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Tell It Like It Is

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Graham Coxon - Tell it Like it is
   A577655
 F#m244222
  C#446664
  Bm224432
   E022100
   G355433
   D557775
Intro:
A
AYou've got the need to wander, 
F#mI'm geAtting it from your eyes
AI know I'm not the one to tell you 
F#mexactly C#where your feelings should lie
BmWhen I Asaw you my life turned so beautiful
BmI neveAr Emet no-one like you before
BmWhy DcanA't Eyou tell it like it is, just make it clear
BmYou DcamAe iEnto my life and then you disappear
BmAll DI hAave Eof you is a ringing in my ear
BmAnd DwheAn I Greach out 'cos I wanna hold you near
ThEereA's nobody here
AAnd as you're packing your suitcase, 
F#mI'm caAtching you dry your eyes
ABut you're keeping a straight face
F#mlike tC#his happens all the time
BmYou trAeated me like I was brand new before
BmNo-one AhaEd made me feel like you do before
BmWhy DcanA't Eyou tell it like it is, just make it clear
BmYou DcamAe iEnto my life and then you disappear
BmAll DI hAave Eof you is a ringing in my ear
BmAnd DwheAn I Greach out 'cos I wanna hold you near
ThEereA's nobody here
Solo:
A F#m A
A F#m C#
BmWhen I Asaw you my life turned so beautiful
BmI'd neAver met no-one like you before
BmAnd as AI feel your footsteps move the floor
BmI welcAomEe loneliness back through the door
BmWhy DcanA't Eyou tell it like it is, just make it clear
BmYou DcamAe iEnto my life and then you disappear
BmAll DI hAave Eof you is a ringing in my ear
BmAnd DwheAn I Ereach out 'cos I wanna hold you near
ThGereE's nobody here

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Tell It Like It Is

by Graham Coxon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Graham Coxon - Tell it Like it is

577655

F#m

244222

446664

224432

022100

355433

557775

Intro:

You've got the need to wander,

F#m A

I'm getting it from your eyes

I know I'm not the one to tell you

F#m C#

exactly where your feelings should lie

Bm A

When I saw you my life turned so beautiful

Bm A E

I never met no-one like you before

Bm D A E

Why can't you tell it like it is, just make it clear

Bm D A E

You came into my life and then you disappear

Bm D A E

All I have of you is a ringing in my ear

Bm D A G

And when I reach out 'cos I wanna hold you near

E A

There's nobody here

And as you're packing your suitcase,

F#m A

I'm catching you dry your eyes

But you're keeping a straight face

F#m C#

like this happens all the time

Bm A

You treated me like I was brand new before

Bm A E

No-one had made me feel like you do before

Bm D A E

Why can't you tell it like it is, just make it clear

Bm D A E

You came into my life and then you disappear

Bm D A E

All I have of you is a ringing in my ear

Bm D A G

And when I reach out 'cos I wanna hold you near

E A

There's nobody here

Solo:

A F#m A

A F#m C#

Bm A

When I saw you my life turned so beautiful

Bm A

I'd never met no-one like you before

Bm A

And as I feel your footsteps move the floor

Bm A E

I welcome loneliness back through the door

Bm D A E

Why can't you tell it like it is, just make it clear

Bm D A E

You came into my life and then you disappear

Bm D A E

All I have of you is a ringing in my ear

Bm D A E

And when I reach out 'cos I wanna hold you near

G E

There's nobody here

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