Baby Can I Hold You Chords

by Tracy Chapman feat. Pavarotti
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Different Key (C), no capo. Forgive me if the names of the tabs are not precise enough as some of them are a little different. Hope you'll enjoy anyway with a small explanation down below. Cheers.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C
Capo: no capo
Author edoardodale98 [a] 37. Last edit on Feb 20, 2021
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Chords

G
C/G
C2/G
Dm7
F/E
Am
Em
E
F#
A

Strumming

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C/G: 332010
C2/G: 330010
Gsus9: 300012
G*: 3x00001
 
[Verse 1]
C/G        C2/G  C/G
Sorry
    Gsus9  G        Dm7
Is all that you can't say
Gsus9  G     C/G  C2/G  C/G
Years gone by and still
Gsus9       G    Dm7
Words don't come easily
     F/E        Gsus9     G*
Like sorry like sorry
 
[Verse 2]
   C/G        C2/G  C/G
Forgive me
 Gsus9  G          Dm7
Is all that you can't say
Gsus9  G     C/G  C2/G  C/G
Years gone by and still
Gsus9       G    Dm7
Words don't come easily
      F/E        Gsus9     G*
Like forgive me forgive me
 
[Chorus]
            C/G  C2/G  C/G
But you can say baby
Dm7        F/E           C/G  C2/G  C/G
Baby can I hold you tonight?
Dm7        F/E            Am
Maybe if I told you the right words
            Gsus9     G*
Oooh at the right time
             C/G  C2/G  C/G
You'd be mine
Em  E F#  G  A (?)
 
[Verse 3]
  C/G        C2/G  C/G
I love you
     Gsus9  G          Dm7
Is all that you can't say
Gsus9  G      C/G  C2/G  C/G
Years gone by and still
Gsus9  G          Dm7
Words don't come easily
       F/E        Gsus9     G*
Like I love you I love you
 
[Chorus]
            C/G  C2/G  C/G
But you can say baby
Dm7        F/E           C/G  C2/G  C/G
Baby can I hold you tonight?
Dm7        F/E            Am
Maybe if I told you the right words
            Gsus9     G*
Oooh at the right time
             C/G  C2/G  C/G
You'd be mine
Em  E F#  G  A (?)
 
 
[Outro]
Dm7        F/E           C/G  C2/G  C/G
Baby can I hold you tonight?
Dm7        F/E            Am
Maybe if I told you the right words
            Gsus9     G*
Oooh at the right time
             C/G  C2/G  C/G
You'd be mine
             C/G  C2/G  C/G
You'd be mine
          C/G
You'd be mine
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Baby Can I Hold You – Tracy Chapman
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