Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Capo 4
Intro:
C G F
C G F
Verse 1:
C G
he said
F
there's nothing like your smile, sort of
C G F
subtle, and perfect and real
C G
he said,
F
you never knew how wonderful that
C G F
smile could make someone feel
C G
and he knew
F
whenever you get bored you'd scribble
C G F
stars on the cuffs of your jeans
C G
and he noticed
F
that you still fill out the quizzes that they
C G F
put in those teen magazines
Pre-chorus:
Am D
but he kept it all
G C
inside his head
Am D G
what he saw, he left unsaid
F
and though he wanted to,
C
he couldn't talk to you,
G
he couldn't find the way,
G7
but he would always say,
Chorus:
F C
if I could tell her
Am G
tell her everything I see
F C
if I could tell her
Am G
how she's everything to me,
F C E7 Am
but we're a million worlds apart
F G
and I don't know how I would even start,
C G F
If I could tell her
C G F
if I could tell her
Interlude:
C G F
C G F
Verse 2:
C G
He thought
F
you looked really pretty- eh erm,
F
it looked pretty COOL, when you put
C G F
indigo streaks in your hair
C G
and he wondered
F
how you learned to dance like all the
C G F
rest of the world isn't there
Pre-chorus:
Am D
but he kept it all
G C
inside his head
Am D G
what he saw, he left unsaid
Chorus:
F C
if I could tell her
Am G
tell her everything I see
F C
if I could tell her
Am G
how she's everything to me,
F C E7 Am
but we're a million worlds apart
F G
and I don't know how I would even start,
C G F
if I could tell her
Bridge:
Ab
if I could tell her
Eb Ab
but what do you do, when there's this great divide?
Eb Ab
(zoey: he just seems so far away...)
Eb Bb
and what do you do, when the distance is too wide?
(zoey: it's like I don't know anything)
Eb
and how do you say,
Ab
I love you
Ab
I love you
Ab
I love you
Ab
I love you
Outro:
Ab Eb Bb Cm
but we're a million worlds apart
Ab Eb Bb
and I don't know how I would even start
Eb Bb Cm Ab
if I could tell her
Eb Bb Ab
if I could
