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Tell It Like It Is

by Aaron Neville

Written by: Davis & Diamond

TELL IT LIKE IT IS Davis & Diamond Aaron Neville Cm F7 Bb BbM7 If you | want tt / something^to | play^with hh Go^and=find yourself^a | toy yy // | Bb6 G7 Cm F7 Bb BbM7 Bb6 Bb | / Baby^my time is^too=ex | pensive ee // | / And^Im not a^little | boy yy // | // // | Dm Gm Dm | / ~ ^If you are | serious ss ss ss | ~ ^Dont play^with=my heart it^makes=me | Gm Dm Eb | furious ss ss ss | / But^if=you ^want me ^to | love^you uu uu baby^I | F7 Cm7 F7 | will ll / Girl=you=know=I | will ll Tell^It^Like^It | Cm F7 Cm7 F7 Bb BbM7 ||: Is ss / Dont^be=a | shamed to^let=your conscience be^your | guide ee / ~ ^But | Bb6 G7 Cm | I..I^I..I^know deep^down | inside^of=me ee ee I^believe=you | F7 Cm7 F7 Bb BbM7 Bb6 Bb | love^me forget your foolish | pride ee // | // // | Dm Gm Dm | / Life^is=too short to^have | sorrow ww ww ww | / U^maybe here^today and^gone=to | Gm Dm Eb | morrow ww ww ww | / You^might=as well get^what=you | want tt So go^on=and | F7 Cm7 F7 | live ee baby go^on=and | live ee Tell^It^Like^it :|| repeat and fade

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Tell It Like It Is is performed by Aaron Neville and written by Davis & Diamond. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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