Chords for The Growlers - "Tell It How It Is" (Official)
Tempo:
89.1 bpm
Chords used:
E
C#m
G#
C#
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[G#] [C#m]
[E] If you're trying to get in his head, then you're just wasting your breath,
Cause he might as well [G#] be dead, there [C#m] just ain't no getting through,
If that's what you're [E] trying to do.
And to those who don't know him yet, he don't care if you ever do,
He is faithful [G#] to himself, and [C#m] he can hurt to hear the truth,
He just ain't [E] concerned with you.
[C#] They were [C#m] mean, said they were silly dreams,
[E] So he had to leave, no time to [C#m] grieve,
Had to sit out and find something better than what he left behind,
[E] Something he knew was worth all of his [E] pain and [C#m] hurt.
[G#] [C#m]
[E] He gets down on his own self, more than anybody else can,
And it's easy to [G#] understand, but it [C#m] can hurt to hear the truth,
That he just ain't concerned with you.
Cause spirits have their own minds, [E] they can't be confined,
[B] To fit [E] between the lines.
[C#m]
[C#] Spirits have their [E] own minds, they can't be confined,
They draw their own lines, [A]
it's alright, [E] tell them how it is,
[C#] Even though it don't [E] make you popular,
[A]
Sometimes you [E] gotta be a kid, [C#] you don't have to roll [E] over.
[G#]
[C#m] [E]
So to those who don't know him yet, he don't care if you ever do,
He is faithful [G#] to himself, [C#m] and he can hurt to hear the truth,
He just ain't [E] concerned with you.
[C#] They were mean, said they were [E] silly dreams,
So he had to leave, no time to grieve,
[C#m] Had to sit out and find something better than what he left behind,
[E] Something he knew was worth all of his [E] pain and [C#m] hurt.
Spirits have their own [E] minds, they can't be confined,
They draw their own lines, [A] it's alright, tell [E] them how it is,
[C#] Even though it don't [E] make you popular,
[C#m] Sometimes [E] you gotta be a kid, [C#] you don't have to [E] roll over.
[G#] [C#m]
[E] If you're trying to get in his head, then you're just wasting your breath,
Cause he might as well [G#] be dead, there [C#m] just ain't no getting through,
If that's what you're [E] trying to do.
And to those who don't know him yet, he don't care if you ever do,
He is faithful [G#] to himself, and [C#m] he can hurt to hear the truth,
He just ain't [E] concerned with you.
[C#] They were [C#m] mean, said they were silly dreams,
[E] So he had to leave, no time to [C#m] grieve,
Had to sit out and find something better than what he left behind,
[E] Something he knew was worth all of his [E] pain and [C#m] hurt.
[G#] [C#m]
[E] He gets down on his own self, more than anybody else can,
And it's easy to [G#] understand, but it [C#m] can hurt to hear the truth,
That he just ain't concerned with you.
Cause spirits have their own minds, [E] they can't be confined,
[B] To fit [E] between the lines.
[C#m]
[C#] Spirits have their [E] own minds, they can't be confined,
They draw their own lines, [A]
it's alright, [E] tell them how it is,
[C#] Even though it don't [E] make you popular,
[A]
Sometimes you [E] gotta be a kid, [C#] you don't have to roll [E] over.
[G#]
[C#m] [E]
So to those who don't know him yet, he don't care if you ever do,
He is faithful [G#] to himself, [C#m] and he can hurt to hear the truth,
He just ain't [E] concerned with you.
[C#] They were mean, said they were [E] silly dreams,
So he had to leave, no time to grieve,
[C#m] Had to sit out and find something better than what he left behind,
[E] Something he knew was worth all of his [E] pain and [C#m] hurt.
Spirits have their own [E] minds, they can't be confined,
They draw their own lines, [A] it's alright, tell [E] them how it is,
[C#] Even though it don't [E] make you popular,
[C#m] Sometimes [E] you gotta be a kid, [C#] you don't have to [E] roll over.
Key:
E
C#m
G#
C#
A
E
C#m
G#
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] If you're trying to get in his head, then you're just wasting your breath,
Cause he might as well [G#] be dead, there [C#m] just ain't no getting through,
If that's what you're [E] trying to do.
And to those who don't know him yet, he don't care if you ever do,
He is faithful [G#] to himself, and [C#m] he can hurt to hear the truth,
He just ain't [E] concerned with you.
[C#] They were [C#m] mean, said they were silly dreams,
[E] So he had to leave, no time to [C#m] grieve,
Had to sit out and find something better than what he left behind,
[E] Something he knew was worth all of his [E] pain and [C#m] hurt. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] He gets down on his own self, more than anybody else can,
And it's easy to [G#] understand, but it [C#m] can hurt to hear the truth,
That he just ain't concerned with you.
Cause spirits have their own minds, [E] they can't be confined,
[B] To fit [E] between the lines.
[C#m] _
_ _ [C#] Spirits have their [E] own minds, they can't be confined,
They draw their own lines, [A]
it's alright, [E] tell them how it is,
[C#] Even though it don't [E] make you popular,
_ _ [A] _
Sometimes you [E] gotta be a kid, [C#] you don't have to roll [E] over. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
So to those who don't know him yet, he don't care if you ever do,
He is faithful [G#] to himself, [C#m] and he can hurt to hear the truth,
He just ain't [E] concerned with you.
[C#] They were mean, said they were [E] silly dreams,
So he had to leave, no time to grieve,
[C#m] Had to sit out and find something better than what he left behind,
[E] Something he knew was worth all of his [E] pain and [C#m] hurt.
_ Spirits have their own [E] minds, they can't be confined,
They draw their own lines, [A] it's alright, tell [E] them how it is,
[C#] Even though it don't [E] make you popular,
_ [C#m] _ Sometimes [E] you gotta be a kid, [C#] you don't have to [E] roll over. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] If you're trying to get in his head, then you're just wasting your breath,
Cause he might as well [G#] be dead, there [C#m] just ain't no getting through,
If that's what you're [E] trying to do.
And to those who don't know him yet, he don't care if you ever do,
He is faithful [G#] to himself, and [C#m] he can hurt to hear the truth,
He just ain't [E] concerned with you.
[C#] They were [C#m] mean, said they were silly dreams,
[E] So he had to leave, no time to [C#m] grieve,
Had to sit out and find something better than what he left behind,
[E] Something he knew was worth all of his [E] pain and [C#m] hurt. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] He gets down on his own self, more than anybody else can,
And it's easy to [G#] understand, but it [C#m] can hurt to hear the truth,
That he just ain't concerned with you.
Cause spirits have their own minds, [E] they can't be confined,
[B] To fit [E] between the lines.
[C#m] _
_ _ [C#] Spirits have their [E] own minds, they can't be confined,
They draw their own lines, [A]
it's alright, [E] tell them how it is,
[C#] Even though it don't [E] make you popular,
_ _ [A] _
Sometimes you [E] gotta be a kid, [C#] you don't have to roll [E] over. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
So to those who don't know him yet, he don't care if you ever do,
He is faithful [G#] to himself, [C#m] and he can hurt to hear the truth,
He just ain't [E] concerned with you.
[C#] They were mean, said they were [E] silly dreams,
So he had to leave, no time to grieve,
[C#m] Had to sit out and find something better than what he left behind,
[E] Something he knew was worth all of his [E] pain and [C#m] hurt.
_ Spirits have their own [E] minds, they can't be confined,
They draw their own lines, [A] it's alright, tell [E] them how it is,
[C#] Even though it don't [E] make you popular,
_ [C#m] _ Sometimes [E] you gotta be a kid, [C#] you don't have to [E] roll over. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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