Tell It All Brother-The First Edition 9-24-70 Chords

You know, there are a lot of wild looking musical groups these days.
However, with our next guest, the emphasis is on talent.
And their sound is today.
Ladies and gentlemen, Kenny Rogers and the first edition. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh, brother, _ _ before we fall.
[E] Tell it out, brothers and [Em] sisters.
Tell.
[D] _ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] _ [Em] What you're holding back from me
[C] when you say you're [Gb] giving up
and [Bm] _
_ in the [Em] dungeons of your mind,
_ [C] _
who you got [G] chained to the wall.
Tell it out, [E] brother, [G] _ [C] _ [D] before we fall.
[G] Tell it out, [Em] brothers and [C] sisters.
[D] Tell.
_ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[Bm] Did you put your feet [Em] on higher [G] ground?
_ [C] _
To avoid [D] life's mud and stone.
_ [Bm] _
Did you ever kick a good man when [Em] he was down
just [C] to make yourself [D] feel strong? _
[G] Tell it all, brother, [E] _ [G] _ [C] [Em] before [D] we fall.
[G] Tell it all, brothers [Em] and sisters.
[C] [D] Tell.
_ [G] _
_ [E] _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ Tomorrow [Bm] just might be the day.
This might be too late.
[C] _
_ Now [G] is the time.
To [C] _
get your [Bm] jumbled mind straight
[Am] and seek a new [D] design.
_ _ [G] _
[Bm] Did you ever walk [Em] for a [G] crippled man?
_ _ [C] _
Pretending [D] you were lame.
_ _ [Bm]
And what made you think one [Em] feeble hymn to God
_ [C] was going to make him call [D] your name?
[G] Tell it all, [Em] brother, _ [C] _ [D] before we fall.
[G] Tell it out, [Em] brothers and sisters.
[C] [Bm] Tell.
[D] _ [G] Tell it out, brother, [Em] _ [D] _ [C] before [D] we fall.
Tell [Gbm] it [Em] out, brothers [D] and sisters.
[C] _ [Em] Tell.
[D] [G] Tell it out, [Em] _ _ [C] [Bm] before [Gb] we fall.
[D] [G] Tell it [D] out, [Em] brothers and sisters.
[C] [D] Tell.
_ [Bm] Tell it out, brother, _ _ before we fall. _
_ Tell it.
_ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ That was terrific.
You know, speaking of.
Why don't we say something today?
Well, I'd love to, Kenny, but I don't know if I can keep up with you.
You know, the generation gap there.
We can bridge that generation gap.
And you know how we're going to do that?
We'll burn all the twin beds?
No, but communicate.
We'll get it all together.
Hmm?
Having it all hang out.
Well, OK.
What do you want to do?
What should we do?
You do your thing and we'll do our thing and we'll see if we can put it all together.
Gravy.
No, that's groovy.
Groovy?
OK, Ken, whatever turns you in.
On, [Bb] on, on. _
Hey, [F] good looking.
[Bb] What [Gm] you got cooking?
[C] How about cooking [F] something [Bb] lovely?
_ [Cm] Sweet [Bb] _ _ gravy.
_ Don't you think maybe [C] that we could find [F] us a brand [Bb] new recipe? _ _
[Eb] I've got a [Bb] 42 dollar bill.
[Eb] I know a spot [Bb] right over the hill.
[Eb] So the pop [Bb] and [F] plantain.
You want to have fun, you come along [Abm] with me.
[Bb] Hey, good looking.
What you [G] got cooking?
[C] Well, how's about [F] cooking something up [Bb] with me?
_ [Eb] _
_ I'm going to go my [Bb] thick book over the fence.
[Eb] Finally, [Bb] one five or ten [Eb] cents.
I'll keep it [Bb] till it's covered with [C] eggs.
I'm writing your [Fm] name down.
_ [Bb] Hey, good looking.
What [Fm] you got cooking?
[C] Well, how's about cooking [Ab] something up?
[C] How's [F] about cooking something up?
How's about cooking [Bb] something up with me?
[B] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [B] _ [Bb] _ [N]