Had You Told It Like It Was (It Wouldn't Be Like It Is) Chords

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[Verse 1]
[Em]No, [G]no, [C]not like a[B]ny
[Em]No, no, [G]not [C]like any
[B]When I [Em]spoke to you
[G]You said, [C]how do you do
[B]It didn't [Em]mean I [G]wanted
to [C]marry [B]you
You [Em]told your friends
[G]This [C]was the real thing
[B]Now they're [Em]asking to see
[B]The wedding ring
[Em]Had you told[Am] it like it was
Yeah, yeah
Had you [Em]told it like it was
Yeah, yeah
[G]Had you [C]told it like it was
It [B]wouldn't be like it [Em]is
No, no
Not like it [B]is[Em]
No, no
Not like it is
My telephone rang
[G]The day[C] of by noon
[B]It was your [Em]mother
Asking [G]about a [C]wedding in June
[B]But [Em]when I finished talk[G]ing
She was [C]mad as could be
[G]Because I [Em]told her to forget it
[B]She'd never boss [Em]me,
had [Am]you told it like it was
Yeah, yeah
Had you [Em]told it like it was
Yeah, yeah
Had you [C]told it like it was
It [B]wouldn't be like it [Em]is
No, no
Not like it is
[G]It [Am]sure took me for [Em]granted
[G]An d [Am]that isn't right at [Em]all
[G]I h[Am]ope you understand n[Em]ow
[G]You're up [C]in some dark blue wal[B]l
It's [Em]much too late [G]to [D]start
talk[C]in' too fast
[Em]Cause you know your [G]dream
world is [C]in the past
[B]It's [Em]over now [G]and it's [C]plain to see
[B]I a[Em]in't got y[B]ou, you ain't got me
[Em]Had you told[Am] it like it was
Yeah, yeah
Had you [Em]told it like it was
Yeah, yeah
Had you [C]told it like it was
It [B]wouldn't be like it [Em]is
Not like it, not like it is
You [Am]sure took me for [Em]granted
An[Am]d that is right at all[Em]
[G]I hop[Am]e you understand now[Em]
You [C]hurt me so bad before
[B]It's muc[Em]h too late to
[G]stop [C]talking too fast
[B]Cause you [Em]know you dreamed
[G]worlds [C]in the past
[B]It's [Em]all over now,
[G]and it's [C]plain to see
[B]I a[Em]in't got y[B]ou, you ain't got me
[Em]Had you told[Am] it like it was
Yeah, yeah
Had you [Em]told it like it was
Yeah, yeah
Had you [C]told it like it was
It [B]wouldn't be [Em]like it is
No, [G]no, [Em]not like it is
[B]Had [G]you tol[C]d it like it was
It [B]wouldn't be like it [Em]is
No, no, not like it is
[B]Had [Em]you told[C] it like it was,
it [B]wouldn't be like it is
[Em]