Say You, Say Me
Written by Lionel Richie
Capo 1
Intro
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [G/D] [C] [Am] [G]
Chorus
[G] [D/F#] [Em]
Say you, say me
[G/D] [C] [D7]
Say it for always
[G] [D]
That's the way it should be
[G] [D/F#] [Em]
Say you, say me
[G/D] [C] [D7] [G] [D]
Say it together, naturally
Verse 1
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [G/D]
I had a dream; I had an awesome dream
[Am] [G] [F] [D/F#]
People in the park, playing games in the dark
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [G/D]
And what they played was a masquerade
[Am] [G] [F] [D]
From behind the walls of doubt, a voice was crying out
Chorus
[G] [D/F#] [Em]
Say you, say me
[G/D] [C] [D7]
Say it for always
[G] [D]
That's the way it should be
[G] [D/F#] [Em]
Say you, say me
[G/D] [C] [D7] [G] [D]
Say it together, naturally
Verse 2
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [G/D]
As we go down life's lonesome highway
[Am] [G] [F] [D]
Seems the hardest thing to do is to find a friend or two
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [G/D]
That helping hand someone who understands
[Am] [G]
That when you feel you've lost your way
[F] [D]
You've got some one there to say, I'll show you
Chorus
[G] [D/F#] [Em]
Say you, say me
[G/D] [C] [D7]
Say it for always
[G] [D]
That's the way it should be
[G] [D/F#] [Em]
Say you, say me
[G/D] [C] [D7] [G] [D]
Say it together, naturally
Bridge
[Bb] [F/A] [C] [G/B]
So you think you know the answers, oh no
[Bb] [F/A]
Well the whole world’s got you dancing
[A/C#] [Dm]
That's right, I'm telling you
[Bb] [F/A] [C] [G/B]
It's time to start believing, oh yes
[Bb] [C] [D]
Believing who you are; you are a shining star
Chorus
[G] [D/F#] [Em]
Say you, say me
[G/D] [C] [D7]
Say it for always
[G] [D]
That's the way it should be
[G] [D/F#] [Em]
Say you, say me
[G/D] [C] [D7] [G] [D]
Say it together, naturally
[Tag]
[C] [G/B] [Am] [D] [G]
Say it together, natur - ally
*The third line of the bridge is very difficult.
Going from an A/C# to a Dm as quickly as the
song suggests requires a skilled guitarist.
That is the only reason this song is considered
intermediate. Other than that line, the song can
be considered novice. To keep it novice, change
the A/C# to A: x7765x and play the Dm: x5776x.