Tell It Like It Is

Intro: 0:00
G

Verse 1: 0:02
        Dm7                G7
If you want something to play with,
                        C | C
Go and find yourself a toy.
0:17
C7              Dm7
  'Cause baby, be my time
               G7
Is much too expensive,
                       C | C
I don't want a little boy.
0:33
Em
  But if you,
            Am
If you are serious,
Em
  Don't go playin' with my heart,
             Am
It makes me furious.
0:47
Em
  If you want me
    F
To love you,
         G7
Baby, I will,
             F
Ooo yeah, I will.

Chorus 1: 0:59
 C7             Dm7
Tell it like it is,
    G7
Oh yeah, just let your conscience
         C   | C
Be your guide.
1:14
C7               Dm7
I know deep down inside,
     G7
I believe you love me, just forget
               C  | C
Your foolish pride.

Verse 2: (2nd part only) 1:30
Em
  I think life is too short
    Am
For all the sorrow,
Em
  When I may be here today
            Am
And gone tomorrow.
1:44
Em
  I might as well just get
        F
What I want,
         G7
I wanna live,
           F
I want to live.

Chorus 2: 1:57
 C7             Dm7
Tell it like it is,
            G7
Don't be ashamed now, let your conscience
         C            | C
Be your guide. Oo-oo oo-oo.
2:11
 C7         Dm7
Yeah, deep down inside
     G7
I believe you love me, just forget
               C  | C
Your foolish pride. Ooh, o-o-o-oh,

Instrumental: 2:27
Em | Am | Em | Am
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
2:41
Em | F  | G7 | F
Ooh, ooh, aah, aah.

Chorus 3: 2:54
 C7             Dm7
Tell it like it is,
            G7
Oooh yeah, yeah yeah, yeah. Let your conscience
         C        | C
Be your guide. Ooh, ooh,
3:08
 C7             Dm7
Tell it like it is, baby, baby,
               G7
I believe you love me, just forget
               C  | C
Your foolish pride.   Ooh,

Coda: 3:23
 C7             Dm7
Tell it like it is.
                Yeaaaaaaah,
 G7
Tell it to me, baby, tell it to me,
                   C
Don't you want to tell me right now?
                  C
Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah.
3:37
 C7             Dm7
Tell it like it is, tell it,
 G7         C
Tell it, oo-ooh, right now.
 C
Yeah, yeah,
3:51
  C7            Dm7
Tell it like it is,
                Ooo-ooo-ooo,
   G7
Aa-ah, yeah-yeah,
C     | C
  Ooooo-oooh.
4:05
 C7             Dm7
Tell it like it is,
                Woo-woo-woo,
 G7
Woo-ooo,
C         | C
Ooooh yeah...