I TELL IT LIKE IT USE TO BE        T. Graham Brown 
 
 
 
         D                                      A  
1.  They say that I'm the kind of person who always speaks my mind. 
2.      I    wish that I was stronger I could tell them that you've gone. 
 
      A7                                       D 
      To me there's nothing stronger then the truth. 
But that's one thing that I may never             do. 
 
D                                         A 
You can ask me almost anything and I'll tell you like it is. 
If they want to hear about our love and   how it all went wrong. 
 
           A7                                D 
But   darlin' when they ask me about        you. 
Then darlin' they will just have to talk to you. 
 
 
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(D)                G                                 D  
I tell it like it use to be  When you were still in love with me 
                   A              Bm           A 
Before you got to use to me and wanted someone new 
                    G                                  D 
I tell it like it ought to be   'cause how it is is killing me  
                     A             G               A     D 
When they ask about you and me  I tell it like it use to be.