Things I'm Not Saying chords by Alice Howe

• Capo on 3rd
• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:

G  C  G/B  Am
G  C  G/B  Am


Verse 1:
           G         C G/B         Am          G/B    C  G/B
It’s all quiet now          at the end of the day
   G            D       Am          C       G      Am   G
I unpacked my suitcase and put the dishes away
         D/F#          Em                     G   C  G/B
It’s not hard to stay  busy, I got so much to do
     D/F#            Em              D              C    D        G     C  G/B Am
If I stop I’ll get caught with the things that I’m not saying to you

Verse 2:
                   G        C G/B               Am         G/B    C  G/B
I heard you been travelin’        heard you’re doin’ all right
   G                   D         Am    C                  G      Am   G
That you got some new girlfriend
moving on with your life
         D/F#          Em                      G   C  G/B
But I’m still full of questions do you wonder too
     D/F#            Em            D              C    D        G     C  G/B
Do you still save a spot for the things that I’m not saying to you


Chorus:
D
I block it out, I play pretend
G            C           G
I write you letters that I can’t send
D
I get so tired of doing what’s right
        Em                   C                   D
I don’t wanna be tongue-tied     the rest of my life


Verse 3:
               G     C G/B        Am      G/B    C  G/B
I bought a new car         and I moved to LA
              G         D        Am          C             G      Am   G
There’s just something about it
I don’t care what they say
      D/F#          Em                          G   C  G/B
I can walk in the sunshine on the days I feel blue
         D/F#         Em      D               C    D        G     C  G/B
It’s the best place I got to escape what I’m not saying to you


Chorus:
D
I block it out, I play pretend
G            C           G
I write you letters that I can’t send
D
I still know your number, this could be the night
       Em                           C                 D
But I don’t want to be tongue-tied    the rest of my life


Verse 4:
             G   C G/B        Am         G/B    C  G/B
I needed to fly          and I needed to grow
  G                  D       Am  C                 G      Am   G
I ain’t tellin’ you nothin’     you don’t already know
      D/F#           Em                           G     C  G/B
But I still keep you with me - we both know it’s true
    D/F#        Em            D              C    D        G     C  G/B
No I haven’t forgot all the things that I’m not saying to you


Outro:
    D/F#        Em            D              C    D        G    C  G/B  Am
No I haven’t forgot all the things that I’m not saying to you

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