Tell It Like It Is
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb EbTecla: AbCapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Cast
(From the 1995 Album ALL CHANGE)
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[Intro]
E B E B E D A
[Verse 1]
E B D A
Oh, here it comes again, I feel the heat again
E B D A F#
Blaze to the very end, rise like the sun again
[Pre-Chorus]
E B D A
I'm on my feet but I can't seem to stand
E B D A
Got control but I ain't got command
E B D A
The things I need slip through my hand
[Chorus]
E D
So I tell it like it is, always hit or miss
A E
Tell me to my face, like it really is
D A
Make it plain to see, straight from you to me
[Verse 2]
E B D A
Oh, here it comes again, I feel the need again
E B D A F#
To burn like a flame again, blow like a hurricane
[Pre-Chorus]
E B D A
And when I look I just don't recognise
E B D A
It's all off course and bound to collide
E B D A
The truth I hear is a truth full of lies
[Chorus]
E D
So I tell it like it is, always hit or miss
A E
Tell me to my face, like it really is
D A
Make it plain to see, straight from you to me
[Interlude]
E B D A
E B D A
F#
[Pre-Chorus]
E B D A
I'm on my feet but I can't seem to stand
E B D A
Got control but I ain't got command
E B D A
The things I need slip through my hand
[Chorus]
E D
So I tell it like it is, always hit or miss
A E
Tell me to my face, like it really is
D A
Make it plain to see, straight from you to me
[Outro]
E D
It gets better each time
E
Better each time I'm told
D E
It gets better each time I'm told
D
It gets better each time
E
Better each time I'm told
D
It gets better each time
E
Better each time I'm told
D
It gets better each time, better
A
It gets better, better
E
It gets better
How to play Tell It Like It Is
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Eb. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.