Tell It Like It Is Chords by Albert Cummings

Tempo:
60.95 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Bb

Ebm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Albert Cummings - Tell It Like It Is chords
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[Eb]
I always say what I feel, and [Ab] I mean just what [Eb] I say.
Sometimes certain people [Bb] always take me the wrong way.
[Eb] Well, now I know that [Ab] I'm always feeling like it.
[Eb] If I hurt your feelings, you're too sensitive.
[Ebm]
[Ab] I tell it, I tell it [G] like it is.
[Ab] I tell it, I tell [Bb] it like it is.
Don't ask if [Eb] you don't want to know what's [Ab] on my mind.
[Eb] Cause I give you an honest answer every single time.
[Ebm] [Gb] [Ebm]
[Bb]
[C] [F] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ebm] [Bb]
[Eb] [F] [C] [F]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Eb]
[Ab] One [Eb] good thing about me is [Ab] you'll always know where [Eb] I stand.
It makes no difference at all if [Bb] you're a woman or a man.
Well, [Eb] now if you want my opinion, oh, [Ab] don't get it so loud, dear.
[Eb] Don't be [Bb] surprised if it's something you don't [Eb] want, dear.
[Ebm]
I [Ab] tell it, I tell it [F] like it is.
[Ebm] I tell it, I tell it [Bb] like it is.
[N]
Don't ask if you [Eb] don't want to know [Ab] what's on my mind.
[Eb] Cause I give you an honest [Bb] answer every single time.
[Ab]
[Ebm] Cause I give you an [Bb] honest answer every [Eb] single time.
[N]
Key:  
Eb
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Ab
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Bb
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Ebm
13421116
F
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Eb
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Ab
134211114
Bb
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To jam and learn Albert Cummings - (Live) Tell It Like It Is chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Ab, Ebm, Ab, Eb, Ebm, Eb, Bbm, Eb and Ebm. Begin your practice at a relaxed 61 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 122. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Ab Major.

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_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I always say what I feel, and [Ab] I mean just what [Eb] I say.
_ Sometimes certain people [Bb] always take me the wrong way.
[Eb] Well, now I know that [Ab] I'm always feeling like it.
_ [Eb] If I hurt your feelings, you're too sensitive.
_ [Ebm] _
[Ab] I tell it, I tell it [G] like it is. _
[Ab] I tell it, I tell [Bb] it like it is.
Don't ask if [Eb] you don't want to know what's [Ab] on my mind. _
[Eb] Cause I give you an honest answer every single time. _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] One [Eb] good thing about me is [Ab] you'll always know where [Eb] I stand.
It makes no difference at all if [Bb] you're a woman or a man.
Well, [Eb] now if you want my opinion, oh, [Ab] don't get it so loud, dear.
_ [Eb] Don't be [Bb] surprised if it's something you don't [Eb] want, dear.
_ [Ebm]
I [Ab] tell it, I tell it [F] like it is.
[Ebm] I tell it, I tell it [Bb] like it is.
[N]
Don't ask if you [Eb] don't want to know _ [Ab] what's on my mind. _ _
[Eb] Cause I give you an honest [Bb] answer every single time.
[Ab] _
[Ebm] Cause I give you an [Bb] honest answer every [Eb] single time. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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Among the tracks on the album Blues Make Me Feel so Good: The Blind Pig Years, written by George Davis and Lee Diamond, this one stands out.

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