Billy Joel – If I Only Had The Words To Tell You (Guitar)

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[Intro} D E A D E A C E7 [Verse]
      A           A/C#     D         A/C#
If I only had the words to tell you

       Bm7                       G7       E7
If you only had the time to understand

         A                A/C#        D         A/C#
Though I know it wouldn’t change your feelings

      Bm7               E7              A     C  E7
And I know you’ll carry on the best you can
[Verse]
     A            A/C#    D          A/C#
If I only had the urge to tell you

       Bm7                         G7     E7
If you only knew how hard it is to say

         A                 A/C#     D        A/C#    
When the simple lines have all been taken

        A/C#    Bm7              E7       A   G7
And the radio repeats them every day
[Verse]
     C              C/E     F           C/E
If I never find the song to sing you

       Dm7                          Bb7      G7
If you always find it hard to comprehend

         C                   C/E     F         C/E
Well you know there wouldn’t be much meaning

     Dm7               G7           C
If I had to sing those tired words again
[Bridge]
E7   E7/F#   E7     Am     
Life... goes on and on

      G     C       G       C      Cmaj7
And tonight... will soon be gone

          Fmaj7  Em7         
But if we try

          Dm7   Gsus4 G Gsus2 G
We can be sure
[Verse]
     C            C/E      F         C/E
If I only had the words to tell you

       Dm7                       Bb7         G7
If you only had the time to understand

      C               C/E     F          C/E
But I only have these arms to hold you

         Dm7              G7         C         F    G
And it’s all that you can ask of any man
[Coda]
C   F         Bb   Dm       G      
Laa laa la la la   laa la la la
[Verse]
     C            C/E      F         C/E
If I only had the words to tell you

       Dm7                       Bb7         G7
If you only had the time to understand

         C               C/E     F               C/E
Oh but I only have these arms to hold you

         Dm7              G7         C        C7
And it’s all that you can ask of any man
[Outro] F G C F G C