Tell Me chords by Peter Jackson, Toya Alexis
Verse 1
Am
I think you're not listening to me,
baby.
Nah, what was that,
It was really good.
Dm
Am
I'm just here, I'm in the stu dio.
I need you to hold for a minute though.
I'll hold.
Alright, cool.
F
I'm on the stage.
Dm
I'm in the studio, mama.
And I'm working.
Am
I thought you'd do the same.
Doing this for us.
And you acting like I'm out here.
F
And I'm cheating on you or something.
Dm
We don't need to change, baby.
You just need to stop
Am
jumping all over me.
About every little thing I do
You know I hope you just did
F
What's up,
Yeah, I'm here for Jackson
Dm
I'll describe you
I need to talk to you real quick
Am
I can't talk right now, Ma
Yes, now
Tell me, Jackson,
why you're always in the streets?
Gsus4
Cause lately you've been acting crazy
F
Dm
You ain't got no time for your baby
Am
I've been thinking that just maybe
I should leave you alone,
cause you ain't handling it
Gsus4
F
I can't do you and me on my own
Dm
So what you gonna do?
Tell me
Am
Cause we need a change
G
Gsus4
We need a, we need a, we need a
F
You actin' strange
We actin' strange
Dm
We actin' strange
Am
Cause we need a change
G
Gsus4
We need a, we need a, we need a
A change
You ain't the same
F
Dm
You ain't the, you ain't the,
you ain't the
Am
Yes, we need a change
Ma, I'm on the grind like your jaw
when you pop an X
G
I'm in these streets,
so there's not a single penny left
F
Hands cold on the corner,
you can see my breath
Dm
I keep you real close,
Am
tat your name on my chest
Ma, we need protection like Bush
when they hit the towers
G
We need to change like Obama
when he come to power
F
I'm off the block, baby girl,
Dm
I don't hustle powder
I know she worried,
Am
cause I'm out 24 hours
And when her mother sell her,
y can tell her voice sour
G
She think I'm at the strippers,
tryna make it rain and shower
F
I'm not him, baby girl,
your last man to cower
Dm
E
Am
She go to school like U of T or Howard
Mom bringin' change like money
to a third world
G
My ex left me,
I'm holdin' down a new girl
F
Baby, don't leave,
need you right by my side
Dm
You my co -star for life,
Am
reason why I strive
Tell me just why you're
always in the streets
G
Cause lately you've been actin' crazy
F
You ain't got no time for your baby
Dm
Am
I've been thinkin' that just may be
I should leave you alone,
G
cause you ain't handling, no
F
I can't do you and me on my own
Dm
So what you gonna do?
Am
Cause we need a change
Something needs to happen, baby
G
Cause I don't even feel
wanted lately
F
Everything is always alright, okay
Dm
Am
But I ain't feeling any different, baby
Ma, we need to change like June to July
G
Like Akon and Bizzy Bone
You know I tried them in
F
the streets everyday
That's the reason why you fly
Dm
I knew we grew apart
Am
That's the reason why you cry
I'm only crying cause
you seem so satisfied
G
Without standing here right by my side
F
You're content having us be
Dm
E
Strangers passing by, yeah, yeah
Am
I'ma hold you down,
keep you right, baby
I'ma show you how
G
Hustle hard and make you proud
Nah, Bella, don't make a sound
F
You know the game, baby
I didn't change, baby
Dm
Am
I'm just a moth and I'm at
tracted to your flame, baby
If you didn't change
And how come I don't even
G
re cognize your face?
Gsus4
Now even your touch
F
seems so foreign to me
Dm
Am
We used to be so happy
The game has changed you
and I don't want to just
G
Am
Be another part in your life
F
Dm
You seem to be alright with me
Am
Feeling the way I do inside
Tell me just why you're
always in the streets
G
Cause lately you've been acting crazy
F
You ain't got no time for your baby
Dm
Am
I've been thinking that just maybe
I should leave you alone
Cause you ain't had the room
G
Gsus4
G
F
I can't do you and me on my own
So what you gonna do?
Dm
Tell me
Am
Cause we need a change
G
Gsus4
Tell me
G
F
Dm
Tell me
Am
What you gonna do?
G
Gsus4
G
Go, go
F
Dm
Am
Cause we need a change
Outro 1
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Tell Me
Peter Jackson, Toya Alexis
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