Tell Her About It

Intro: 0:00
A# | A# | G# | D#  - x2

Verse 1: 0:10
 A#
Listen boy, I don't want to see you
       G#               D#
Let a good thing slip away.
            A#
You know I don't like watching anybody make
     G#              D#
The same mistakes I made.
0:20
         Dm7
She's a real nice girl and she's
C#                Cm7
Always there for you,
       D#m                A#
But a nice girl wouldn't tell you
                 Cm7 | D#
What you should do.

Verse 2: 0:31
     A#
Oh, listen boy, I'm sure that you think
           G#             D#
You got it all under control.
           A#
You don't want somebody telling you the way
     G#               D#
To stay in someone's soul.
0:41
          Dm7
You're a big boy now and you'll
 C#            Cm7
Never let her go,
            D#m               A#
But that's just the kind of thing
               Cm7 | A# C
She ought to know.

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Chorus 1: 0:52
 F
Tell her about it,
         Am
Tell her ev'rything you feel.
 Dm
Give her ev'ry reason
      Gm7                      C
To accept that you're for real.
1:03
 F
Tell her about it,
         Am
Tell her all your crazy dreams.
 Dm
Let her know you need her, let her
  Gm7                   C
Know how much she means.

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Instrumental: 1:13
A# | A# | G# | D#  - x2
     Oohoo

Verse 3: 1:24
 A#
Listen, boy, it's not automatic'lly
   G#            D#
A certain guarantee.
      A#
To insure yourself, you've got to provide
        G#            D#
Communication constantly.
1:34
          Dm7
When you love someone
       C#          Cm7
You're always insecure,
            D#m            A#
And there's only one good way
        Cm7 | A# C
To reassure.

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Chorus 2: 1:45
 F
Tell her about it,
          Am
Let her know how much you care.
  Dm
When she can't be with you, tell her
 Gm7                    C
You wish you were there.
1:55
 F
Tell her about it,
       Am
Ev'ry day before you leave.
 Dm
Pay her some attention, give her
 Gm7                 C
Something to believe.

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Bridge: 2:06
G#                 Fm7
  'Cause now and then
               F#
She'll get to worrying
 G#     A#m                D#
Just because you haven't spoken
        F  | F:D#
For so long.
2:16
G#                Fm7
  And though you may not
          F#
Have done anything,
G#           A#m       D#
  Will that be a consolation
       F       | F
When she's gone.

Verse 4: 2:27
 A#
Listen boy, it's good information
        G#                D#
From a man who's made mistakes.
        A#
Just a word or two that she gets from you
              G#                 D#
Could be the difference that it makes.
2:37
          Dm7
She's a trusting soul, she's
 C#               Cm7
Put her trust in you,
       D#m                  A#
But a girl like that won't tell you
                 Cm7 | A# C
What you should do.

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Chorus 3: ( = [Chorus 1]) 2:48
 F
Tell her about it,
         Am
Tell her ev'rything you feel.
 Dm
Give her ev'ry reason
      Gm7                      C
To accept that you're for real.
2:58
 F
Tell her about it,
         Am
Tell her all your crazy dreams.
 Dm
Let her know you need her, let her
  Gm7                   C
Know how much she means.

-= Return to Key A# =-

Coda: 3:09
 A#        Gm7
Tell her about it,
 G#               D#
Tell her how you feel right now.
      A#        Gm
Just tell her about it,
     G#                 D#
The girl don't want to wait too long.
3:19
            A#       Gm
You got to tell her about it,
 G#                   D#
Tell her now and you won't go wrong.
            A#        Gm
You got to tell her about it
   G#               D#
Before it gets too late.
3:29
            A#       Gm
You got to tell her about it.
               G#                 D#
You know, the girl don't want to wait.
            A#        Gm
You got to tell her about it,
               G#          D#
You've got to tell, tell, tell her about it.
3:40
 A#        Gm
Tell her about it.
G#     D#
Ooooo, ooooo.
            A#        Gm
You got to tell her about it...