down, down to the bottom of the river
Sink down, sink, sink down down
Down, down, to the bottom of the river, sink, down sink
Sink down, down.  Down, down to bottom of the river
Sink down, sink, sink down down
Down, down to the bottom of the river

Don't you know no one?  You never tell on someone
Don't you know no one?  You never tell on someone
Don't you know no one?  You never tell on someone
Don't you know no one?  You ain't never gonna tell on someone
Don't you know no one?  You ain't never gonna tell on someone
Don't you know no one?  You ain't never gonna tell on someone

Ah, ah, oh, I tell you what it's like, I tell you what it's like, oh
I stood right up in the heart of Hell, I never tell
I stood right up in the heart of Hell, I never tell
I stood right up in the heart of Hell, I never tell
I stood right up in the heart of Hell,
I'm never gonna tell, tell, tell, tell
I'm never, never, never, never gonna tell, tell, tell, tell
Nothing, nothing, never gonna tell, tell, tell, tell
I'm never, never, never, never gonna tell, tell, tell, tell
Nothing, nothing, never gonna tell, tell, tell, tell
Ah...