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Well I (Cmaj7) know itβs kind of (Em) late
(Dm) I hope I didnβt (G) wake you.
But what Iβve (C) got to say canβt (Em) wait
(Dm) I know youβd (G) understand.
[TAG] (F) Every time I (F7 or B7) tried to tell you,
The (E7) words just came out (Am) wrong, (F) So Iβll (C) have to say I (G) love you in a (F) song. (F-C)
Yeah, I (C) know itβs kind of (Em)strange,
(Dm) but every time Iβm (G) near you,
Well, I just (C) run out of things to (Em)say
(Dm) I know youβd (G) understand.
[TAG]
(F) Every time I (F7 or B7) tried to tell you,
The (E7) words just came out (Am) wrong, (F) So Iβll (C) have to say I (G) love you in a (F) song. (F-C)
[G β Bm β Am β 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 Iβll (C) have to say I (G) love you in a (F) song. (F-C)
FROM ULTIMATE GUITAR
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]