TELL IT LIKE IT IS (Michael Lington and Mabvuto Carpenter) Quarantine Version Chords

Tempo:
109.6 bpm
Chords used:

F

Dm

C

Gm

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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TELL IT LIKE IT IS (Michael Lington and Mabvuto Carpenter) Quarantine Version chords
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[F]
[Dm] [Db]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C] If you [Gm] want [D]
something [Gm] to play with, [Db] go and find [C] yourself a [Am] [Gm] toy.
[F] [Cm] Baby, [Am] my [Ab] time is [Gm] too expensive, [C] yeah.
[Gm] And I'm not [F] a little [G] boy, [C]
[F] [C] no.
[Gm]
[Ab] [Am] If you [Dm] are serious,
[Am] don't play with my [A] heart.
It [Dm] makes me [F] furious.
[C]
[Am] But if you want me to love you, [Bb] baby, I will.
[G] Girl, [C] I will.
You know [F] I [C] will.
Tell it [Gm] like it is.
Don't be ashamed.
[B] Let your [Bb] conscience [F] be your [G] guide.
[C]
[F] But [Cm] [Am] I [Ab] [Dm] know deep down [Bb] inside of me, [Ebm] I believe [Gm] you love me.
[Db] So forget [Bb] your [F] foolish pride.
[C]
[F] [G]
[Bb] [Am] Life is too short [Dm] to have sorrow.
[Bb] [Am] You're [A] here today [Dm] and gone [Am] tomorrow.
[Fm] [Am] You [A] might as well [Bb] get what you want.
[G] [C] Go on and live.
Go on [F] and live.
[Am]
Tell it [Gm] like it [Dm] is.
[Gm] [Db]
[C] [F] [C]
[B] [Bb] [Am]
[Ab] [Gm] [Dm]
[Eb] [Db]
[D] [F]
[Dm]
[G] [F] [Fm]
[Dm] [Db]
[C] [G]
[D] Tell it [Gm] like it [Dm] is.
[Gm] I'm nothing to play with.
Go and [C] find myself a toy.
[F]
Ooh, baby, [Gm] my [Am] time [Ab] [Dm] is too expensive, [D]
yeah, [Eb] yeah.
[Dm] So [Db] why don't you [C] tell it [F] like it is?
[Fm]
[Dm] [Db]
[C] [F] Like it is.
Don't [Dm] give it to me straight.
[Db]
[Bb] Tell it [F] like it is.
Girl, I'm [Dm] nothing to play with.
[Db]
[Gm] Tell it [F] like it is.
[F]
Ooh, [Dm] I'm not a [Db] toy.
[Bb] Tell it [F] like it is.
[Fm] [Dm] [Db]
[Gm] [F]
[Dm] [Db]
Key:  
F
134211111
Dm
2311
C
3211
Gm
123111113
Db
12341114
F
134211111
Dm
2311
C
3211
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To learn Michael Lington - (feat. Bobby Caldwell) Tell It Like It Is chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Gm, F, Dm, Db, Bb, Db and F. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 54 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 109. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of F Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ If _ you [Gm] want _ _ [D] _
something [Gm] to play with, [Db] go and find [C] _ yourself a [Am] _ [Gm] toy. _
_ _ [F] [Cm] Baby, _ [Am] my [Ab] time is [Gm] too expensive, _ _ [C] yeah.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ And I'm not [F] a little _ [G] boy, [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] no.
[Gm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ If you _ [Dm] are _ _ serious, _
_ [Am] _ _ don't play with my [A] heart.
It [Dm] makes me [F] furious.
[C] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ But if you want me to love you, [Bb] baby, I will. _ _
[G] Girl, [C] I will. _ _
You know [F] I _ _ [C] will.
Tell it [Gm] like it is. _ _ _
Don't be ashamed.
[B] Let your [Bb] conscience [F] be your [G] guide.
[C] _ _
_ [F] But _ [Cm] _ _ [Am] I [Ab] _ [Dm] know deep down [Bb] inside of me, [Ebm] I believe [Gm] you love me.
[Db] So forget [Bb] your [F] foolish pride.
_ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ Life is too short [Dm] to have sorrow. _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Am] You're _ [A] here today [Dm] and gone [Am] tomorrow. _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Am] _ You [A] might as well [Bb] get what you _ want. _
[G] _ [C] Go on and _ _ _ live.
Go on [F] and live.
_ _ [Am]
Tell it [Gm] like it _ [Dm] is. _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ Tell it [Gm] like it _ [Dm] is. _
_ [Gm] I'm nothing to play with.
Go and [C] find myself a toy.
[F] _ _
_ _ Ooh, baby, [Gm] my _ [Am] time [Ab] _ [Dm] is too expensive, _ [D] _
yeah, [Eb] yeah.
_ [Dm] So [Db] why don't you [C] tell it [F] like it is?
[Fm] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[C] _ [F] Like it is.
Don't _ _ [Dm] give it to me straight.
[Db] _
[Bb] Tell it [F] like it is. _ _
Girl, I'm [Dm] nothing to play with.
[Db] _
[Gm] Tell it [F] like it is.
[F] _ _
Ooh, [Dm] _ I'm not a [Db] toy. _
[Bb] Tell it [F] like it is.
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by George Davis and Lee Diamond.

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