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Tell It Like It Is chords by 
Lightnin' Hopkins 
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Key: Eb major•BPM: 49
Verse 1
D
Dm
Yes, I'm gonna tell you why poor
Sam
D
F
D
Can't drink whiskey like
everybody else
Dm
D
Yeah, and I'm gonna tell you why, poor
Dm
Sam, can 't drink
D
whiskey like everybody
A
G
Yes, you know the doctor said I'm drinkin' so much now,
Bb
Dm
D
tell this boy to learn, my dear
Verse 2
D
Yeah, you know the doctor
said I got something to tell you
Dm
I've been had on my mind for a long time
D
G
You better stop drinking whiskey,
F
Sam, and turn over
Drink some wine
Dm
G
No, I can't drink whiskey
Bb
Dm
D
More like everybody else
A
G
Yeah, to read that I gotta quit drinking whiskey, boy
Verse 3
Bb
Dm
D
You know it's about to ruin
my hair
Dm
D
Verse 4
G
D
Yeah, but if
Whiskey was a woman
Dm
D
Dm
I'd tell you what I would do
D
A
I'd get up in the morning
D
F
and work hard all day for you
Dm
Now, if
G
D
Bb
Whiskey was a woman
Dm
D
Boy, I'm gonna tell you what I would do
Yes, you know I'd ride early
A
in the morning
Dm
Go south, work hard all day for you
D
I just got to play the
A
D
A
red chair
D
A
Yeah, now, yes, I'm gonna tell you
D
A
My baby ain't never lame
D
A
She didn't say half a pint,
G
A
but she bring me a half a pint
Dm
G
D
You know I can't drink when I ain't
Dm
D
Boy, like everybody
A
I just want to tell my noble Rouse
Verse 5
D
soul
Dm
D
D
She will keep it all to herself
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