Chords for How Can I Tell You / Yusuf Cat Stevens, Beacon Theater, NYC 9/20/16
Tempo:
92.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Em
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[G]
[F#] [Em]
[A] [D]
[G] [Em]
[A]
[G] I [F#m]
[Em] [A] can't tell you [D] that I love, [G]
I [Em] love, I love [A] you.
But I can't think of right [G] words to say.
[Em] I long to [A] tell you [D] that I'm always thinking of [G] you.
[Em] I'm always thinking of you.
[A] But [D] my words just go away.
[G] [D] My words just go [G] away.
[Em] It all ends up into [A] one thing, honey.
[D] I can't think of right [G] words to say.
[Em] Oh, oh, oh, [A] oh, [D] oh, oh, [G] oh, [F#m]
[Em] [A] [D]
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [G] [Bm]
[Em] oh.
Wherever I [A] am, girl, [D] I'm always walking [G] with you.
[Em] I'm always walking with [A] you.
But [D] I know that you're not [G] there.
[Em] Whoever [A] I'm with, I'm [D] always, always talking [G] to you.
[Em] I'm always talking to [A] you.
[D] I'm sad that you [G] can't hear, [D] sad that you can't [G] hear.
It [Em] all ends up [A] into one thing, honey.
[D] I look and you're not [G] there.
[Em]
[A] [D]
[G] [Em]
[A] [D]
[G] [Em]
[A] [D]
[G] [Em]
[A] [D]
[G] [Em]
I need [A] to know you.
[D] Need to feel my arms [G] around you.
[Em] Feel my arms [A] around you.
[D] Like the sea around [G] the shore.
[Em] Each [A] night and day I pray [D] and hope that I might [G] find you.
[Em] And hope that I might [A] find you.
[D] Because hearts can do [G] no more.
[D] Hearts can do no [G] more.
[Em] You're always there, [A] each one thing, [D] honey.
So I lean upon [G] the floor.
[Em]
[A] How [D]
[G] [Em]
[A] can I tell you [D] that I love, [G] [Em] I love [A] you?
[D] But I can't [G] describe the ways to say it.
[Em]
I [A] long to tell you [D] that I'm always thinking [G] of you.
[E] I'm always thinking [A] of you.
[D] But love will just [G] go away.
[D] Love will just go [G] away.
[E] It all ends up [A] into one thing, [D] honey.
I can't say the five words [G] to say it.
[Em] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[A] [A] [D] [Dm]
[F#] [Em]
[A] [D]
[G] [Em]
[A]
[G] I [F#m]
[Em] [A] can't tell you [D] that I love, [G]
I [Em] love, I love [A] you.
But I can't think of right [G] words to say.
[Em] I long to [A] tell you [D] that I'm always thinking of [G] you.
[Em] I'm always thinking of you.
[A] But [D] my words just go away.
[G] [D] My words just go [G] away.
[Em] It all ends up into [A] one thing, honey.
[D] I can't think of right [G] words to say.
[Em] Oh, oh, oh, [A] oh, [D] oh, oh, [G] oh, [F#m]
[Em] [A] [D]
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [G] [Bm]
[Em] oh.
Wherever I [A] am, girl, [D] I'm always walking [G] with you.
[Em] I'm always walking with [A] you.
But [D] I know that you're not [G] there.
[Em] Whoever [A] I'm with, I'm [D] always, always talking [G] to you.
[Em] I'm always talking to [A] you.
[D] I'm sad that you [G] can't hear, [D] sad that you can't [G] hear.
It [Em] all ends up [A] into one thing, honey.
[D] I look and you're not [G] there.
[Em]
[A] [D]
[G] [Em]
[A] [D]
[G] [Em]
[A] [D]
[G] [Em]
[A] [D]
[G] [Em]
I need [A] to know you.
[D] Need to feel my arms [G] around you.
[Em] Feel my arms [A] around you.
[D] Like the sea around [G] the shore.
[Em] Each [A] night and day I pray [D] and hope that I might [G] find you.
[Em] And hope that I might [A] find you.
[D] Because hearts can do [G] no more.
[D] Hearts can do no [G] more.
[Em] You're always there, [A] each one thing, [D] honey.
So I lean upon [G] the floor.
[Em]
[A] How [D]
[G] [Em]
[A] can I tell you [D] that I love, [G] [Em] I love [A] you?
[D] But I can't [G] describe the ways to say it.
[Em]
I [A] long to tell you [D] that I'm always thinking [G] of you.
[E] I'm always thinking [A] of you.
[D] But love will just [G] go away.
[D] Love will just go [G] away.
[E] It all ends up [A] into one thing, [D] honey.
I can't say the five words [G] to say it.
[Em] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[A] [A] [D] [Dm]
Key:
G
D
A
Em
F#m
G
D
A
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ I [F#m] _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] can't tell you [D] that I love, _ [G] _ _
I [Em] love, I love [A] you. _
But I can't think of right [G] words to say.
_ _ [Em] I long to [A] tell you [D] that I'm always thinking of [G] you.
_ [Em] I'm always thinking of you. _
[A] _ But [D] my words just go away.
[G] _ _ [D] My words just go [G] away.
_ [Em] It all ends up into [A] one thing, honey.
[D] I can't think of right [G] words to say.
_ [Em] Oh, oh, oh, [A] oh, [D] oh, oh, [G] oh, _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D]
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Em] oh.
Wherever I [A] am, girl, [D] I'm always walking [G] with you.
[Em] I'm always walking with [A] you.
But [D] I know that you're not [G] there. _
_ [Em] _ Whoever [A] I'm with, I'm [D] always, always talking [G] to you.
_ [Em] I'm always talking to [A] you.
_ [D] I'm sad that you [G] can't hear, _ _ [D] sad that you can't [G] hear.
It [Em] all ends up [A] into one thing, honey.
[D] I look and you're not [G] there.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _
I need [A] to know you.
[D] Need to feel my arms [G] around you.
_ [Em] Feel my arms [A] around you.
[D] Like the sea around [G] the shore.
_ [Em] Each _ [A] night and day I pray [D] and hope that I might [G] find you.
[Em] And hope that I might [A] find you.
[D] Because hearts can do [G] no more.
_ _ [D] Hearts can do no [G] more.
_ [Em] You're always there, [A] each one thing, [D] honey.
So I lean upon [G] the floor.
_ _ [Em] _ _
[A] How _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[A] can I tell you [D] that I love, _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] I love [A] you?
_ [D] But I can't [G] describe the ways to say it.
[Em] _
I [A] long to tell you [D] that I'm always thinking [G] of you.
_ [E] I'm always thinking [A] of you.
[D] But love will just [G] go away.
_ _ [D] Love will just go [G] away.
_ _ [E] It all ends up [A] into one thing, [D] honey.
I can't say the five words [G] to say it. _ _
[Em] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[A] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ I [F#m] _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] can't tell you [D] that I love, _ [G] _ _
I [Em] love, I love [A] you. _
But I can't think of right [G] words to say.
_ _ [Em] I long to [A] tell you [D] that I'm always thinking of [G] you.
_ [Em] I'm always thinking of you. _
[A] _ But [D] my words just go away.
[G] _ _ [D] My words just go [G] away.
_ [Em] It all ends up into [A] one thing, honey.
[D] I can't think of right [G] words to say.
_ [Em] Oh, oh, oh, [A] oh, [D] oh, oh, [G] oh, _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D]
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Em] oh.
Wherever I [A] am, girl, [D] I'm always walking [G] with you.
[Em] I'm always walking with [A] you.
But [D] I know that you're not [G] there. _
_ [Em] _ Whoever [A] I'm with, I'm [D] always, always talking [G] to you.
_ [Em] I'm always talking to [A] you.
_ [D] I'm sad that you [G] can't hear, _ _ [D] sad that you can't [G] hear.
It [Em] all ends up [A] into one thing, honey.
[D] I look and you're not [G] there.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _
I need [A] to know you.
[D] Need to feel my arms [G] around you.
_ [Em] Feel my arms [A] around you.
[D] Like the sea around [G] the shore.
_ [Em] Each _ [A] night and day I pray [D] and hope that I might [G] find you.
[Em] And hope that I might [A] find you.
[D] Because hearts can do [G] no more.
_ _ [D] Hearts can do no [G] more.
_ [Em] You're always there, [A] each one thing, [D] honey.
So I lean upon [G] the floor.
_ _ [Em] _ _
[A] How _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[A] can I tell you [D] that I love, _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] I love [A] you?
_ [D] But I can't [G] describe the ways to say it.
[Em] _
I [A] long to tell you [D] that I'm always thinking [G] of you.
_ [E] I'm always thinking [A] of you.
[D] But love will just [G] go away.
_ _ [D] Love will just go [G] away.
_ _ [E] It all ends up [A] into one thing, [D] honey.
I can't say the five words [G] to say it. _ _
[Em] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[A] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _