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Turning Tables

by Adele

Written by: Adkins & Tedder

TURNING TABLES Adkins & Tedder Adele Bm G Em | // Close enough.| hh to^start tt a^war.| rr rr rr rr | // All that^I.| I have ee ee | G Bm | / ~ ^is on the^floor.| rr rr rr rr.| rr rr rr rr | // ^God only ^knows.| G Em | s^what we're^fight in gg | for rr rr rr | // All that^I.| I say yy yy | / ~ ^you (al ways say.) | G | y^mo re ee ee.| ee ee ee ee | Bm G Em ||: I ~ cant ~ keep | ~ up # with # your | turn ~ ing ~ ta | ~ bles # un # der | your ~ thumb ~ I| A Bm G | / cant tt breathe.| ee ee ee ee.| ee ee / ~ ^so | I.I wont tt | let tt you uu | D Em Bm G A | close e enough h to^hurt.| tt t^me ee No | I.I wont tt | res ss cue ee | you u^to just desert.| Em Bm G | tt me ^I cant ^give | e^you uu // | the ee heart tt | you think kk you^ga | Em D Bm | ve^me ee ~ ^Its time^to | say y good d bye.| ee ee ee ee | // ^to turning ^ta.| ables ss ss ss.| G Em G | ss ss ss ss | //// | // ^To turning ^ta.| aa bles ss ss.| ss ss ss ss | //// | //// | Bm G 1. | // Under haunted.| dd skies ss I^see.| ee ee you uu | / o^h h^h^h^h.| Em G | hh hh where^love is^lost.| tt your^ghost tt is | found dd d^d dd.| dd dd dd dd | Bm G | // I^braved a^hun | dred storms ss ss | ~ ^to leave^you uu uu | / ~ ^as hard^as you^try.| Em G | yy no^I..I will^never | be / ~ knock ^ed.| down nn nn n^n.| n nn nn / ~ :|| CHORUS Bm G D 2. | //// | Next t time e I’ll.| l^be ee bra ver | I’ll l be e my.| y^own nn sav iour.| rr rr rr rr | Em Bm | When ^the thunder ^calls for^me.| ee ee ee e^e | //// | Next t time e I'll.| l^be ee bra ver | G Em A | I'll l be e my.| y^own nn sav iour | Stand d ing gg ~ | ~ on^my own two ^feet.| tt t^t tt tt.| Bm G D Em | tt tt tt tt | I.I wont tt | let tt you uu | close e enough h to^hurt.| tt me ^No I ^cant | Bm G Em | give^you uu uu uu | //// | the heart^you uu think^you | gave^me ee ~ ^Its time^to | Bm G Bm G | say yy y good ^bye.| ee ee ee / | / ~ ^Its time to^say.| y^good dd bye ee.| ee ee ee ee | //// | Em G | / ~ ^to turning ta | bles ss ss ss.| ss ss ss ss | to^turning ta a bles s | // to turning.| Bm G | g^ta bles ss ss.| ss s Oh hh ^no | no /// | //// | //// ||

About this song:

Turning Tables is performed by Adele and written by Adkins & Tedder. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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