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Tell Him

Lauryn Hill
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Verse 1

C let me be patient

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Cmaj7 let me be kind

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Fmaj7 make me unselfish

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G without being blind

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C though i may suffer,

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Cmaj7 ill envy it not

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Fmaj7 and endure what comes,

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G 'cause He's all that i got

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Refrain

C Tell Him, Tell Him I

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Cmaj7 Need Him, Tell Him I

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Fmaj7 Love Him, It'll be al-

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G right

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C Tell Him, Tell Him I

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Cmaj7 Need Him, Tell Him I

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Fmaj7 Love Him, It'll be al-

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G right

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Verse 2

C now i may have faith

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Cmaj7 to make mountains fall

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Fmaj7 but if i lack love

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G i am nothing at all

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C i can give away

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Cmaj7 everything i possess,

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Fmaj7 but left without love,

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G then i have no happiness..

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C i know im imperfect,

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Cmaj7 and not without sin,

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Fmaj7 but now that im older,

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G all childish things end

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Refrain

C Tell Him, Tell Him I

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Cmaj7 Need Him, Tell Him I

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Fmaj7 Love Him, It'll be al-

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G right

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C Tell Him, Tell Him I

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Cmaj7 Need Him, Tell Him I

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Fmaj7 Love Him, It'll be al-

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G right

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Bridge

I'll never be jealous (I'll never be jealous)

And I won't be too proud (Houu)

'Cause love is not boastful (Noo)

Oooh and love is not loud

Tell him I need him (Tell him I need him)

Tell him I love him (Tell him I love him)

Everything is gonna (Everything), is gonna be (Everything) alright

Verse 3

C now i may have wisdom

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Cmaj7 and knowledge on earth

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Fmaj7 but if i speak wrong

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G what is it worth

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C see what we now know

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Cmaj7 is nothing compared

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Fmaj7 to the love that was shown

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G when our lives were spared

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