Tell It Like It Is Tracy Chapman
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: peter_waltl@hotmail.com
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