Tell It Like It Is Chords by Billy Joe Royal

Tempo:
67.95 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Bm

Am

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tell it like it is - Billy Joe Royal chords
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[Gm] If [Am] you want [C] [D] something to play with, [G] go and find yourself a toy
[Em] Maybe [Ab] my time [Am] is too expensive, [C] [D] [C] and I'm [D] not [G] a little [Bm] boy
[Em] If
[Bm] you [Em] are serious, [G]
[Bm] [D] don't play with my heart, [Em] it makes me furious
[G]
[Bm] But if you want me [C] to love you, then [D] baby I will
[C] You know [Bm] that I will, tell it [Am] like it [C] is
[D] Don't be ashamed, [Gb] let your [G] conscience be your [Bm] guide
[G] But I [Ab]
[B] know [Am] deep down inside of me, [D] I believe you love [Gb] me
[G] Forget your foolish [D] pride
[Em] [G] Life [Bm] is too short [Em] to have sorrow
[Bm] You may be here today [Em] and gone tomorrow
[Bm] You might as well [C] get a bottle you want
So go [D] on and live, [C] baby go on [Bm] and [Abm] live
[D] Tell it [Am] like it is
I'm [D] nothing to play with, go and find [G] yourself a [Em] toy
[Bm] But I'll [Ab]
tell it [Am] like it is
[D] My time is too expensive, [Gb] and [G] I'm not a little boy
[Ab] Tell it [Am] like it is
I'm [D] nothing to play [Gb] with, go and [G] find yourself a toy
[Ab] Tell
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
Bm
13421112
Am
2311
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
Bm
13421112
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To learn Billy Joe Royal - Tell It Like It Is chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Em, Bm, Em, G, Ab, Am, D, Gb, G and Bm. Set your pace at 33 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 68. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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[Gm] If [Am] you want _ [C] _ [D] _ something to play with, [G] go and find yourself a toy
[Em] Maybe [Ab] my time [Am] is too expensive, [C] _ _ [D] _ [C] and I'm [D] not [G] a little [Bm] boy
[Em] If _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ you [Em] are serious, [G] _
_ [Bm] _ [D] don't play with my heart, [Em] it makes me furious
[G] _
_ [Bm] _ But if you want me [C] to love you, then [D] baby I will
[C] You know [Bm] that I will, tell it [Am] like it [C] is
_ [D] Don't be ashamed, [Gb] let your [G] conscience be your [Bm] guide
[G] But I [Ab]
[B] know [Am] deep down inside of me, _ [D] I believe you love [Gb] me
[G] Forget your foolish [D] pride
_ [Em] _ [G] Life _ [Bm] _ is too short [Em] to have sorrow _
_ [Bm] You may be here today [Em] and gone tomorrow _
_ [Bm] You might as well [C] get a bottle you want
So go [D] on and live, [C] baby go on [Bm] and [Abm] live
[D] Tell it [Am] like it is
I'm [D] nothing to play with, go and find [G] yourself a [Em] toy
[Bm] But I'll [Ab]
tell it [Am] like it is
_ [D] My time is too expensive, [Gb] and [G] I'm not a little boy
_ _ [Ab] Tell it [Am] like it is
I'm [D] nothing to play [Gb] with, go and [G] find yourself a toy
_ _ [Ab] Tell

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It's George Davis and Lee Diamond who authored this song.

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