{"id":17222,"date":"2023-09-03T23:48:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T23:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=17222"},"modified":"2026-01-06T05:39:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T05:39:39","slug":"have-to-say-i-love-you-in-a-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/have-to-say-i-love-you-in-a-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Have to Say I Love You In a Song"},"content":{"rendered":"

chords<\/span><\/a> – alt chords below<\/p>\n

\"\"Well I (Cmaj7) know it\u2019s kind of (Em) late
\n(Dm) I hope I didn\u2019t (G) wake you.
\nBut what I\u2019ve (C) got to say can\u2019t (Em) wait
\n(Dm) I know you\u2019d (G) understand.<\/span><\/p>\n

[TAG] (F) Every time I (F7 or B7) tried to tell you,
\nThe (E7) words just came out (Am) wrong, (F) So I\u2019ll (C) have to say I (G) love you in a (F) song. (F-C)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Yeah, I (C) know it\u2019s kind of (Em)strange,
\n(Dm) but every time I\u2019m (G) near you,
\nWell, I just (C) run out of things to (Em)say
\n(Dm) I know you\u2019d (G) understand.<\/span><\/p>\n

[TAG] <\/span><\/p>\n

(F) Every time I (F7 or B7) tried to tell you,
\nThe (E7) words just came out (Am) wrong, (F) So I\u2019ll (C) have to say I (G) love you in a (F) song. (F-C)<\/span><\/p>\n

[G \u2013 Bm \u2013 Am \u2013 D] 2x
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Cmaj7<\/span>  Em<\/span>  Dm<\/span>  G7<\/span>  x2 ???<\/span><\/pre>\n
(F) Every time I (F7 or B7) tried to tell you,
\nThe (E7) words just came out (Am) wrong, (F) So I\u2019ll (C) have to say I (G) love you in a (F) song. (F-C)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
FROM ULTIMATE GUITAR<\/span><\/p>\n
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Tuning:<\/span>E A D G B E<\/span><\/div>\n
Capo:<\/span>no capo<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song: Jim Croce\r\n#1 Adult Contemp., #9 Hot 100 and #68 on Billboard\r\nCountry Chart in 1974\r\n \r\n \r\n[Intro]\r\n \r\nCmaj7<\/span>  Em<\/span>  Dm<\/span>  Fm<\/span> G7<\/span> x2\r\n \r\n \r\n[Verse 1]\r\n \r\n        Cmaj7<\/span>             Em<\/span>   Dm<\/span>                G<\/span>\r\nWell, I know it's kind of late,   I hope I didn't wake you.\r\n              Cmaj7<\/span>            Em<\/span>   Dm<\/span>                  G<\/span>\r\nBut what I've got to say can't wait,   I know you'd understand.\r\n \r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n \r\nF<\/span>              B7<\/span>                    E7<\/span>                   Am<\/span>   F<\/span>\r\n  Every time I tried to tell you, the words just came out wrong.\r\n         C<\/span>             G<\/span>              F<\/span>     C<\/span>\r\nSo, I'll have to say I love you, in a song.\r\n \r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\n \r\n        Cmaj7<\/span>             Em<\/span>      Dm<\/span>               G<\/span>\r\nYeah, I know it's kind of strange,   every time I'm near you\r\n       Cmaj7<\/span>                Em<\/span>  Dm<\/span>                  G<\/span>\r\nI just run out of things to say,   I know you'd understand.\r\n \r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n \r\nF<\/span>              B7<\/span>                    E7<\/span>                   Am<\/span>   F<\/span>\r\n  Every time I tried to tell you, the words just came out wrong.\r\n         C<\/span>             G<\/span>              F<\/span>     C<\/span>\r\nSo, I'll have to say I love you, in a song.\r\n \r\n \r\n[Interlude]\r\n \r\nCmaj7<\/span>  Em<\/span>  Dm<\/span>  G7<\/span>  x2\r\n \r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n \r\nF                B7                     E7                   Am   F\r\n  Every time the time was right, all the words just came out wrong.\r\n         Cmaj7         G              F     C\r\nSo, I'll have to say I love you, in a song.\r\n \r\n \r\n[Verse 3]\r\n \r\n        Cmaj7             Em   Dm                G\r\nYeah, I know it's kind of late,   I hope I didn't wake you.\r\n            Cmaj7                        Em  Dm                  G\r\nBut there's something that I just got to say,   I know you'd understand.\r\n \r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n \r\nF              B7                    E7                   Am   F\r\n  Every time I tried to tell you, the words just came out wrong.\r\n         Cmaj7         G              F     C\r\nSo, I'll have to say I love you, in a song.\r\n \r\n \r\n[Outro]\r\n \r\nCmaj7  Em  Dm  Fm G7 x2\r\nCmaj7<\/span>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n
<\/code><\/code><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
FROM OZ B COZ<\/span><\/p>\n
Well,[Gmaj7<\/em>]<\/strong> I know it’s kind of late<\/span>
\n[Am<\/em>]<\/strong> I hope I didn’t [D7<\/em>]<\/strong> wake you<\/span>
\nBut what I [Gmaj7<\/em>]<\/strong> gotta say can’t wait<\/span>
\n[Am<\/em>]<\/strong> I know you’d under-[D7<\/em>]<\/strong>stand<\/span><\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
Well,[Gmaj7<\/em>]<\/strong> I know it’s kind of late<\/span>
\n[Am<\/em>]<\/strong> I hope I didn’t [D7<\/em>]<\/strong> wake you<\/span>
\nBut what I [Gmaj7<\/em>]<\/strong> gotta say can’t wait<\/span>
\n[Am<\/em>]<\/strong> I know you’d understand<\/span>
\n[C<\/em>]<\/strong> Every time I tried to tell you<\/span>
\nThe [B7<\/em>]<\/strong> words just came out [Em<\/em>]<\/strong> wrong<\/span>
\n[C<\/em>]<\/strong> So I’ll [G<\/em>]<\/strong> have to say I [D7<\/em>]<\/strong> love you, in a [C<\/em>]<\/strong> song [G<\/em>]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Yeah, [Gmaj7<\/em>]<\/strong> I know it’s kind of strange<\/span>
\n[Am<\/em>]<\/strong> Every time I’m [D7<\/em>]<\/strong> near you<\/span>
\nI just run [Gmaj7<\/em>]<\/strong> out of things to say<\/span>
\n[Am<\/em>]<\/strong> I know you’d under-[D7<\/em>]<\/strong>stand<\/span>
\n[C<\/em>]<\/strong> Every time I tried to tell you<\/span>
\nThe [B7<\/em>]<\/strong> words just came out [Em<\/em>]<\/strong> wrong<\/span>
\n[C<\/em>]<\/strong> So I’ll [G<\/em>]<\/strong> have to say I [D7<\/em>]<\/strong> love you, in a [C<\/em>]<\/strong> song [G<\/em>]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
Well,[Gmaj7<\/em>]<\/strong> I know it’s kind of late<\/span>
\n[Am<\/em>]<\/strong> I hope I didn’t [D7<\/em>]<\/strong> wake you<\/span>
\nBut what I [Gmaj7<\/em>]<\/strong> gotta say can’t wait<\/span>
\n[Am<\/em>]<\/strong> I know you’d under-[D7<\/em>]<\/strong>stand<\/span><\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
[C<\/em>]<\/strong> Every time the time was right<\/span>
\nAll the [B7<\/em>]<\/strong> words just came out [Em<\/em>]<\/strong> wrong<\/span>
\n[C<\/em>]<\/strong> So I’ll [G<\/em>]<\/strong> have to say I [D7<\/em>]<\/strong> love you, in a [C<\/em>]<\/strong> song [G<\/em>]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Yeah,[Gmaj7<\/em>]<\/strong> I know it’s kind of late<\/span>
\n[Am<\/em>]<\/strong> I hope I didn’t [D7<\/em>]<\/strong> wake you<\/span>
\nBut there’s somethin’ [Gmaj7<\/em>]<\/strong> that I just gotta say<\/span>
\n[Am<\/em>]<\/strong> I know you’d under-[D7<\/em>]<\/strong>stand<\/span>
\n[C<\/em>]<\/strong> Every time I tried to tell you<\/span>
\nThe [B7<\/em>]<\/strong> words just came out [Em<\/em>]<\/strong> wrong<\/span>
\n[C<\/em>]<\/strong> So I’ll [G<\/em>]<\/strong> have to say I [D7<\/em>]<\/strong> love you, in a [C<\/em>]<\/strong> song [G<\/em>]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
Yeah,[Gmaj7<\/em>]<\/strong> I know it’s kind of late, [Am<\/em>]<\/strong> I hope I didn’t [D7<\/em>]<\/strong> wake you<\/span>
\nBut what I [Gmaj7<\/em>]<\/strong> gotta say can’t wait, [Am<\/em>]<\/strong> I know you’d under-[D<\/em>]<\/strong>stand [G<\/em>]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
chords – alt chords below Well I (Cmaj7) know it\u2019s kind of (Em) late (Dm) I hope I didn\u2019t (G) wake you. But what I\u2019ve (C) got to say can\u2019t (Em) wait (Dm) I know you\u2019d (G) understand. [TAG] (F) Every time I (F7 or B7) tried to tell you, … CLICK TO VIEW SONGHave to Say I Love You In a Song<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[133,126,116,117,68,131],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-baritone-bill","category-bass-guitar-night","category-live-baritone","category-live-piano","category-love-songs","category-power-outage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17222"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27608,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17222\/revisions\/27608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}