Tell It Like It Is chords by Aaron Neville (Official Version)

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Caug
C7/G
C7
F
F#dim7
Fmaj7
F6
Am
Dm
Bb
C

Verse 1
Caug 
C7/G 
C7 
If you want   something to play with
F 
Go and find yourself a toy
F#dim7 
C7/G 
Baby, my time      is too expensive
C7 
F 
And I'm not a little boy
Fmaj7 
F6 
F 

Chorus 1
Am 
Dm 
If you are serious
Am 
Don't play with my heart,
Dm 
it makes me furious
Am 
Bb 
But if you want me to love you
C 
Bb 
Am 
Then, baby, I will, girl, you know I will
C 
Tell it like it

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Verse 2

C7/G

Don't be ashamed to let

your conscience be your guide

Fmaj7

F#dim7

But I

C7/G

know deep down inside of me

I believe you love me,

forget your foolish pride

Fmaj7

Chorus 2
Am 
Dm 
Life is too short to have sorrow
Am 
You may be here today
Dm 
and gone tomorrow
Am 
Bb 
You might as well get what you want
C 
Bb 
Am 
So go on and live, baby, go on and live
C 
Tell it like it

Verse 3
C7/G 
is
C7 
I'm nothing to play with,
F 
C 
F6 
go and find yourself a toy But I
F#dim7 
C7/G 
Tell      it like it is
C7 
My time is too expensive
F 
C 
And I'm not your little boy
F6 
F#dim7 
Mmm, tell      it like it is
[Fade out]

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Caug
C7/G
C7
F
F#dim7
Fmaj7
F6
Am
Dm
Bb
C

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: F majorBPM: 96

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Caug: x-3-2-1-1-x
C7/G: 3-x-2-3-1-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
F#dim7: 2-x-1-2-1-x
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
F6: x-x-3-2-3-1
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Tell It Like It Is by Aaron Neville, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Aaron Neville's performance.