Iggy Pop - Tell Me a Story: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Tell Me a Story" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Tell Me a Story Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Iggy Pop

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Tell Me a Story" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D                         Bm   G
What must I do to take a holiday?
Show me a bill that they can make me pay, ha
Tell me a story and maybe I'll believe it

Chorus:
F#m             Bm
Me, I'm just a lucky guy
F#m                               D
I'm young and free, too hard to cry

Lorna from my school she's twenty one
She's good looking and American, so
Tell me a story, hey man, I ain't complaining

Chorus:
Me, I'm just a lucky guy
I'm young and hard, too tough to cry

A                                     G
Standing in a show, the lights ain't low
                 F#m
They're shining down on me
            A     D                    A     D
I like, I like it, just like I like I like it
                   A     D
I'm taking like I find it

What did they do to chill the joy away?
What did they do to say you had to pay
And pay and pay and tell me stories
You know I never can believe them, never

Chorus:
Me, I'm just a lucky guy
I'm young and free, too dumb to cry

What must I do to take a holiday?
Show me a bill that they can make me pay, ha
Tell me a story and maybe I'll believe it

Chorus:
Me, I'm just a lucky guy
I'm young and free, too hard to cry


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Tell Me a Story" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Tell Me a Story" by Iggy Pop.