Chords for The B-52's - Tell It Like It T-I-IS (Official Music Video)

Tempo:
136.7 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

C#

C#m

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The B-52's - Tell It Like It T-I-IS (Official Music Video) chords
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[F#] Doing right, day and night.
Doing right, day and night.
Doing right, day and night.
Yeah, tell it, tell it, tell it like it is.
I gotta feel .
[B] [C#] it.
You [F#] gotta move .
[B] [C#] it.
You [F#] gotta [B] feel the [C#m] 3D ripple.
[F#] Tell it, tell it, tell it [B] like it is.
[C#m] [F#] Seems like things [B] are getting [C#] so bad [F#] that you can smell [B] it.
[C#m] Yeah, [F#] so open those eyes [B] and get the [C#] real picture.
[F#] It's time to [B] tell it.
[C#m] [B] .
Oh baby, [C#] .
[A#] it's all [D#m] that [D#] .
[D] [A#] I [B] can see.
I need to [E] [F#] tell it, tell it, tell it [B] like it [C#m] is.
[F#] Tell it, tell it, tell it [B] like it is.
[C#m] [F#] Tell it, .
[B] [C#] [F#] .
[B] [C#m] [F#] .
tell it, tell it.
I wanna tell it.
Tell it.
I ain't talking.
I wanna say.
I ain't talking.
I wanna say.
Tell it!.
And you're looking [B] for a moving [C#] sidewalk.
[F#] Screaming about a [B] monorail to take you [C#] away.
[F#] Well, the day is now [B] and here's [C#] the biz.
You [F#] better get the real picture.
[B] Tell it like [E] it is.
[F#] I spit it.
[B] [C#m] [F#] .
[B] [C#] [F#] See the .
[B] situation.
[C#] [F#] .
[B] [C#] [B] .
Oh [C#] baby, .
[A#] it's all [D#m] that [C#] I [C] can see.
[A#] [B] I need [E] to [F#] tell it.
.
[B] [C#] [F#] Tell it, tell it, tell it [B] like it [C#] is.
[F#] .
[B] [C#] [F#] .
[B] [C#] [F#] .
[B] [C#m] [F#] .
[B] [C#] [F#] .
[B] [C#m] [F#] [B] .
[C#m] [F#] .
Don't upset the balance of your nature.
With the jump on the coasted cliff.
Don't upset the balance of your nature.
Rips the level above your fear.
When you feel the movement, the untamed melody.
Tell it like it is and what you need.
[E] Tell it like it was and always should [F#] be.
.
Tell [Em] it, tell it, tell it, [F#] tell it.
I wanna tell it.
Tell it.
[E] I ain't talking.
I wanna say.
I [F#] ain't talking.
I wanna say.
Tell [E] it!
.
[F#] .
[E] Like a T .
I.
[F#] .
[B] [F#] Like .
[B] [C#] [F#] .
[B] [F#] .
[B] a T [C#].
I.
Tell [F#] it, tell it, tell [B] it.
[F#] .
[B] Like a T [F#].
I.
.
[B] [C#m] [F#] .
[N] .
Key:  
F#
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B
12341112
C#
12341114
C#m
13421114
E
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F#
134211112
B
12341112
C#
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To learn The B-52S - (1992) Tell It Like It T-I-Is chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C#, F#, B, C#m, F#, B and F#. A strategic approach would be to train at 68 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 137. Given the song's key of F# Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[F#] _ _ _ _ Doing right, day and night.
Doing right, day and night.
Doing right, day and night.
Yeah, tell it, tell it, tell it like it is.
I gotta feel _ .
[B] _ [C#] it.
You [F#] gotta move _ .
[B] _ [C#] it.
You [F#] gotta _ _ [B] feel the [C#m] 3D ripple.
[F#] Tell it, tell it, tell it [B] like it is.
[C#m] _ _ [F#] Seems like things [B] are getting [C#] so bad [F#] that you can smell [B] it.
_ [C#m] Yeah, [F#] so open those eyes [B] and get the [C#] real picture.
[F#] It's time to [B] tell it.
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ Oh baby, [C#] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [A#] it's all [D#m] that _ [D#] _ _ .
[D] _ _ [A#] I [B] can see.
I need to [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] tell it, tell it, tell it [B] like it [C#m] is.
[F#] Tell it, tell it, tell it [B] like it is.
[C#m] _ _ [F#] Tell it, _ _ .
[B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ tell it, tell it.
I wanna tell it.
Tell it.
I ain't talking.
I wanna say.
I ain't talking.
I wanna say.
Tell it!.
_ And you're looking [B] for a moving [C#] sidewalk.
[F#] Screaming about a [B] monorail to take you [C#] away.
[F#] Well, the day is now [B] and here's [C#] the biz.
You [F#] better get the real picture.
[B] Tell it like [E] it is.
[F#] I _ spit it.
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ See the _ .
[B] situation.
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ .
_ Oh [C#] baby, _ _ _ .
_ _ [A#] it's all [D#m] that _ [C#] I [C] can see.
[A#] _ _ [B] _ _ I need [E] to _ [F#] tell it.
_ .
[B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] Tell it, tell it, tell it [B] like it [C#] is.
[F#] _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
_ Don't _ _ _ upset the balance of your nature.
With the jump on the coasted cliff.
_ Don't upset the balance of your nature.
Rips the level above your fear.
_ When you feel the _ movement, _ the untamed _ melody.
_ Tell it like it is and _ _ _ what you _ _ need.
[E] Tell it like it was and always should [F#] be.
_ _ _ .
Tell _ _ [Em] _ it, tell it, tell it, _ [F#] tell it.
I wanna tell it.
Tell it.
[E] I ain't talking.
I wanna say.
I [F#] ain't talking.
I wanna say.
Tell [E] it!
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] Like a T _ _ _ .
I.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ [F#] _ Like _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[B] a T [C#].
I.
Tell [F#] it, tell it, tell [B] it.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ .
[B] Like a T [F#].
I.
_ _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .

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