Chords for Anita Baker - I Apologize (Official Music Video)
Tempo:
78.2 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
G#m
F#
D#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m] [E] I'm a [B] [F#m] [G#m] [G] fireman
[B] [A] I'm [G#m] [C#] [G]
a [B] operator
[A] I'm [G#m] [B]
[F#] [E] [G#m] [E] a baby
Operator, give my [F#] baby one of mine
Just [B] the other night
[F#] We had a [B] horrible fight
[E] I was [F#] out of control
But I still love [B] my man
[F#] When my body [B] and soul [E] [G#m] gets rough
[Em] You say things you should [D#] not say
[E] But I never meant [B] to treat my baby that way I apologize
[D#] Believe [C#m] [G] me, I do I [B] apologize
[G#m] I [Em] understand [D#] truth
[B] Because I know I [A] was wrong
[B] And so I sing you this [F#] song
[E] That I'm trying to get through
[B] [C#m] And make it up to [D#] you, [E] yeah
Operator, it was like [F#] a bad dream
[B] Lord, you should have heard
[F#] The way he shouted [G#m] and the [F#] way
[E] [G#m] Because I was [F#]
unfair
I took it all out [B] on him
[F#] Just because he [B] was there
[E] You [G#m] [C#] say things you should not [G] [E] say
But I never meant to treat my baby that way
I [B] apologize
[D#] Believe [B] me, [D#] I [B] do I apologize
[G#m] [Em] I understand [G] truth
[F#] Because I know I [F#m] was wrong
[B] And so I sing you this song
[E] That I'm trying to get through
[B] And make it [E] up to [A#] you, [G] yeah
[A] And I wish [D] I could [A] tell her
There [B] is a [A#] good [C]
life
[D] I come running from shore
[E] And all I know is [B] there's tears [F#m] in [C#m] my [D#]
eyes
[B] And I [C#m] ask for forgiveness
[Em]
[G] [B] Because I know I [F#m] was wrong
[G#m] And so I sing you my [E] song
Yeah, [F#] yeah, [B]
yeah I apologize [D#] [B] Oh, yes [F#] I apologize
[G#m] Oh, [C#] yes
[B] Because I know I [F#m] was [A] wrong
[G#m] And so I sing you this song
[E] That I want to get
And I want to get
[B]
[F#m] Believe [B] me, I do [G] Oh, this
[B] I'm talking to you right now
[Em] [D#] [G#m]
[B] [A] I'm [G#m] [C#] [G]
a [B] operator
[A] I'm [G#m] [B]
[F#] [E] [G#m] [E] a baby
Operator, give my [F#] baby one of mine
Just [B] the other night
[F#] We had a [B] horrible fight
[E] I was [F#] out of control
But I still love [B] my man
[F#] When my body [B] and soul [E] [G#m] gets rough
[Em] You say things you should [D#] not say
[E] But I never meant [B] to treat my baby that way I apologize
[D#] Believe [C#m] [G] me, I do I [B] apologize
[G#m] I [Em] understand [D#] truth
[B] Because I know I [A] was wrong
[B] And so I sing you this [F#] song
[E] That I'm trying to get through
[B] [C#m] And make it up to [D#] you, [E] yeah
Operator, it was like [F#] a bad dream
[B] Lord, you should have heard
[F#] The way he shouted [G#m] and the [F#] way
[E] [G#m] Because I was [F#]
unfair
I took it all out [B] on him
[F#] Just because he [B] was there
[E] You [G#m] [C#] say things you should not [G] [E] say
But I never meant to treat my baby that way
I [B] apologize
[D#] Believe [B] me, [D#] I [B] do I apologize
[G#m] [Em] I understand [G] truth
[F#] Because I know I [F#m] was wrong
[B] And so I sing you this song
[E] That I'm trying to get through
[B] And make it [E] up to [A#] you, [G] yeah
[A] And I wish [D] I could [A] tell her
There [B] is a [A#] good [C]
life
[D] I come running from shore
[E] And all I know is [B] there's tears [F#m] in [C#m] my [D#]
eyes
[B] And I [C#m] ask for forgiveness
[Em]
[G] [B] Because I know I [F#m] was wrong
[G#m] And so I sing you my [E] song
Yeah, [F#] yeah, [B]
yeah I apologize [D#] [B] Oh, yes [F#] I apologize
[G#m] Oh, [C#] yes
[B] Because I know I [F#m] was [A] wrong
[G#m] And so I sing you this song
[E] That I want to get
And I want to get
[B]
[F#m] Believe [B] me, I do [G] Oh, this
[B] I'm talking to you right now
[Em] [D#] [G#m]
Key:
B
E
G#m
F#
D#
B
E
G#m
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ I'm a [B] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G#m] [G] fireman _
_ [B] [A] I'm _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ [G]
a [B] operator
[A] I'm _ [G#m] _ _ [B] _
[F#] _ [E] _ _ _ [G#m] _ [E] a _ _ _ baby
Operator, give my [F#] baby one of mine
Just [B] the other night
[F#] We had a [B] horrible fight
_ [E] _ _ _ I was [F#] out of control
But I still love [B] my man
[F#] When my body [B] and soul [E] _ [G#m] gets rough
[Em] You say things you should [D#] not say
[E] But I never meant [B] to treat my baby that way I apologize
[D#] Believe [C#m] _ [G] me, I do I [B] apologize
[G#m] _ _ I [Em] understand [D#] truth
[B] Because I know I [A] was wrong
[B] And so I sing you this [F#] song
[E] That I'm trying to get through
[B] [C#m] And make it up to [D#] you, [E] yeah
_ Operator, it was like [F#] a bad dream
[B] Lord, you should have heard
[F#] The way he shouted [G#m] and the [F#] way
[E] _ _ _ [G#m] Because I was [F#]
unfair
I took it all out [B] on him
[F#] Just because he [B] was there
[E] You [G#m] _ _ [C#] say things you should not [G] [E] say
But I never meant to treat my baby that way
I [B] apologize
[D#] Believe _ [B] me, [D#] I [B] do I apologize
[G#m] _ _ _ [Em] I understand [G] truth
[F#] Because I know I [F#m] was wrong
[B] And so I sing you this song
[E] That I'm trying to get through
[B] And make it [E] up to [A#] you, [G] yeah
_ _ _ [A] _ And I wish [D] I could [A] tell her
There [B] is a [A#] good _ _ _ [C] _ _
life
[D] I come running from shore
[E] And all I know is [B] there's tears _ [F#m] in [C#m] my _ _ [D#]
eyes
[B] And I [C#m] ask for forgiveness
[Em] _
[G] [B] Because I know I [F#m] was wrong
[G#m] And so I sing you my [E] song
Yeah, [F#] yeah, [B] _ _
yeah I apologize _ [D#] _ _ [B] Oh, yes [F#] I apologize
[G#m] _ _ Oh, [C#] yes
[B] Because I know I [F#m] was [A] wrong
[G#m] And so I sing you this song
[E] That I want to get
And I want to get
[B] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] Believe [B] me, I do [G] Oh, this
_ [B] _ _ _ I'm talking to you right now
[Em] _ [D#] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] [A] I'm _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ [G]
a [B] operator
[A] I'm _ [G#m] _ _ [B] _
[F#] _ [E] _ _ _ [G#m] _ [E] a _ _ _ baby
Operator, give my [F#] baby one of mine
Just [B] the other night
[F#] We had a [B] horrible fight
_ [E] _ _ _ I was [F#] out of control
But I still love [B] my man
[F#] When my body [B] and soul [E] _ [G#m] gets rough
[Em] You say things you should [D#] not say
[E] But I never meant [B] to treat my baby that way I apologize
[D#] Believe [C#m] _ [G] me, I do I [B] apologize
[G#m] _ _ I [Em] understand [D#] truth
[B] Because I know I [A] was wrong
[B] And so I sing you this [F#] song
[E] That I'm trying to get through
[B] [C#m] And make it up to [D#] you, [E] yeah
_ Operator, it was like [F#] a bad dream
[B] Lord, you should have heard
[F#] The way he shouted [G#m] and the [F#] way
[E] _ _ _ [G#m] Because I was [F#]
unfair
I took it all out [B] on him
[F#] Just because he [B] was there
[E] You [G#m] _ _ [C#] say things you should not [G] [E] say
But I never meant to treat my baby that way
I [B] apologize
[D#] Believe _ [B] me, [D#] I [B] do I apologize
[G#m] _ _ _ [Em] I understand [G] truth
[F#] Because I know I [F#m] was wrong
[B] And so I sing you this song
[E] That I'm trying to get through
[B] And make it [E] up to [A#] you, [G] yeah
_ _ _ [A] _ And I wish [D] I could [A] tell her
There [B] is a [A#] good _ _ _ [C] _ _
life
[D] I come running from shore
[E] And all I know is [B] there's tears _ [F#m] in [C#m] my _ _ [D#]
eyes
[B] And I [C#m] ask for forgiveness
[Em] _
[G] [B] Because I know I [F#m] was wrong
[G#m] And so I sing you my [E] song
Yeah, [F#] yeah, [B] _ _
yeah I apologize _ [D#] _ _ [B] Oh, yes [F#] I apologize
[G#m] _ _ Oh, [C#] yes
[B] Because I know I [F#m] was [A] wrong
[G#m] And so I sing you this song
[E] That I want to get
And I want to get
[B] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] Believe [B] me, I do [G] Oh, this
_ [B] _ _ _ I'm talking to you right now
[Em] _ [D#] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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