Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Verse 1: C A7 Ds4 Fm6 Three words in my diction - a - ry C Dm Em G7 C G7 I ne - ver could see C A7 Ds4 Fm6 But to my vo - cab - u - la - ry C Dm F G7 C I’ve add - ed those three Em B7 Em A7 G D7 G7 I’m waiting for someone to say them to me Chorus: C Am C Three little words Am C Adim7 G7 Dm7 G7 Oh, what I’d give for that wonderful phrase F#m7 G7 C Am C To hear those three little words Am C Adim7 G7 Dm7 G7 That’s all I’d live for the rest of my days F#m7 G7 C C7 Gm7 C7 And what I feel in my heart, they tell sinc - ere - ly F Dm Gdim7 Dm Gdim7 Dm A7 G#7 G7 No other words can tell it half so clear - ly C Am C Am C Adim7 Three little words, eight lit - tle letters G7 F Fm G7 Am G D7 Which simply means “I - love you!”
Verse 2: C A7 Ds4 Fm6 I used to pay no atten - tion C Dm Em G7 C G7 When ev - er I’d hear C A7 Ds4 Fm6 Some lonesome Romeo men - tion C Dm F G7 C “I love you, my dear” Em B7 Em A7 G D7 G7 Now I want to hear it each time you draw near Chorus: C Am C Three little words Am C Adim7 G7 Dm7 G7 Oh, what I’d give for that wonderful phrase F#m7 G7 C Am C To hear those three little words Am C Adim7 G7 Dm7 G7 That’s all I’d live for the rest of my days F#m7 G7 C C7 Gm7 C7 And what I feel in my heart, they tell sinc - ere - ly F Dm Gdim7 Dm Gdim7 Dm A7 G#7 G7 No other words can tell it half so clear - ly C Am C Am C Adim7 Three little words, eight lit - tle letters G7 F Fm G7 Am F7 C Which simply means “I - love you!”