Sting – Whenever I Say Your Name (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
   F#m         D#m7-5
(B:)  Whenever I say your name,

             G#m7-5         C#7
      when - ever I call to mind your face

   F#m                 Am6
      Whatever bread's in my mouth,

             G#m7-5            C#7
      what - ever the sweetest wine that I taste

   F#m              D#m7-5           G#m7-5
      Whenever your mem'ry feeds my soul,

                    C#7               F#m
      whatever got broken be - comes whole

                    Am6
      whenever I'm filled with doubts that

      G#m7-5           E
      we will be to - gether
[Verse 2]
    Am           F#m7-5
(G:)  Whenever I lay me down,

             Bm7-5          E7
      wher - ever I put my head to sleep

    Am           Cm6
      Whenever I hurt and cry,

             Bm7-5          E7            Am
      when - ever I got to lie awake and weep

                  F#m7-5
      Whenever I kneel to pray,

             Bm7-5           E7
      when - ever I need to find a way

                  F#m
      I'm calling out your name - yeah
[Verse 3]
                     Bm          A7/C#
(B:)  Whenever those dark clouds hide

            D                       D/C#      Bm6
      the moon
(G:) Whenever those dark clouds hide the moon
                    G#m7-5            E
     Whenever this world has gotten soo stra - nge

                        Dm7                C         C/E   
(B:)  whenever there's something's gonna change
(G:) something's gonna change
                 Gsus4           G 
(B:)  Whenever I say your name,
(G:) Whenever I say your name
                   Dm       Dm/F
(B:)  I'm already praying
(G:) I'm already praying
                   Am
(B:)  I'm already filled with a joy that I can't explain
(G:) filled with a joy that I can't explain
     Em
(B&G:)Wherever I lay me down,

             F/A            G7/B            C
      wher - ever I rest my weary head to sleep

                 C/E             F#m7-5        E7/G#              Am
(G:)  Whenever I hurt and cry,
(B:) when - ever I'm forced to lie awake and have to weep
                   Am/C
(G:)  Whenever I'm on the floor

             Bb/D            C7/E           F
(B:)  What - ever it was that I believed before

                 F/E
(G:)  Whenever I say your name,

             Bm7-5           E7
(B:)  when - ever I say it l-o-u-d,

          Asus2     Am
(G:)  I′m already pray - ing
[Verse 4]
   F#m              D#m7-5           G#m7-5
(B:)  Whenever this world has got me down,

                     C#7
      when - ever I shed a tear

   F#m             Am6         G#m7-5
      Whenever the TV makes me mad,

                   C#7             F#m
(B&G:)whenever I'm paralyzed with fear

                     D#m7-5                G#m7-5
      Whenever those dark clouds fill the sky,

                  C#7            F#m
(B:)  whenever I lose the reason why

                    Am6
(B&G:)Whenever I′m filled with doubts that

      G#m7-5           E
      we will be to - gether
[Verse 5]
    Am             F#m7-5           Bm7-5
(G:)  Whenever the sun refuses to shine,

                     E7               Am
      whenever the skies are pouring rain

                  Cm6               Bm7-5
(B&G:)Whatever I lost I thought was mine

                   E7              Am
(G:)  whenever I close my eyes in pain

                 F#m7-5
(B:)  Whenever I kneel to pray,

             Bm7-5           E7
(G:)  when - ever I need to find a way

                  F#m
      I'm calling out your na - me

                     Bm       A7/C#    D            D/C#      Bm6
(B:)  Whenever this dark be - gins to fall
(G:) Whenever I'm vul-ner-able and small
                    G#m7-5             E7
(G:)  When - ever I feel like I could die

   G#m7-5          C#7-9            Bm/C#         Bm          A
(B:)  Whenever I′m holding back the tears that I cry - y - y,
[Verse 6]
                 A/C#                Esus4     E
(G:)  Whenever I say your name,
(B:) Whenever I say your name
            Bm                         Bm/D
(G:)  I'm a - lready there
(B:) Whatever bread's in my mouth,
             F#sus4            F#m
      what - ever the sweetest wine that I taste

    C#m
(B&G:)Wherever I lay me down,

             D/F#           E7/G#           A
      wher - ever I rest my weary head to sleep

                 A/C#
(G:)  Whenever I hurt and cry,

                   B/D#          C#7/E#
(B:)  whenever I′m forced to lie awake and have to weep

    F#m           F#m/A
(G:)  Whenever I'm on the floor

             Bm              A7/C#          D
(B:)  What - ever it was that I believed before

                 D/F#
(G:)  Whenever I say your name,

             E/B            A
(B:)  when - ever I say it loud,
N.C. (G:) I′m already praying [Outro]
      Em9
      Whenever I say your name,

      Em9
      No matter how long it takes,

      Em9
      One day we'll be together

      Em9
      Whenever I say your name,

      Em9
      Let there be no mistake

      Em9
      That day will last forever

      Em9
      Whenever I say your name,

      Em9
      No matter how long it takes,

      Em9
      One day we'll be together

      Em9
      Whenever I say your name,

      Em9
      Let there be no mistake

      Em9
      That day will last forever