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Performer: Julie Miller
Album: "Meet Julie Miller"
Words and music: Mickey Cates
(C)1981 StraightWay Music ASCAP
Tab: Chris Rickman (crickman@bellsouth.net)
HOW COULD YOU SAY NO
INTRO:
D Dmaj9 D9 G6 Dadd9
q e e e e w e e e e e e e e e e+H q e e q e e e e q e e q
|-2-----2h3-|-0----|-0-------3-----0-|------|-------0-----|-0-----0------
|-3---3-----|-2----|-----1-------3---|-1/3--|---3-----3---|---3-----3----
|-2-2-------|-2----|---2---0---0-----|-2/4--|-----2-----2-|-----2-----2--
|-0---------|-0----|-0---------------|------|-0-----------|--------------
|-----------|------|-----------------|------|-------------|--------------
|-----------|------|-----------------|------|-------------|--------------
Dsus4 |--3--| D A G D/F# Emin7
q e e e e q Q e e e e q q q e e q q e e e e q q q q q q e e q q
|-------2h3p2-|-----2h3p2---|-----0h2---|-------------|---------|-----------
|---3---3-----|-3---3-----3-|---------3-|-------2h3-2-|-0---3---|-------3---
|-----0-------|---0---------|---2-------|---2---2h4-2-|---0---2-|---0---0---
|-0-----------|-------------|-0---------|-----2-------|---------|-----2---2-
|-------------|-------------|-----------|-0-----------|---------|-----------
|-------------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-3---2---|-0---------
Thorns on His head, spear in His side
Emin7 D/F# Gadd9 D A D
q q q q e e e e q q q e e e e e e q e e e e q q e e e Q
|------------|---------3---|-------0h2-----|-------------|-------0h2---
|-0-----3----|-------0---0-|---3-------3---|-------3-3-2-|---3---3-----
|---0-----2--|-----2-------|-----2-------2-|---2---4-4-2-|-----2-------
|---0-----0--|---0---------|-0-------------|-----2-------|-0-----------
|------------|-------------|---------------|-0-----------|-------------
|-0-----2----|-3-----------|---------------|-------------|-------------
Yet it was a heartache that made Him cry He gave His
A G D/F# Emin7 D/F# Gadd9
q e e q q q q q q q e e q e e q q q q e e e e q e e
|-----------|---------|-------------|----------|---------3-----
|-------3-2-|-0---3---|-------3-----|-0---3----|-------0---0---
|---2---4-2-|---0---2-|---0-----0---|---0---2--|-----2-------0-
|-----2-----|---0---0-|-----2-----2-|---0---0--|---0-----------
|-0---------|---------|-------------|----------|---------------
|-----------|-3---2---|-0-----------|-0---2----|-3-------------
life so you would understand Is there any way you could say
A D D A
q q q e e q e e q e e e e q e e q q e e e e e e q q h
|-----------|-------0-----|-0-----0-----|-------0h2-----|-------
|-----2-----|---3-----3---|---3-----3---|---3-------3---|-----2-
|-------2---|-----2-----2-|-----2-----2-|-----2-------2-|-----2-
|---2-----2-|-0-----------|-------------|-0-------------|---2---
|-0---------|-------------|-------------|---------------|-0-----
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------------|-------
no to this man If Christ Himself were
G D/F# Emin7 D/F# Gadd9 D
q q q q q q q e e q q q q e e q q e e q q s s e e e
|----------|-----------|----------|-------3-----|-----0h2p0-----
|-0---3----|-----3-----|-0---3----|---------0---|-----------3---
|---0---2--|---0---0---|-0-0-2-2--|-----2-----0-|---2---------2-
|---0---0--|---2---2-2-|---0---0--|---0---------|-0-------------
|----------|-----------|----------|-------------|---------------
|-3---2----|-0---------|-0---2----|-3-----------|---------------
standing here Face full of glory and eyes full of
A D A G D/F# Emin7
q q e e q q q q e e q q q q q q q q q q q q
|-----------|-----2-----|---------|---------|---------
|-----2h3/5-|-----3-3---|-----2---|-3---3---|---0-0---
|-----2h4/6-|---2-----2-|-----2---|-4---2---|---2-0---
|---2-------|-0---------|---2---2-|---0-----|-2-----2-
|-0---------|-----------|-0-------|-------0-|---------
|-----------|-----------|---------|-3---2---|-0-------
tears And He held out his arms and His nail-printed hands
D/F# G6 A D
q q q q e e e e q e e q q q e e q q s s e q q q e Q
|---------|---------3-----|-----------|-----0h2p0---|-2-----3--
|-3---3---|-------0---0---|-----2-----|-----------3-|-3-----3--
|-0---2---|-----2-------0-|-------2---|---2---------|---2---2--
|-2-2---4-|---0-----------|---2-----2-|-0-----------|-----0----
|---------|---------------|-0---------|-------------|----------
|-0---2---|-3-------------|-----------|-------------|----------
Is there any way you could say no to this man
Gmaj7 D G D/F# Emin7 D/A
h+e e q +q q q q q q q q e e e e q e e q q q q +q q h
|-2-------2-|-2-------|----------|---------------|-2-----3-|-3---2-
|-3-----r-3-|-3---3---|-0---3----|---------3-----|-3---3-3-|-3---3-
|-0-------2-|-2-2---2-|---0---2--|-----0---0-0---|-2-2---2-|-2-2---
|-0-------0-|-0-------|---0---0--|---2---2-----2-|-0-------|---0---
|-----------|---------|----------|---------------|-0-------|-------
|-3---------|---------|-3---2----|-0-------------|---------|-------
How could you look in His tear-stained eyes knowing it's you He's thinking
Asus A Bmin Bm7/A A
q q e e q q q h w h h
|-----------|-------|------|---------
|-3---3-----|-2-----|-3----|-3-----2-
|-2-----2---|-2-2---|-4----|-2-------
|---2-----2-|-----2-|-4----|-4-----2-
|-0---------|-0-----|-2----|-0-----0-
|-----------|-------|------|---------
of Could you tell Him you're not ready to
G D/A Asus A
q e e e e q e e e e e e e e q q q q +q q h q q q q w
|-----------7-|-10p7-------------|-2-----3-|-3---2-|---------|---------
|-r-------8---|------8-----8-8---|-3---3-3-|-3---3-|-3---3---|-2-------
|-------7-----|--------7---7---0-|-2-2---2-|-2-2---|-2---2---|-2-------
|---7/9-------|----------9-------|-0-------|---0---|---2---2-|---------
|-------------|------------------|-0-------|-------|-0-------|-0-------
|-------------|------------------|---------|-------|---------|---------
give Him your life Could you say you don't think you need His love
D A G6 D/F# Emin7
q e e e e q q q q q q q q q e e e e q q
|-------2p0---|---------|-------------|-------------
|---3-------3-|-----3-2-|-0---3-------|---------3---
|-----2-------|-----4-2-|---0---2-----|-----0---0-0-
|-0-----------|---2-----|---2---4-----|---2---2---2-
|-------------|-0-------|-------------|-------------
|-------------|---------|-3---2-------|-0-----------
Jesus is here with His arms open wide You can
D/F# Gadd9 D A
q q q q e e e e q q q e e e e e e q e e e e q
|----------|-------------|-------2p0-----|-------------
|-0---3----|---------0-0-|---3-------3---|-------2h3/5-
|-0-0-2-2--|-0---2h4---4-|-----2-------2-|-----2-2h4/6-
|---2---4--|-2p0---------|-0-------------|---2---------
|----------|-------------|---------------|-0-----------
|-0---2----|-3-----------|---------------|-------------
see Him with your heart if you'll stop looking with your eyes He's
D A G D/F# Emin7
q q e e q q q q q q q q q q q q e e
|-----2p0---|-----5---|-----------|-----------
|---------3-|-------2-|-------3---|-----3-----
|---2-------|---2-----|-2h4-----2-|-------0---
|-0---------|---2-----|-----0---4-|---2-----2-
|-----------|-0-------|-----------|-----------
|-----------|---------|---3---2---|-0---------
left it up to you, He's done all that He can
D/F# G A D
q q q q q q q q q q q q q e e q q +h+e e q
|---------|------------|---------|-2-(3p2-0)--|-----3-2-
|-0---3---|-----0------|-----2---|-3-------(3)|-----3-3-
|-0---2---|---0---0----|-----2---|-2----------|(2)--2-2-
|-2-2---4-|---0--------|---2---2-|-0----------|---------
|---------|------------|-0-------|------------|---------
|-0---2---|-3----------|---------|------------|---------
Is there any way you could say no to this man
Gmaj7 D G D/F# Emin7 D/A
h+e e q +e e e e q e e q q q q q q q q q q q q +q q h
|-2-------2-|-2-----0-2-----|----------|---------|-2-----3-|-3---2-
|-3-----r-3-|-3---3-----3---|-0---3----|-----3---|-3---3-3-|-3---3-
|-0-------2-|-2-2---------2-|---0---2--|---0---0-|-2-2---2-|-2-2---
|-0-------0-|-0-------------|---0---0--|---2---2-|-0-------|---0---
|-----------|---------------|----------|---------|-0-------|-------
|-3---------|---------------|-3---2----|-0-------|---------|-------
How could you look in His tear-stained eyes Knowing it's you He's thinking
Asus A Bmin Bm7/A A
q e e q q e e e e q q w h h
|-----------|-------------|------|---------
|-3-----3---|-2-------2---|-3----|-3-----2-
|-2---2---2-|-2---2---2---|-4----|-2-------
|---2-------|---2---2---2-|-4----|-4-----2-
|-0---------|-0-----------|-2----|-0-----0-
|-----------|-------------|------|---------
of Could you tell Him you're not ready to
G D/A Asus A
q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q q q q +q q h q q q q w
|---------------|-7---10p7---------|-2-----3-|-3---2-|---------|---
|-r---------7h8-|---8------8-------|-3---3-3-|-3---3-|-3---3---|-2-
|-------7-9-----|------------7---0-|-2-2---2-|-2-2---|-2---2---|-2-
|---7/9---------|--------------9---|-0-------|---0---|---2---2-|---
|---------------|------------------|-0-------|-------|-0-------|-0-
|---------------|------------------|---------|-------|---------|---
give Him your life Could you say you don't think you need His love
D Dmaj7/sus4 G6 D/F# Emin9
q e e e e e e e e e e q e e q q q q e e e e e e q
|-------0h2-----|---------3-----|---------|-----------0-2-
|---3-------3---|-----2-----2---|-0---3---|---------3-----
|-----2-------2-|---2---2-----0-|---0---2-|-------0-------
|-0-------------|-0-------------|---2---4-|---2/4---------
|---------------|---------------|---------|---------------
|---------------|---------------|-3---2---|-0-------------
Thorns on His head, your life in His hands
D/F# Gadd9 A Dadd9
q q q q e e e e q q q e e q q q e e q e e e e e e e e q
|----------|---------3---|-----------|-------0-----|-0-------0-----
|-0---3----|-------0---0-|---2h3-2---|---3-----3---|---3-------3---
|---0---2--|-----2-------|---2h4-2---|-----2-----2-|-----2-------2-
|---2---4--|---0---------|---------2-|-0-----------|-------0-------
|----------|-------------|-0---------|-------------|---------------
|-0---2----|-3-----------|-----------|-------------|---------------
Is there any way you could say no to this man Oh,
G D/F# Emin Asus
q q q q w w+w
|------------|------|------
|-0-----3----|-0----|-3----
|---0-----2--|-0----|-2----
|---0-----0--|-2----|-2----
|------------|------|-0----
|-3-----2----|-0----|------
is there any way you could say no to this
D Dmaj9 D9 G6 G D E D
e e e e e e w e e e e e e e e +w h h h w+w
|-0h2-----2h3-|-0----|-0---------0-----|---|--------0h2-
|-3-----3-----|-2----|-----1---3---1/3-|-3-|-0-3-0--3---
|-2---2-------|-2----|---2---0-----2/4-|-4-|-0-2-0--2---
|-0-----------|-0----|-0---------------|---|-0-0-2--0---
|-------------|------|-----------------|---|--------0---
|-------------|------|-----------------|---|-3-2-0--2---
man
Legend:
w,h,q,e,s = whole,half,quarter,eighth,sixteenth
H,Q,E = dotted half, quarter, eighth
+ = tie
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
r = rest
^ = strum
h = hammer
p = pulloff
. = staccato
() = optional note
|--3--| = triplet
Notes without a value are grace notes
Comments, suggestions, corrections:
crickman@bellsouth.net
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