Biography:
Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for the singles "Fast Car", "Talkin' Bout a Revolution", "Baby Can I Hold You", and "Give Me One Reason." She is a multi-platinum and multi-Grammy award-winning artist.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio,U.S., Tracy Chapman began playing guitar and writing songs as a child. She received a scholarship through A Better Chance that allowed her to attend Wooster School in Connecticut, and was eventually accepted to Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.
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Other songs:
- Across The Lines
- Another Sun
- Baby Can I Hold You
- Bang Bang Bang
- Bridges
- Change
- Fast Car
- Fast Car Intro
- For My Lover
- Give Me One Reason
- Goodbye
- Less Than Strangers
- Mountain O'things
- Say Hallelujah
- Talkin Bout A Revolution
- Talkin' About A Revolution
- Telling Stories
- The Promise
- 3000 Miles
- All That You Have Is Your Soul
- Almost
- America
- At This Point In My Life
- Be And Be Not Afraid
- Be Careful Of My Heart
- Before Easter
- Born To Fight
- Broken
- Cold Feet
- Crossroads
- Devotion
- For You
- Freedom Now
- Happy All I Can Feel
- Heavens Here On Earth
- I Am Yours
- If Not Now
- Its Ok
- Lose Your Love
- Loves Proof
- Material World
- Mountains O Things
- Never Yours
- New Beginning
- O Holy Night
- Only One
- Open Arms
- Paper Ink
- Promise
- Save Us All
- Shes Got Her Ticket
- Sing For You
- Smoke And Ashes
- So
- Speak The Word
- Spring
- Subcity
- Talk To You
- Tell It Like It Is
- This Time
- Tracy Chapman
- Wedding Song
- Why
- Youre The One
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TRACY CHAPMAN
TELL IT LIKE IT IS
NEW BEGINNING
This is another great Tracy Chapman song. The following chords are for the acoustic
Unfortunately I havn't got the suitable tabs for the e-guitar but I would be very glad to
them... so please, if someone out there has them: Don't hesitate to write them down here...
Chords used:
Em Asus C(add9) G
Cmaj7
E|-0-| E|-0-| E|-0-| E|-3-| E|-0-| E|-0-|
B|-0-| B|-3-| B|-3-| B|-0-|
B|-0-|
G|-0-| G|-2-| G|-0-| G|-0-|
G|-0-|
D|-2-| D|-2-| D|-2-| D|-0-|
D|-2-|
A|-2-| A|-0-| A|-3-| A|-2-|
A|-3-|
E|-0-| E|-x-| E|-X-| E|-3-|
E|-0-|
. = "Stacato"
: = "Repeat"
OK, so far so good, here are the chords:
INTRO:
| Guitar harmonics|: Em Asus (x4):|
e|----12-12-12-12--|:--0.-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--:|
B|----12-12-12-12--|:--0.-0-0-0-0-3--3--3--3--:|
G|----12-12-12-12--|:--0.-0-0-0-0-2--2--2--2--:|
D|----12-12-12-12--|:--2.-2-2-2-2-2--2--2--2--:|
A|----12-12-12-12--|:--2.-2-2-2-2-0--0--0--0--:|
E|----12-12-12-12--|:--0.-0-0-0-0-x--x--x--x--:|
(The rythm for the "Em Asus" part keeps the same the whole song, however, if the chords
the rythm changes too. E.G. the C G A
part)
VERSE 1:
Em Asus
Say it, say it, say it!
Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus
Tell it like it is!
Em Asus
Say it, say it, say it!
Em Asus Em Asus
Tell it like it is___!
Em Asus Em Asus
What brakes your heart.
Em Asus C(add9)
What keeps you a- wake,
G A5(add9) G
awake at night.
Em Asus
Em Asus C(add9)
What makes you want to break___
G A5(add9) G
down and cry___.
Em Asus Em Asus
But say you'll never
Cmaj7 A5(add9)
turn you back. Say you'll never harden to the world. Say you'll never
Cmaj7 A5(add9)
try to still the rythms in your breast. Say you'll never
Cmaj7 A5(add9)
look at the evil among us and try to forget. Say you'll tell it like it
Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus
is!
Verse 2:
Em Asus
Say it, say it, say it!
Em Asus Em Asus
So everyone can hear__!
Em Asus
Em Asus
Say it, say it, say it!
Em Asus Em Asus
Tell it like it is___!
Em Asus Em Asus
What brakes your heart______.
Em Asus C(add9)
What keeps you a- wake,
G A5(add9) G
awake at night.
Em Asus
Em Asus C(add9) G A5
How you anger and grief___ make you want to cry out___
G
and tell it like it
Em Asus Em Asus
is___! But say you'll never
Cmaj7 A5(add9)
close your eyes or pretend that it's a rosy world. Say you'll never try to
Cmaj7 A5(add9)
paint what it's rotten with a sugar coat. Say you talk about the
Cmaj7 A5(add9)
horrors you've seen and the torments you know. And tell it like it
Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus
is!
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: (The acoustic guitar plays:)
|:Em Asus|Em Asus|Em
Asus|C(add9) G|A5(add9) G|Em
Asus:|
VERSE 3:
Em Asus
Say it, say it, say it!
Em Asus Em Asus
So noone can for-get__!
Em Asus
Em Asus
Say it, say it, say it!
Em Asus Em Asus
Tell it like it is___!
Em Asus Em Asus
What brakes your heart.
Em Asus C(add9)
What keeps you a- wake,
G A5(add9) G
awake at night.
Em Asus
Em Asus C(add9)
What makes you want to break___
G A5
the ties that silence and bind,
G
and tell it like it
Em Asus Em Asus
is___! Say you'll never
Cmaj7 A5(add9)
cover your ears and close your mouth and live in a silent world. Say
Cmaj7 A5(add9)
you'll only run as far or as fast as you need to be secure. Say that then
Cmaj7 A5(add9)
you'll tell the truth when a lie cross your lips. And tell it like it
A5(add9)(let ring)
is, yeah yeah yeah...
Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO 2:
|:Em Asus|Em Asus|Em
Asus:|
OUTRO:
Em Asus Em Asus
Say it, say it, say it!
Em Asus Em Asus
Say it, say it, say it!
Em Asus Em Asus
Say it, say it, say it!
Em Asus Em Asus
Say it, say it, say it!
Em (let ring)
Say it, say it, say it!
That's it. Beautiful, isn't it? If you have any quastions or if you have the e-guitar
please contact me: [email protected]
TELL IT LIKE IT IS
NEW BEGINNING
This is another great Tracy Chapman song. The following chords are for the acoustic
Unfortunately I havn't got the suitable tabs for the e-guitar but I would be very glad to
them... so please, if someone out there has them: Don't hesitate to write them down here...
Chords used:
Em Asus C(add9) G
Cmaj7
E|-0-| E|-0-| E|-0-| E|-3-| E|-0-| E|-0-|
B|-0-| B|-3-| B|-3-| B|-0-|
B|-0-|
G|-0-| G|-2-| G|-0-| G|-0-|
G|-0-|
D|-2-| D|-2-| D|-2-| D|-0-|
D|-2-|
A|-2-| A|-0-| A|-3-| A|-2-|
A|-3-|
E|-0-| E|-x-| E|-X-| E|-3-|
E|-0-|
. = "Stacato"
: = "Repeat"
OK, so far so good, here are the chords:
INTRO:
| Guitar harmonics|: Em Asus (x4):|
e|----12-12-12-12--|:--0.-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--:|
B|----12-12-12-12--|:--0.-0-0-0-0-3--3--3--3--:|
G|----12-12-12-12--|:--0.-0-0-0-0-2--2--2--2--:|
D|----12-12-12-12--|:--2.-2-2-2-2-2--2--2--2--:|
A|----12-12-12-12--|:--2.-2-2-2-2-0--0--0--0--:|
E|----12-12-12-12--|:--0.-0-0-0-0-x--x--x--x--:|
(The rythm for the "Em Asus" part keeps the same the whole song, however, if the chords
the rythm changes too. E.G. the C G A
part)
VERSE 1:
Em Asus
Say it, say it, say it!
Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus
Tell it like it is!
Em Asus
Say it, say it, say it!
Em Asus Em Asus
Tell it like it is___!
Em Asus Em Asus
What brakes your heart.
Em Asus C(add9)
What keeps you a- wake,
G A5(add9) G
awake at night.
Em Asus
Em Asus C(add9)
What makes you want to break___
G A5(add9) G
down and cry___.
Em Asus Em Asus
But say you'll never
Cmaj7 A5(add9)
turn you back. Say you'll never harden to the world. Say you'll never
Cmaj7 A5(add9)
try to still the rythms in your breast. Say you'll never
Cmaj7 A5(add9)
look at the evil among us and try to forget. Say you'll tell it like it
Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus
is!
Verse 2:
Em Asus
Say it, say it, say it!
Em Asus Em Asus
So everyone can hear__!
Em Asus
Em Asus
Say it, say it, say it!
Em Asus Em Asus
Tell it like it is___!
Em Asus Em Asus
What brakes your heart______.
Em Asus C(add9)
What keeps you a- wake,
G A5(add9) G
awake at night.
Em Asus
Em Asus C(add9) G A5
How you anger and grief___ make you want to cry out___
G
and tell it like it
Em Asus Em Asus
is___! But say you'll never
Cmaj7 A5(add9)
close your eyes or pretend that it's a rosy world. Say you'll never try to
Cmaj7 A5(add9)
paint what it's rotten with a sugar coat. Say you talk about the
Cmaj7 A5(add9)
horrors you've seen and the torments you know. And tell it like it
Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus
is!
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: (The acoustic guitar plays:)
|:Em Asus|Em Asus|Em
Asus|C(add9) G|A5(add9) G|Em
Asus:|
VERSE 3:
Em Asus
Say it, say it, say it!
Em Asus Em Asus
So noone can for-get__!
Em Asus
Em Asus
Say it, say it, say it!
Em Asus Em Asus
Tell it like it is___!
Em Asus Em Asus
What brakes your heart.
Em Asus C(add9)
What keeps you a- wake,
G A5(add9) G
awake at night.
Em Asus
Em Asus C(add9)
What makes you want to break___
G A5
the ties that silence and bind,
G
and tell it like it
Em Asus Em Asus
is___! Say you'll never
Cmaj7 A5(add9)
cover your ears and close your mouth and live in a silent world. Say
Cmaj7 A5(add9)
you'll only run as far or as fast as you need to be secure. Say that then
Cmaj7 A5(add9)
you'll tell the truth when a lie cross your lips. And tell it like it
A5(add9)(let ring)
is, yeah yeah yeah...
Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO 2:
|:Em Asus|Em Asus|Em
Asus:|
OUTRO:
Em Asus Em Asus
Say it, say it, say it!
Em Asus Em Asus
Say it, say it, say it!
Em Asus Em Asus
Say it, say it, say it!
Em Asus Em Asus
Say it, say it, say it!
Em (let ring)
Say it, say it, say it!
That's it. Beautiful, isn't it? If you have any quastions or if you have the e-guitar
please contact me: [email protected]
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