How Can I Tell You Chords

by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
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Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
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4 contributors total, last edit on Sep 28, 2020
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Em
A
D
G

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[Intro]
Em A D G
 
[Verse 1]
Em           A               D G D G      Em  A
How can I tell you that I love  you, I love you
      D     G        D              G
But I can't think of right words to say
Em              A               D G    D        G
I long to tell you that I am always thinking of you,
    Em                 A
I'm always thinking of you,
       D     G     D       G  D G D        G
But my words just blow away,     just blow away
   Em                   A
It always ends up to one thing, honey,
      D     G     D                 G    Em A
And I can't think of right words to say.
 
[Verse 2]
Em              A
Wherever I am, girl,
       D  G  D            G
I am always walking with you,
      Em             A
I am always walking with you,
        D   G   D           G
But I look and you're not there,
 
Em            A
Whoever I'm with I'm always,
     D  G   D          G
I'm always talking to you,
     Em            A
I'm always talking to you,
         D   G    D         G     D   G    D         G
And I'm sad that you can't hear, Sad that you can't hear,
     Em               A
It always adds up to one thing, honey,
        D    G   D           G
When I look and you're not there.
 
[Interlude]
Em A D G D G  (x4)
 
[Verse 3]
Em              A            D    G   D          G
I need to know you, Need to feel my arms around you,
Em               A              D    G   D    G
Feel my arms surround you, Like sea around a shore,
Em              A
Each night and day I pray
    D    G   D            G
in hope that I might find you,
    Em                A
In hope that I might find you,
         D      G   D     G
Because hearts can do no more,
D      G   D     G
      Can do no more.
Em                    A
It always adds up to one thing, honey,
          D    G    D    G
Still I kneel upon the floor.
 
[Interlude]
Em A D G
 
[Verse 1]
Em           A               D G D G      Em  A
How can I tell you that I love  you, I love you
      D     G        D              G
But I can't think of right words to say
Em              A               D G    D        G
I long to tell you that I am always thinking of you,
    Em                 A
I'm always thinking of you,
       D     G     D       G  D G D        G
But my words just blow away,     just blow away
   Em                   A
It always ends up to one thing, honey,
      D     G     D                 G    Em A D
And I can't think of right words to say.
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5 comments
capoot
this version works well and if you replace the D G D G in second line with D Dsus4 D D6, it adds some color to this part. try it you'll like it!
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capoot
correction: use D5 chord not D6
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sammckee
Yes nice tappat0000
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