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Well I (Cmaj7) know it’s kind of (Em) late
(Dm) I hope I didn’t (G) wake you.
But what I’ve (C) got to say can’t (Em) wait
(Dm) I know you’d (G) understand.

[TAG] (F) Every time I (F7 or B7) tried to tell you,
The (E7) words just came out (Am) wrong, (F) So I’ll (C) have to say I (G) love you in a (F) song. (F-C)

Yeah, I (C) know it’s kind of (Em)strange,
(Dm) but every time I’m (G) near you,
Well, I just (C) run out of things to (Em)say
(Dm) I know you’d (G) understand.

[TAG]

(F) Every time I (F7 or B7) tried to tell you,
The (E7) words just came out (Am) wrong, (F) So I’ll (C) have to say I (G) love you in a (F) song. (F-C)

[G – Bm – Am – D] 2x

Cmaj7  Em  Dm  G7  x2 ???

(F) Every time I (F7 or B7) tried to tell you,
The (E7) words just came out (Am) wrong, (F) So I’ll (C) have to say I (G) love you in a (F) song. (F-C)

FROM ULTIMATE GUITAR

Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song: Jim Croce
#1 Adult Contemp., #9 Hot 100 and #68 on Billboard
Country Chart in 1974
 
 
[Intro]
 
Cmaj7  Em  Dm  Fm G7 x2
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
        Cmaj7             Em   Dm                G
Well, I know it's kind of late,   I hope I didn't wake you.
              Cmaj7            Em   Dm                  G
But what I've got to say can't wait,   I know you'd understand.
 
 
{ CHORUS }
 
F              B7                    E7                   Am   F
  Every time I tried to tell you, the words just came out wrong.
         C             G              F     C
So, I'll have to say I love you, in a song.
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
        Cmaj7             Em      Dm               G
Yeah, I know it's kind of strange,   every time I'm near you
       Cmaj7                Em  Dm                  G
I just run out of things to say,   I know you'd understand.
 
 
{ CHORUS }
 
F              B7                    E7                   Am   F
  Every time I tried to tell you, the words just came out wrong.
         C             G              F     C
So, I'll have to say I love you, in a song.
 
 
[Interlude]
 
Cmaj7  Em  Dm  G7  x2
 
 
{ CHORUS }
 
F                B7                     E7                   Am   F
  Every time the time was right, all the words just came out wrong.
         Cmaj7         G              F     C
So, I'll have to say I love you, in a song.
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
        Cmaj7             Em   Dm                G
Yeah, I know it's kind of late,   I hope I didn't wake you.
            Cmaj7                        Em  Dm                  G
But there's something that I just got to say,   I know you'd understand.
 
 
{ CHORUS }
 
F              B7                    E7                   Am   F
  Every time I tried to tell you, the words just came out wrong.
         Cmaj7         G              F     C
So, I'll have to say I love you, in a song.
 
 
[Outro]
 
Cmaj7  Em  Dm  Fm G7 x2
Cmaj7
 

FROM OZ B COZ

Well,[Gmaj7] I know it’s kind of late
[Am] I hope I didn’t [D7] wake you
But what I [Gmaj7] gotta say can’t wait
[Am] I know you’d under-[D7]stand

 

Well,[Gmaj7] I know it’s kind of late
[Am] I hope I didn’t [D7] wake you
But what I [Gmaj7] gotta say can’t wait
[Am] I know you’d understand
[C] Every time I tried to tell you
The [B7] words just came out [Em] wrong
[C] So I’ll [G] have to say I [D7] love you, in a [C] song [G]

Yeah, [Gmaj7] I know it’s kind of strange
[Am] Every time I’m [D7] near you
I just run [Gmaj7] out of things to say
[Am] I know you’d under-[D7]stand
[C] Every time I tried to tell you
The [B7] words just came out [Em] wrong
[C] So I’ll [G] have to say I [D7] love you, in a [C] song [G]

 

Well,[Gmaj7] I know it’s kind of late
[Am] I hope I didn’t [D7] wake you
But what I [Gmaj7] gotta say can’t wait
[Am] I know you’d under-[D7]stand

 

[C] Every time the time was right
All the [B7] words just came out [Em] wrong
[C] So I’ll [G] have to say I [D7] love you, in a [C] song [G]

Yeah,[Gmaj7] I know it’s kind of late
[Am] I hope I didn’t [D7] wake you
But there’s somethin’ [Gmaj7] that I just gotta say
[Am] I know you’d under-[D7]stand
[C] Every time I tried to tell you
The [B7] words just came out [Em] wrong
[C] So I’ll [G] have to say I [D7] love you, in a [C] song [G]

 

Yeah,[Gmaj7] I know it’s kind of late, [Am] I hope I didn’t [D7] wake you
But what I [Gmaj7] gotta say can’t wait, [Am] I know you’d under-[D]stand [G]