How to Play Don't Tell Me on Guitar?

Avril Lavigne - Don't Tell Me can be played in the key of E using the E, C#m, B, A, F#m chords. For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A. For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D. 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.

Avril Lavigne - Don’t Tell Me Chords

Chord reference E, C#m, B, A, F#m

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[E] [C#m] [B] [A] [E] [C#m] [B] [A] [E]You held my [C#m]hand and walked me [B]home, I [A]know. [E]Why you gave me that [C#m]kiss it was something like [B]this it made me go [A]oh-oh. [E]You wiped my [C#m]tears, got rid of all my [B]fears, why did you have to [A]go? [E]Guess it wasn’t enough [C#m]to take up some of my [B]love, guys are so hard to [A]trust.

Did [A]I not tell you that [C#m]I’m not like that girl? The [A]one who gives it all [B]away.

[C#m]Did you think that I was [A]gonna give it up to [E]you, [B]this time? [C#m]Did you think that it was [A]something I was gonna [E]do [B]and cry? [C#m]Don’t try to [A]tell me what to [E]do, don’t try to [B]tell me what to [A]say, You’re better off that [B]way.

[E]Don’t think that your [C#m]charm and the fact that your [B]arm is now around my [A]neck. [E]Will get you in [C#m]my pants I’ll have to kick [B]your ass and make you [A]never forget. [E]I’m gonna ask you to [C#m]stop, thought I liked you a [B]lot, but I’m really [A]upset. [E]Get out of my [C#m]head, get off of my [B]bed yeah thats what I [A]said.

Did [A]I not tell you that [C#m]I’m not like that girl The [A]one who throws it all [B]away.

[C#m]Did you think that I was [A]gonna give it up to [E]you, [B]this time? [C#m]Did you think that I was [A]something I was gonna [E]do [B]and cry? [C#m]Don’t try to [A]tell me what to [E]do, don’t try to [B]tell me what to [A]say, You’re better off that [B]way.

[A]This guilt trip that you put me on won’t, [E]mess me up I’ve done no wrong. [F#m]Any thoughts of you and me have gone [A] [B]away.

Did you think that I was gonna give it up to you, this time? [C#m]Did you think that I was [A]something I was gonna [E]do [B]and cry? [C#m]Don’t try to [A]tell me what to [E]do, don’t try to [B]tell me what to [A]say, You’re better off that [B]way, better off that [A]way. I’m better off alone [B]anyway.

Artist Avril Lavigne

Album Bravo: The Hits 2004

Genres Alternative, Pop, Pop Rock, Rock

Year 2004

Key E

Avril Lavigne - Don't Tell Me can be played in the key of E using the E, C#m, B, A, F#m chords.

For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.

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.