Chord/Tab song: Tell It Like It Is

NEW BEGINNING

This is another great Tracy Chapman song. The following chords are for the acoustic
Unfortunately I havn't got the suitable tabs for the e-guitar but I would be very glad to
them... so please, if someone out there has them: Don't hesitate to write them down here...

Chords used:

[Em] [Asus] [C(add9)] [G]
[Cmaj7]

e|-0-| e|-0-| e|-0-| e|-3-| e|-0-| e|-0-|
B|-0-| B|-3-| B|-3-| B|-0-| 

B|-0-|

G|-0-| G|-2-| G|-0-| G|-0-| 

G|-0-|

D|-2-| D|-2-| D|-2-| D|-0-| 

D|-2-|

A|-2-| A|-0-| A|-3-| A|-2-| 

A|-3-|

e|-0-| e|-x-| e|-X-| e|-3-| 

e|-0-|

. "Stacato"
: "Repeat"

OK, so far so good, here are the chords:

INTRO:

| Guitar harmonics|: Em Asus (x4):|

e|----12-12-12-12--|:--0.-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--:|
B|----12-12-12-12--|:--0.-0-0-0-0-3--3--3--3--:|
G|----12-12-12-12--|:--0.-0-0-0-0-2--2--2--2--:|
D|----12-12-12-12--|:--2.-2-2-2-2-2--2--2--2--:|
A|----12-12-12-12--|:--2.-2-2-2-2-0--0--0--0--:|
E|----12-12-12-12--|:--0.-0-0-0-0-x--x--x--x--:|

(The rythm for the "Em Asus" part keeps the same the whole song, however, if the chords
the rythm changes too. e.G. the C G A
part)

VERSE 1:

[Em]Say it, say it, [Asus]say it!

[Em] [Asus] Tell it like it [Em]is![Asus][Em][Asus]

[Em]Say it, say it, [Asus]say it!

[Em] [Asus] Tell it like it [Em]is___![Asus]

[Em] [Asus] What brakes your [Em]heart.[Asus]

[Em] [Asus] What keeps you a- [C(add9)]wake,

[G] awake at [A5(add9)]night.[G]

[Em] [Asus]
[Em] [Asus] What makes you want to [C(add9)]break___

[G] down and [A5(add9)]cry___.[G]

[Em] [Asus] [Em] [Asus] But say you'll never

[Cmaj7]turn you back. Say you'll never [A5(add9)]harden to the world. Say you'll never

[Cmaj7]try to still the rythms [A5(add9)]in your breast. Say you'll never

[Cmaj7]look at the evil among us and [A5(add9)]try to forget. Say you'll tell it like it

[Em]is![Asus][Em][Asus][Em][Asus][Em][Asus]

Verse 2:

[Em]Say it, say it, [Asus]say it!

[Em] [Asus] So everyone can [Em]hear__![Asus]

[Em] [Asus]
[Em]Say it, say it, [Asus]say it!

[Em] [Asus] Tell it like it [Em]is___![Asus]

[Em] [Asus] What brakes your [Em]heart_[Asus]_____.

[Em] [Asus] What keeps you a- [C(add9)]wake,

[G] awake at [A5(add9)]night.[G]

[Em] [Asus]
[Em] [Asus] How you anger and [C(add9)]grief___ [G] make you want to [A5]cry out___
[G]and tell it like it

[Em]is___![Asus] [Em] [Asus] But say you'll never

[Cmaj7]close your eyes or pretend that it's a [A5(add9)]rosy world. Say you'll never try to

[Cmaj7]paint what it's rotten with a [A5(add9)]sugar coat. Say you talk about the

[Cmaj7]horrors you've seen and the [A5(add9)]torments you know. And tell it like it

[Em]is![Asus][Em][Asus][Em][Asus][Em][Asus]

INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: (The acoustic guitar plays:)

|:Em Asus|Em Asus|Em
Asus|C(add9) G|A5(add9) G|Em
Asus:|

VERSE 3:

[Em]Say it, say it, [Asus]say it!

[Em] [Asus] So noone can for-[Em]get__![Asus]

[Em] [Asus]
[Em]Say it, say it, [Asus]say it!

[Em] [Asus] Tell it like it [Em]is___![Asus]

[Em] [Asus] What brakes your [Em]heart.[Asus]

[Em] [Asus] What keeps you a- [C(add9)]wake,

[G] awake at [A5(add9)]night.[G]

[Em] [Asus]
[Em] [Asus] What makes you want to [C(add9)]break___

[G] the ties that [A5]silence and bind,
[G]and tell it like it

[Em]is___![Asus] [Em] [Asus] Say you'll never

[Cmaj7]cover your ears and close your mouth and live in a [A5(add9)]silent world. Say

you'll only [Cmaj7]run as far or as fast as you need to [A5(add9)]be secure. Say that then

you'll [Cmaj7]tell the truth when a [A5(add9)]lie cross your lips. And tell it like it

A5(add9)(let ring)
is, yeah yeah yeah...

[Em] [Asus] [Em] [Asus] [Em] [Asus] [Em][Asus]
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO 2:

|:Em Asus|Em Asus|Em
Asus:|

OUTRO:

[Em]Say it, say it, [Asus]say it![Em][Asus]

[Em]Say it, say it, [Asus]say it![Em][Asus]

[Em]Say it, say it, [Asus]say it![Em][Asus]

[Em]Say it, say it, [Asus]say it![Em][Asus]

Em (let ring)
Say it, say it, say it!

That's it. Beautiful, isn't it? If you have any quastions or if you have the e-guitar
please contact me: [email protected]