Chords for These Three Words
Tempo:
77.2 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
D
Am
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm] [Dm]
[C] [Bm] [Am] [D]
[G] When was [Bm] the last time [Em] that they heard you [Dm] say,
[C] [B] Mother or [Am] Father, I love [C] you?
[G] And when was [Bm] the last time [Em] that they heard you [D] say,
[C] Daughter [G] or [Am] son, I love [D] you?
[Em] Once you say [G] you cherish every day
[C] And [D#] instantly be taken away
[E] Then you say [C#m] I know this can't be true
When [Am] you never took the time
To simply tell [D] them I love you
[G] When [F#m] was the last time [Em] that they heard [G] you say,
[C] [Bm] Sister or [Am] brother, I love you?
[G] And when was the last time [Em] that they heard [Dm] you [C] say,
Darling or [Am] best friend, I love [D] you?
[Em] The one for [G] whom you give your very life
[C] Could be taken [B] in the twinkling of an eye
[E] Through your [C#m] tears you'd ask why did you go
[Am] Knowing you didn't always show
[D] Just how much you love them [A] so
These [E] three words, sweet [Am] and simple
These [B] three [Bm] words, short [Am] and kind
These [D] three words, [B] [Am] always in the [D] heart
An aching heart to smile [E] inside
I know a family [Am] who hasn't a sin to their name
[C#] And yet the joy and love [F#] they had [Bm] between them
They always claim
[Em] And when one's carved from [A] life
To survive on [D] the loss
It will never be the [Bm] same
Yet [Em] they rejoice in knowing they gave [D] them their all
[E]
These [C#] three words, sweet [Bm] and simple
These [F#] three words, [Bm] short and [D] kind
[Bm]
These [C#] three words, [C#m] [F#]
[Bm] always in the heart
An [E] aching heart to [Bm] smile inside
[C#m] These three [E] words, sweet and simple
[Bm] [D] Sweet [Bm] and simple
[F#] These three words, [Bm] short and [D] [Bm]
kind
[C#] These three words, [E]
[Bm] always in the heart
An [F#] aching heart [C#m]
to [Bm] smile inside
Got to smile, you got to smile, you got to smile
[C#m] [C#] These three words
[C] [Bm] [Am] [D]
[G] When was [Bm] the last time [Em] that they heard you [Dm] say,
[C] [B] Mother or [Am] Father, I love [C] you?
[G] And when was [Bm] the last time [Em] that they heard you [D] say,
[C] Daughter [G] or [Am] son, I love [D] you?
[Em] Once you say [G] you cherish every day
[C] And [D#] instantly be taken away
[E] Then you say [C#m] I know this can't be true
When [Am] you never took the time
To simply tell [D] them I love you
[G] When [F#m] was the last time [Em] that they heard [G] you say,
[C] [Bm] Sister or [Am] brother, I love you?
[G] And when was the last time [Em] that they heard [Dm] you [C] say,
Darling or [Am] best friend, I love [D] you?
[Em] The one for [G] whom you give your very life
[C] Could be taken [B] in the twinkling of an eye
[E] Through your [C#m] tears you'd ask why did you go
[Am] Knowing you didn't always show
[D] Just how much you love them [A] so
These [E] three words, sweet [Am] and simple
These [B] three [Bm] words, short [Am] and kind
These [D] three words, [B] [Am] always in the [D] heart
An aching heart to smile [E] inside
I know a family [Am] who hasn't a sin to their name
[C#] And yet the joy and love [F#] they had [Bm] between them
They always claim
[Em] And when one's carved from [A] life
To survive on [D] the loss
It will never be the [Bm] same
Yet [Em] they rejoice in knowing they gave [D] them their all
[E]
These [C#] three words, sweet [Bm] and simple
These [F#] three words, [Bm] short and [D] kind
[Bm]
These [C#] three words, [C#m] [F#]
[Bm] always in the heart
An [E] aching heart to [Bm] smile inside
[C#m] These three [E] words, sweet and simple
[Bm] [D] Sweet [Bm] and simple
[F#] These three words, [Bm] short and [D] [Bm]
kind
[C#] These three words, [E]
[Bm] always in the heart
An [F#] aching heart [C#m]
to [Bm] smile inside
Got to smile, you got to smile, you got to smile
[C#m] [C#] These three words
Key:
Bm
D
Am
C
G
Bm
D
Am
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] When was [Bm] the last time [Em] that they heard you [Dm] say,
_ [C] _ [B] Mother or [Am] Father, I love [C] you?
_ [G] And when was [Bm] the last time [Em] that they heard you [D] say,
_ [C] Daughter [G] or [Am] son, I love [D] you?
_ [Em] Once you say [G] you cherish every day
[C] And _ [D#] instantly be taken away
_ [E] Then you say [C#m] I know this can't be true
When [Am] you never took the time
To simply tell [D] them I love you
[G] When [F#m] was the last time [Em] that they heard [G] you say,
_ [C] _ [Bm] Sister or [Am] brother, I love you?
[G] And when was the last time [Em] that they heard [Dm] you [C] say,
Darling or [Am] best friend, I love [D] you?
[Em] The one for [G] whom you give your very life
[C] Could be taken [B] in the twinkling of an eye
[E] Through your [C#m] tears you'd ask why did you go
[Am] Knowing you didn't always show
[D] Just how much you love them [A] so
_ These [E] three words, _ _ _ sweet [Am] and simple
_ _ _ These [B] three _ _ [Bm] words, _ short [Am] and _ _ kind
_ These [D] three words, _ [B] _ _ _ [Am] always in the [D] heart
An aching heart to smile [E] inside
I know a family [Am] who hasn't a sin to their name
[C#] And yet the joy and love [F#] they had [Bm] between them
They always claim
[Em] And when one's carved from [A] life
To survive on [D] the loss
It will never be the [Bm] same
Yet [Em] they rejoice in knowing they gave [D] them their all
_ _ [E] _ _
These [C#] three _ words, _ _ sweet [Bm] and simple _ _ _
These [F#] three words, _ _ _ _ [Bm] short and _ [D] kind
_ _ [Bm]
These [C#] three _ words, [C#m] _ _ [F#] _
[Bm] always in the _ _ heart
An [E] aching heart to _ _ _ [Bm] smile _ inside _ _ _
[C#m] These three _ [E] words, sweet and simple _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ Sweet [Bm] and simple
[F#] _ These three words, _ _ _ [Bm] short _ and [D] _ _ [Bm]
kind
[C#] These three words, _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ always in the heart
An [F#] aching _ heart [C#m] _ _
to [Bm] smile inside
Got to smile, you got to smile, you got to smile _
_ [C#m] _ [C#] These three words _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] When was [Bm] the last time [Em] that they heard you [Dm] say,
_ [C] _ [B] Mother or [Am] Father, I love [C] you?
_ [G] And when was [Bm] the last time [Em] that they heard you [D] say,
_ [C] Daughter [G] or [Am] son, I love [D] you?
_ [Em] Once you say [G] you cherish every day
[C] And _ [D#] instantly be taken away
_ [E] Then you say [C#m] I know this can't be true
When [Am] you never took the time
To simply tell [D] them I love you
[G] When [F#m] was the last time [Em] that they heard [G] you say,
_ [C] _ [Bm] Sister or [Am] brother, I love you?
[G] And when was the last time [Em] that they heard [Dm] you [C] say,
Darling or [Am] best friend, I love [D] you?
[Em] The one for [G] whom you give your very life
[C] Could be taken [B] in the twinkling of an eye
[E] Through your [C#m] tears you'd ask why did you go
[Am] Knowing you didn't always show
[D] Just how much you love them [A] so
_ These [E] three words, _ _ _ sweet [Am] and simple
_ _ _ These [B] three _ _ [Bm] words, _ short [Am] and _ _ kind
_ These [D] three words, _ [B] _ _ _ [Am] always in the [D] heart
An aching heart to smile [E] inside
I know a family [Am] who hasn't a sin to their name
[C#] And yet the joy and love [F#] they had [Bm] between them
They always claim
[Em] And when one's carved from [A] life
To survive on [D] the loss
It will never be the [Bm] same
Yet [Em] they rejoice in knowing they gave [D] them their all
_ _ [E] _ _
These [C#] three _ words, _ _ sweet [Bm] and simple _ _ _
These [F#] three words, _ _ _ _ [Bm] short and _ [D] kind
_ _ [Bm]
These [C#] three _ words, [C#m] _ _ [F#] _
[Bm] always in the _ _ heart
An [E] aching heart to _ _ _ [Bm] smile _ inside _ _ _
[C#m] These three _ [E] words, sweet and simple _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ Sweet [Bm] and simple
[F#] _ These three words, _ _ _ [Bm] short _ and [D] _ _ [Bm]
kind
[C#] These three words, _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ always in the heart
An [F#] aching _ heart [C#m] _ _
to [Bm] smile inside
Got to smile, you got to smile, you got to smile _
_ [C#m] _ [C#] These three words _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _