Chords for Jerry Reed " I Love You What Can I Say?"

Tempo:
143.7 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

F

Gm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jerry Reed " I Love You What Can I Say?" chords
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[F]
[Dm] [G] You know, [G] some call me a poet.
[Bb] [E]
He has a way with words, they say.
[Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
Well, why then, when I try to tell you [Gm] the way I feel,
[Am] do all the words just slip away?
[Bb] Or, they come [F] out sounding like dialogue from a Clark Gable [Gm] movie.
[Bb] Or, frankly, my [E] dear, damn.
[Eb] I just have [Cm] so much inside that [Bb] I want you to know about.
[F]
[Gm] But it all means that [C] I love you.
[Eb]
So what can I say?
[Bb]
[C] You bring [F] a tear to [Gm] the poor time.
[Eb] [F]
[Eb] Well, couldn't I [Bb]
write?
[Am] [Gm] And [F] you're in love [Em] when the words slip [Eb]
away.
[Bb] And I love you.
What can I say?
[F]
You see, [Gm] sometimes, well, sometimes words just [D] aren't enough.
[Am] [Eb]
I mean, [Dm] what is the [C] word for that [Bb] funny little shaky [F] feeling inside?
[G] Or [Cm]
[Gm] that numb, [Am] warm, wonderful confusion when you touch me?
[Bb]
A poet?
[F] No.
No, I'm not a poet.
[Gm]
But if I were, [Em]
and if [Dm] I had every [C] word in the world at my command,
[Eb]
[Dm] my poem [Cm] would still be I [Bb] love you.
[F] [Gm] [E]
I love you.
[Eb] So what can I [Bb] say?
[Eb] [Bb]
You are [F] the song [Gm] that I could not sing.
[Eb]
And you are [F] the picture [Eb] I could not [Bb] paint.
[Gm]
And you are [F] love when [Em] the words slip [Eb] away.
[Cm]
[Bb] And I love you.
[Eb] [Bb] What can I say?
[Eb] [Bb] I love you.
[Eb] What [Bb] can I say?
[Eb]
[F] [Gm]
[Eb]
[F] [Eb]
[Bb] [Gm]
And [F] you are love [E] when the words [Eb] slip away.
[Bb] I love you.
What can I say?
[Eb] [Bb] I love you.
What can I say?
[Eb] [Bb]
I love you.
[Eb] [Bb]
Key:  
Bb
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Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
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To learn Jerry Reed - I Love You, What Can I Say chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: F, Eb, F, Gm, Eb and Bb. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Bb Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ You know, [G] some call me a poet.
[Bb] _ _ [E] _
_ He has a way with words, they say.
[Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ Well, why then, when I try to tell you [Gm] the way I feel,
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] do all the words just slip away? _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ Or, _ _ _ they come [F] out sounding like _ dialogue from a Clark Gable [Gm] movie.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Or, frankly, my [E] dear, _ _ _ _ damn.
[Eb] _ _ _ I just have [Cm] so much inside that [Bb] I want you to know about.
_ [F] _ _
[Gm] But it all means that [C] I love you.
_ [Eb] _
So what can I say?
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ You bring [F] a tear _ to [Gm] the poor _ _ time.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Eb] Well, couldn't I _ [Bb]
write?
[Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ And [F] you're in love _ [Em] when the words slip [Eb]
away.
_ _ [Bb] _ And I love you.
_ _ What can I say? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ You see, [Gm] sometimes, _ _ _ _ well, sometimes words just [D] aren't enough.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Eb] _ _
I mean, [Dm] what is the [C] word for that [Bb] funny little shaky [F] feeling inside?
[G] Or [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ that numb, [Am] warm, wonderful confusion when you touch me?
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ A poet?
[F] No.
No, I'm not a poet.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _
But if I were, _ _ [Em] _
and if [Dm] I had every [C] word in the world at my command,
[Eb] _
_ _ [Dm] my poem [Cm] would still be I [Bb] love you.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [E]
I love you.
[Eb] _ So what can I [Bb] say?
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ You are [F] the song _ [Gm] that I could not _ sing.
_ _ [Eb] _
And you are [F] the picture _ [Eb] I could not [Bb] paint.
_ _ _ [Gm] _
_ And you are [F] love when [Em] the words slip [Eb] away.
_ _ [Cm] _
[Bb] And I love you.
[Eb] _ [Bb] What can I say?
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] I love you.
[Eb] _ _ What [Bb] can I _ say?
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ And [F] you are love [E] when the words [Eb] slip away.
[Bb] I love you.
_ _ What can I say?
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] I love you.
_ _ _ What can I say?
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ I love you. _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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