Tell Me How You Really Feel
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Chords
G B C Cm Em A D
e -3-7-8--8--0--5-10-
B -3-7-8--8--0--5-10-
G -4-8-9--8--0--6-11-
D -5-9-10-10-2--7-12-
A -5-9-10-10-2--7-12-
E -3-7-8--8--0--5-10-
Intro
G B C
G B C
verse 1
G B C
Lean in, give it up
Tell me how you really feel
G B C
This love ain't enough
G B C
Hard man slashed your tyres
Did you tell him how you really feel?
G B C
Big man, give it up
It sounds fucked up
G B C
C
Crying on your front lawn
G B C Cm
Chorus
C Em
I'll call, to tell you you're a big deal
A C
Could you tell me how you really feel?
Em
And I don't want to be a weight to you
D C
Could you tell me how you really feel?
Em
I'll call, tell you you're a big deal
A C
Could you tell me how you really feel?
D
verse 2
G B C
G B C
G B C
Your car at a crawl
Could you tell me how you really feel?
G B C
There's no hurry home
G B
This road is getting old
C
I dream of your door
G
And I hold the hope she might show
B C
What she knows
Cm
Chorus
C Em
I'll call, to tell you you're a big deal
A C
Could you tell me how you really feel?
Em
And I don't want to be a weight to you
D
Could you tell me how you really feel?
C Em
A
You could tell me how you really feel
C Em D
Bridge
C
Your old lover ran for cover
Said he headed north
Em A
Making it apparent, pictures of his boat
C
Laughing like child
Fish hook in his teeth
Em D
He is such a man, what would you see in me?
Chorus
C Em
A
You could tell me how you really feel
C Em
D
You could tell me how you really feel
C Em
A
You could tell me how you really feel
C Em D
Outro
C
Your old lover ran for cover
Said he headed north
Em A
Making it apparent with pictures of his boat
C
Laughing like child
Fish hook in his teeth
Em D
He is such a man, what would you see in me?
C D G
How to play Tell Me How You Really Feel
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.