Chords for If I Could Tell Her (From The “Dear Evan Hansen” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Tempo:
96.15 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
F#
G
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] [A]
[E] [F#]
He said, there's nothing like your smile, sort of subtle and [F#] perfect and real.
[B]
He said, [A] you never knew [E] how wonderful that smile could make someone [A] feel.
[E] And he knew, whenever you get bored, you [Em] scribble stars on the cuffs of your [E] jeans.
But he noticed that you still fill out the quizzes that they put in those teen magazines.
[C#]
But he [F#] kept it all [B] inside [F#] his head.
[C#] What he saw, he [B] laughed and said.
And [F#] though he wanted to, he couldn't talk to you.
He couldn't find a way.
But [B] he would always say.
If [E] I could tell her, tell her everything [B] I see.
If [E] I could tell her, how she means everything [B] to me.
[E] But we're a million [B] worlds [C#] apart.
[F#] And I don't know how I would [B] even start.
If [E] I could tell [F#m] her.
[E]
If I could tell [F#m] her.
[E]
[B] He thought, it looked pretty cool when you put indigo streaks in your hair.
And he wondered how you learn to dance like all the rest of the world is ending.
[C#] But he kept it all inside [E] his head.
[C#m] What he saw, [F#] he laughed [B] and said.
If [A] I could [E] tell her, [C#m] tell her everything [B] I see.
If [A] I could [E] tell her, [C#m] how she's everything [B] to me.
[F#] But we're [E] a million worlds [C#m] apart.
[F#m] And I don't know how I would [B] even start.
If [E] I could tell [F#] her.
[E] If [C] I could tell her.
[G] What do you do [D] when there's this [C] great divide?
[D] You just seem so far [C] away.
And what [G] do you do when [Em] the distance is [D] too wide?
Like I don't know anything.
And how do you say, [C] love [G]
you?
[C] I loved you.
[G] I love [C]
you.
[G] [C] But we're a [G] [B] million [Em] worlds apart.
[Am] And I don't know [A] how I would [D] even start.
If I [G] could tell [A] her.
[C] [G] If I could.
[Am] [G]
[E] [F#]
He said, there's nothing like your smile, sort of subtle and [F#] perfect and real.
[B]
He said, [A] you never knew [E] how wonderful that smile could make someone [A] feel.
[E] And he knew, whenever you get bored, you [Em] scribble stars on the cuffs of your [E] jeans.
But he noticed that you still fill out the quizzes that they put in those teen magazines.
[C#]
But he [F#] kept it all [B] inside [F#] his head.
[C#] What he saw, he [B] laughed and said.
And [F#] though he wanted to, he couldn't talk to you.
He couldn't find a way.
But [B] he would always say.
If [E] I could tell her, tell her everything [B] I see.
If [E] I could tell her, how she means everything [B] to me.
[E] But we're a million [B] worlds [C#] apart.
[F#] And I don't know how I would [B] even start.
If [E] I could tell [F#m] her.
[E]
If I could tell [F#m] her.
[E]
[B] He thought, it looked pretty cool when you put indigo streaks in your hair.
And he wondered how you learn to dance like all the rest of the world is ending.
[C#] But he kept it all inside [E] his head.
[C#m] What he saw, [F#] he laughed [B] and said.
If [A] I could [E] tell her, [C#m] tell her everything [B] I see.
If [A] I could [E] tell her, [C#m] how she's everything [B] to me.
[F#] But we're [E] a million worlds [C#m] apart.
[F#m] And I don't know how I would [B] even start.
If [E] I could tell [F#] her.
[E] If [C] I could tell her.
[G] What do you do [D] when there's this [C] great divide?
[D] You just seem so far [C] away.
And what [G] do you do when [Em] the distance is [D] too wide?
Like I don't know anything.
And how do you say, [C] love [G]
you?
[C] I loved you.
[G] I love [C]
you.
[G] [C] But we're a [G] [B] million [Em] worlds apart.
[Am] And I don't know [A] how I would [D] even start.
If I [G] could tell [A] her.
[C] [G] If I could.
[Am] [G]
Key:
E
B
F#
G
C
E
B
F#
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
He said, there's nothing like your smile, sort of subtle and [F#] perfect and real.
_ _ [B] _
He said, [A] you never knew [E] how wonderful that smile could make someone [A] feel. _
[E] And he knew, whenever you get bored, you [Em] scribble stars on the cuffs of your [E] jeans. _ _
But he noticed that you still fill out the quizzes that they put in those teen magazines.
_ _ [C#]
But he [F#] kept it all [B] inside [F#] his head.
[C#] What he saw, he [B] laughed and said.
And [F#] though he wanted to, he couldn't talk to you.
He couldn't find a way.
_ _ But [B] he would always say.
_ _ _ If [E] I could tell her, tell her everything [B] I see.
If [E] I could tell her, how she means everything [B] to me.
[E] But we're a million [B] worlds [C#] apart.
_ [F#] And I don't know how I would [B] even start.
If [E] I could tell [F#m] her.
_ [E] _ _
If I could tell [F#m] her.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] He thought, it looked pretty cool when you put indigo streaks in your hair. _
_ And he wondered how you learn to dance like all the rest of the world is ending.
_ [C#] But he kept it all inside [E] his head.
[C#m] What he saw, [F#] he laughed [B] and said.
If [A] I could [E] tell her, [C#m] tell her everything [B] I see.
If [A] I could [E] tell her, [C#m] how she's everything [B] to me.
[F#] But we're [E] a million worlds [C#m] apart.
_ _ [F#m] And I don't know how I would [B] even start.
If [E] I could tell [F#] her.
[E] _ _ If [C] I could tell her.
[G] What do you do [D] when there's this [C] great divide?
[D] You just seem so far [C] away.
And what [G] do you do when [Em] the distance is [D] too wide?
Like I don't know anything.
And how do you say, [C] love _ [G] _
you?
_ [C] I loved _ you.
[G] _ I love _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ you.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] But we're a [G] _ _ [B] million [Em] worlds apart.
_ _ [Am] And I don't know [A] how I would [D] even start.
_ If I [G] could tell [A] her.
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] If I could.
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
He said, there's nothing like your smile, sort of subtle and [F#] perfect and real.
_ _ [B] _
He said, [A] you never knew [E] how wonderful that smile could make someone [A] feel. _
[E] And he knew, whenever you get bored, you [Em] scribble stars on the cuffs of your [E] jeans. _ _
But he noticed that you still fill out the quizzes that they put in those teen magazines.
_ _ [C#]
But he [F#] kept it all [B] inside [F#] his head.
[C#] What he saw, he [B] laughed and said.
And [F#] though he wanted to, he couldn't talk to you.
He couldn't find a way.
_ _ But [B] he would always say.
_ _ _ If [E] I could tell her, tell her everything [B] I see.
If [E] I could tell her, how she means everything [B] to me.
[E] But we're a million [B] worlds [C#] apart.
_ [F#] And I don't know how I would [B] even start.
If [E] I could tell [F#m] her.
_ [E] _ _
If I could tell [F#m] her.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] He thought, it looked pretty cool when you put indigo streaks in your hair. _
_ And he wondered how you learn to dance like all the rest of the world is ending.
_ [C#] But he kept it all inside [E] his head.
[C#m] What he saw, [F#] he laughed [B] and said.
If [A] I could [E] tell her, [C#m] tell her everything [B] I see.
If [A] I could [E] tell her, [C#m] how she's everything [B] to me.
[F#] But we're [E] a million worlds [C#m] apart.
_ _ [F#m] And I don't know how I would [B] even start.
If [E] I could tell [F#] her.
[E] _ _ If [C] I could tell her.
[G] What do you do [D] when there's this [C] great divide?
[D] You just seem so far [C] away.
And what [G] do you do when [Em] the distance is [D] too wide?
Like I don't know anything.
And how do you say, [C] love _ [G] _
you?
_ [C] I loved _ you.
[G] _ I love _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ you.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] But we're a [G] _ _ [B] million [Em] worlds apart.
_ _ [Am] And I don't know [A] how I would [D] even start.
_ If I [G] could tell [A] her.
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] If I could.
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _