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Date: 10th January 2007 To: Majicat From: DJ
How can I tell you by Cat Stevens (1971)
CAPO AT 7th FRET (Key of Em)
Intro: Am D5 G C/G
E ----------|-------|---------|-------|--------------|---------------|
B -----1----|-------|----3----|-------|--------------|---0---0—-h1---|
G -----2----|-------|----2----|-------|--0-/2--2-/4--|---0-----------|
D -----2----|-------|----0----|-------|--------------|-------0—-h2---|
A -----0----|-------|---------|-------|--2-/3--3-/5--|---------------|
E ----------|-------|---------|-------|--------------|---3-----------|
Asus2/4 D/F# G C/G C C/B
E -------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|
B ---0---------|--3------3-------|--------0---0-h1---|---------------|
G ------2-\0---|--2----2---0-/2--|--2-/4--0----------|------0----0---|
D ---0---------|-----0-----------|------------0-h2---|---------------|
A ---0--3-\2---|-----------2-/3--|--3-/5-------------|---3----2------|
E -------------|--2--------------|--------3----------|---------------|
Break:
Asus2/4 D/F# G C/G C C/B
E -------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|
B ---0---------|--3------3-------|--------0---0-h1---|---------------|
G- -----2-\0---|--2----2---0-/2--|--2-/4--0----------|------0----0---|
D ---0---------|-----0-----------|------------0-h2---|---------------|
A ---0--3-\2---|-----------2-/3--|--3-/5-------------|---3----2------|
E -------------|--2--------------|--------3----------|---------------|
Woh, oh-oh -oh! Oh-woh, oh-oh,woh!
Verse 1:
Am Am/E D D/F# G C/G G C C/B
E ---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
B ---1-------1---|----3--------3---|-0--1-p0-------|-1--1------------|
G -2---2---2---2-|-2----2----2---2-|-0--------2-\0-|-0----0----0---0-|
D ---------------|-0---------------|----2-p0-------|-----------------|
A -0-------------|-----------------|----------3-\2-|-3-------3---2---|
E -------0-------|---------2-------|-3-------------|-----------------|
How can I tell you that I lo--------------ve you , I
Am Am/E D D/F#
E --------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B ------1------------1------|-------3-----------------3--------------|
G ---2-----2------2-----2---|---2-------2---------2------2-----------|
D --------------------------|---0------------------------------------|
A ---0----------------------|----------------------------------------|
E -------------0------------|-----------------2----------------------|
lo-------------------------ve you, but I
G C/G G C C/B
E --------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B ---0-----1--p0---0--------------|---1----1-------------------------|
G ---0-------------------2---\0---|---0--------0---------0-------0---|
D ---------2--p0---0--------------|----------------------------------|
A -----------------------3---\2---|---3--------------3-------2-------|
E ---3----------------------------|----------------------------------|
can't think of right words to say--------!
Am Am/E D D/F# G C/G G C C/B
E ----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------|
B ---1-------1----|----3--------3---|-0-0-h1---0-------|-1-1---------|
G -2---2---2----2-|-2----2----2---2-|-0-----------2-\0-|-0---0--0--0-|
D ----------------|-0---------------|---0-h2---0-------|-------------|
A -0--------------|-----------------|-------------3-\2-|-3----3--2---|
E -------0--------|--------2--------|-3----------------|-------------|
And I long to tell you that I'm al-ways think-i-ng of you, I’m
Am Am/E D D/F#
E --------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B ------1------------1------|-------3-----------------3--------------|
G ---2-----2------2-----2---|---2-------2---------2------2-----------|
D --------------------------|---0------------------------------------|
A ---0----------------------|----------------------------------------|
E -------------0------------|-----------------2----------------------|
al-ways think-ing of you, but my
G C/G G C
E -------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B ---0---0-h1--0-----------------|---1----1-----------------1--------|
G ---0-------------------2--\0---|---0--------0---------0-------0----|
D -------0-h2--0-----------------|-----------------------------------|
A -----------------------3--\2---|---3--------------3----------------|
E ---3---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
words just blow a– way,
G C/G G C C/B
E -------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B ---0---0-h1--0-----------------|---1----1--------------------------|
G ---0-------------------2--\0---|---0--------0---------0-------0----|
D -------0-h2--0-----------------|-----------------------------------|
A -----------------------3--\2---|---3--------------3-------2--------|
E ---3---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
...just blow a– -way! It
Am Am/E D D/F#
E --------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B -------1--------------1---|-------3-----------------3--------------|
G ----2--------2------2-----|--2------------------2------2-----------|
D --------------------------|--0-------------------------------------|
A ----0---------------------|----------------------------------------|
E -----------------0--------|--------------2-------------------------|
al-ways ends up to one thing ,honey, and I
G C/G G C C/B
E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B ----0-----1--p0---0--------------|---1----1------------------------|
G ----0-------------------2---\0---|---0--------0--------0-------0---|
D ----------2--p0---0--------------|---------------------------------|
A ------------------------3---\2---|---3-------------3-------2-------|
E ----3----------------------------|---------------------------------|
can't think of right words to say--------!
Asus2/4 D/F# G G C/G C C/B
Woh,woh,woh-oh! Oh-woh, oh-oh, woh!
Asus2/4 D/F# G G C/G C C/B
Woh,woh,woh-oh! Oh-woh, oh-oh, woh!
Verse 2:
Am Am/E D D/F# G C/G G C C/B
Wher-ever I am, girl-----, I’m al-ways walking with you,
Am Am/E D D/F# G C/G G C C/B
I’m always walking with you, but I look and you’re not there,
Am Am/E D D/F# G C/G G C C/B
And, who-ever I’m with, I'm always, al-ways talking to you,
Am Am/E D D/F# G C/G G C
I’m always talking to you, and I’m sad that you can’t hear,
G C/G G C C/B
Sad that you can’t hear,
Am Am/E D D/F# G C/G G C C/B
It always ends up to one thing, honey, when I look, and you’re not there!
Verse 3: ( Instrumental)
Am Am/E D D/F# G C/G G C C/B
||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| (x4)
Verse 4:
Am Am/E D D/F# G C/G G C C/B
I need to know you, need to feel my arms around you,
Am Am/E D D/F# G C/G G C C/B
To feel my arms surround you, like sea a -round a shore,
Am Am/E D D/F# G C/G G C C/B
Each night and day I pray in hope that I might find you,
Am Am/E D D/F# G C/G G C
In hope that I might find you, because hearts can do no more,
G C/G G C C/B
Can do no more!
Am Am/E *D/F# G C/G G C C/B
It always ends up to one thing, honey, still I kneel u -pon the floor!
Asus2/4 D/F# G G C/G C C/B
Woh,woh,woh-oh! Oh-woh, oh-oh, woh!
Verse 5:
Am Am/E D D/F# G C/G G C C/B
How can I tell you that I love--------------you ,
Am Am/E D D/F# G C/G G C C/B
I love-------- you, but I can't think of right words to say,
Am Am/E D D/F# G C/G G C C/B
And I long to tell you that I'm al-ways thinking of you,
Am Am/E D D/F# G C/G G C G C/G G C C/B
I'm always thinking of you! |/ / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Am Am/E *D/F#
It always ends up to one thing, honey,
G C/G G C C/B
And I can’t think of right words to sing!
Asus2/4 D/F# G
E -------------|-----------------|--------------||
B ---0---------|--3------3-------|----------0---||
G ------2-\0---|--2----2---0-/2--|--2--/4---0---||
D ---0---------|-----0-----------|--------------||
A ---0--3-\2---|-----------2-/3--|--3--/5-------||
E -------------|--2--------------|----------3---||
Woh, oh-oh -oh! Oh-woh, oh--oh,-woh!
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Left hand Fingers:
T= Thumb I= Index finger M= Middle finger R= Ring finger L= Little finger
NB: These suggested fingerings of the chords are shown as played with the left hand
( i.e. for a right handed player.
Intro Chords (Relative to Capo position):
Am D5 G C/G
x0221x xx023x x2x0xx x3x2xx x5x4xx 3xx00x 3x2x1x
MRI IR M M I M I R R M I
Break Chords (Relative to Capo position):
Asus2/4 D/F# G C/G C C/B
x00x0x x3x2xx x2x0xx 2x023x x5x4xx 3xx00x 3x2x1x x3x0xx x2x0xx
M I M I ML M I R R M I R M
Verse chords (Relative to capo position):
Am Am/E D D/F#
x0x21x 0xx21x xx023x 2xx23x (Other verse chords same as above)
RI RI ML I ML
NOTE: That at two points in the song (towards the end of Verses 4 & 5) where the D/F#
is marked with an asterix, the chord is sustained and played as shown below –
Am Am/E *D/F#
E --------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B -------1--------------1---|---3------------------------------------|
G ----2--------2------2-----|---2------------------------------------|
D --------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A ----0---------------------|----------------------------------------|
E -----------------0--------|---2------------------------------------|
...al-ways ends up to one thing, honey, and I...
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