Tell It Like It Is Tracy Chapman
TRACY CHAPMAN
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
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