Tell It Like It Is

	  		
Intro: Ab 

#1. 
       Ebm               Ab         E 
If you want something to play with, go and  
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find yourself a toy. 
Fm       Ebm         Ab 
Baby, my time is too expensive, and I don't  
E              Db 
want no little boy. 
Fm                     Bbm      Fm 
But if you, if you are serious, don't go playin'  
                           Bbm 
with my heart, it makes me furious. 
   Fm         Gb                      Ab 
If want me to love you, then, baby, I will 
       Gb       Fm 
ooooo, yeah,  I will. 

 
Abm             Ebm     Abm 
Tell it like it is, oh, yeah, just let your 
Dbm                Db 
conscience be your guide. 
Fm               Ebm         Ab 
I know deep down inside, I believe you love me,  
     Dbm                 Db 
just forget your foolish pride. 


#2. 
Fm                            Bbm 
I think life is too short for all the sorrow,  
     Fm                           Bbm 
when I may be here today and gone tomorrow. 
Fm                              Gb 
I might as well just get what I want, I wanna 
Ab  Gb            Fm 
li..ve, I want to live. 

Abm             Ebm           Ab 
Tell it like it is...don't be ashamed, now, let 
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conscience be your guide. 
                          Ebm       Ab 
Ooooooo, yeah,  deep down inside, I believe you  
                                  Db 
love me, just forget your foolish pride. 



INTERLUDE: 
             Fm        Bbm Fm Bbm Fm Gb Ab Gb Fm 
Ooooooh-ohhh-I-I-I-I... 

Db              Ebm         Ab 
Tell it like it is...ohhhh, yeah, yeah yeah, yeah.. 
Dbm                         Db 
let your conscience be your guide. 
                           Ebm 
Ohhh-ohhh, tell it like it is, baby, baby, I believe  
    Abm                               Db 
you love me, just forget your foolish pride.
 

OUTRO: 
      Fm              Ebm              Ab 
Ohh, (tell it like it is)..yeaaaaaaah, tell it to me, baby, 
               Db 
tell it to me..don't you want to tell me right now? 
                                        Ebm 
Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah..(tell it like it is.) 
                Ab          Db 
Ohhh, telll it, telllll it, ooooohhh, right now. 
                             Ebm                    Db   Ab 
Yeah, yeah..(tell it like it is)...ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo, yeah-eah.. 
Db                     Abm     Ebm                  Ab 
Ooooooohhhhh..(tell it like it is)..woooooooooooooo-wooo-wooo.. 
           Db 
oooooooooo-yeahhhhh..(Fade.)