I Tell It Like It Used To Be Chords by T. Graham Brown
Tempo:
89.65 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [C#] [D] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] They say that I'm the kind of [A] man who always speaks his [B] mind.
[A] To me there's nothing stronger [D] than the truth.
[Em] [D] They can ask me almost anything [A] and I'll tell it like it [Bm] is.
[A] But darling when they ask [D] me about you,
[G] I tell it like it used to be.
When you were [D] still in love with me,
before you [A] got too used to me.
[E]
And wanted [A] someone new,
[D] I'd tell it [G] like it ought to be.
Cause how it [D] is it's killing me,
when they ask [A] about you and me.
[Em] I [A] tell it [D] like it used to be.
[G] [D]
[Bm] [A] [D] I wish that I was stronger,
[A] I could tell them that you're gone.
But that's one thing that I [D] may never do.
If they want to hear about our [A] love and how it all went [Bm] wrong,
[A] then darling they'll just have to [D] talk to you.
I [G] tell it like it used to be.
When you were [D] still in love with me,
before you [A] got too used to me.
[E] And wanted [A] someone new,
[D] I'd tell it [G] like it ought to be.
Cause how it [D] is it's killing me,
when they ask [A] about you and me.
I tell it [D] like it used to be.
I tell it [G] like it used to be.
When you were [D] still in love with me,
before you got [A] too used to me.
[E]
And wanted [A] someone [D] new,
I'd tell it like [G] it ought to be.
Cause how it [D] is it's killing me,
when they ask [A] about you.
[D] [A]
[D] They say that I'm the kind of [A] man who always speaks his [B] mind.
[A] To me there's nothing stronger [D] than the truth.
[Em] [D] They can ask me almost anything [A] and I'll tell it like it [Bm] is.
[A] But darling when they ask [D] me about you,
[G] I tell it like it used to be.
When you were [D] still in love with me,
before you [A] got too used to me.
[E]
And wanted [A] someone new,
[D] I'd tell it [G] like it ought to be.
Cause how it [D] is it's killing me,
when they ask [A] about you and me.
[Em] I [A] tell it [D] like it used to be.
[G] [D]
[Bm] [A] [D] I wish that I was stronger,
[A] I could tell them that you're gone.
But that's one thing that I [D] may never do.
If they want to hear about our [A] love and how it all went [Bm] wrong,
[A] then darling they'll just have to [D] talk to you.
I [G] tell it like it used to be.
When you were [D] still in love with me,
before you [A] got too used to me.
[E] And wanted [A] someone new,
[D] I'd tell it [G] like it ought to be.
Cause how it [D] is it's killing me,
when they ask [A] about you and me.
I tell it [D] like it used to be.
I tell it [G] like it used to be.
When you were [D] still in love with me,
before you got [A] too used to me.
[E]
And wanted [A] someone [D] new,
I'd tell it like [G] it ought to be.
Cause how it [D] is it's killing me,
when they ask [A] about you.
Key:
D
A
G
Bm
E
D
A
G
[A] _ _ [C#] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] They say that I'm the kind of [A] man who always speaks his [B] mind.
[A] To me there's nothing stronger [D] than the truth.
_ [Em] [D] They can ask me almost anything [A] and I'll tell it like it [Bm] is.
[A] But darling when they ask [D] me about you,
[G] I tell it like it used to be. _
When you were [D] still in love with me, _
_ before you [A] got too used to me.
[E] _
And wanted [A] someone new,
[D] I'd tell it [G] like it ought to be.
_ Cause how it [D] is it's killing me,
_ when they ask [A] about you and me.
_ [Em] I [A] tell it [D] like it used to be.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] I wish that I was stronger,
[A] I could tell them that you're gone.
But that's one thing that I [D] may never do.
_ If they want to hear about our [A] love and how it all went [Bm] wrong,
[A] then darling they'll just have to [D] talk to you.
I [G] tell it like it used to be.
_ When you were [D] still in love with me,
_ _ before you [A] got too used to me.
[E] _ And wanted [A] someone new,
[D] I'd tell it [G] like it ought to be. _
Cause how it [D] is it's killing me,
when they ask [A] about you and me.
I tell it [D] like it used to be.
I tell it [G] like it used to be. _
When you were [D] still in love with me, _
before you got [A] too used to me.
[E] _
And wanted [A] someone [D] new,
I'd tell it like [G] it ought to be.
_ _ Cause how it [D] is it's killing me,
when they ask [A] about you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] They say that I'm the kind of [A] man who always speaks his [B] mind.
[A] To me there's nothing stronger [D] than the truth.
_ [Em] [D] They can ask me almost anything [A] and I'll tell it like it [Bm] is.
[A] But darling when they ask [D] me about you,
[G] I tell it like it used to be. _
When you were [D] still in love with me, _
_ before you [A] got too used to me.
[E] _
And wanted [A] someone new,
[D] I'd tell it [G] like it ought to be.
_ Cause how it [D] is it's killing me,
_ when they ask [A] about you and me.
_ [Em] I [A] tell it [D] like it used to be.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] I wish that I was stronger,
[A] I could tell them that you're gone.
But that's one thing that I [D] may never do.
_ If they want to hear about our [A] love and how it all went [Bm] wrong,
[A] then darling they'll just have to [D] talk to you.
I [G] tell it like it used to be.
_ When you were [D] still in love with me,
_ _ before you [A] got too used to me.
[E] _ And wanted [A] someone new,
[D] I'd tell it [G] like it ought to be. _
Cause how it [D] is it's killing me,
when they ask [A] about you and me.
I tell it [D] like it used to be.
I tell it [G] like it used to be. _
When you were [D] still in love with me, _
before you got [A] too used to me.
[E] _
And wanted [A] someone [D] new,
I'd tell it like [G] it ought to be.
_ _ Cause how it [D] is it's killing me,
when they ask [A] about you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _