Madness – How Can I Tell You (Guitar)

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[Prelude]
G
Communication is a skill you must acquire,

        C
it will help you through your life, it is essential

G
You have to walk into this world with your head held high,

                C
be fluid child, don't become crystalline,

C
you're gonna have to swim with the molecules
[Chorus]
C               G
How can I tell you, you have to open up your heart

C               G
How can I tell you, be honest from the very start

        C
How I feel, make a stand for what is true

C
Try to be decent in all that you do.

C               G
How can I tell you, you've got to give to get support

C               G
How can I tell you, a little effort & a lot more thought

C
How I feel, check the wonder in all that you see

C
You've got to get loving unconditionally.
[Verse]
G
You're gonna have to walk that road, you're gonna bear some heavy loads

C
You'll make mistakes & you'll come close

C
You're gonna get hurt by the one you love most

G
You're gonna have to take some pain, accept the loss to live again

C
Forgive yourself as you'll be free,

C
there's more to love than just loving you see.
[Chorus]
C               G
How can I tell you, the laughter on a crowded bus

C               G
How can I tell you, making space when you're being crushed

        C
How I feel, a letter I receive from you

C
A hug & a kiss when you're feeling blue

C               G
How can I tell you, the last chocolate in the box

C               G
How can I tell you, a pair of mittens & some cotton socks

C
How I feel, I'll make a fire when you are cold

C
Don't worry darling I'll love you when you grow old
[Instrumental] G 4 bars C 4 bars G 4 bars C 4 bars [Chorus]
C             G
How can I tell you, 6 candles on your birthday cake

C               G
How can I tell you, a Christmas card that I helped you make

C
How I feel, when you ran in your first race

C
The time I stuck an ice cream in your face

C             G
How can I tell you, the last chocolate in the box

C               G
How can I tell you, a pair of mittens & some cotton socks

C               G
How I feel, I'll make a fire when you are cold

C
Don't worry darling I'll love you when you grow old