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Intro:
D Em F#m G F#m E A7
Verse:
D F#m Bm
First time I meant it, I was seventeen.
G D
I said it first, and she said it right back to me..
F#m
Surrounded by pictures of her childhood
Bm G
In her grandparents' house, we were invincible
D
Like their plastic-covered couch
F#m
Second time I meant it, I was twenty
Bm
You started out as best friends
G D
I'd already said it plenty.
F#m
Using words like "the one" and "forever"
Bm G
If it wasn't with her, didn't think I'd want it ever
Chorus:
D Em F#m G F#m
I can say "te amo"
Em A7
But I can't say "I love you"
D Em F#m G F#m
"I love you" has gone so wrong
Em A7
"Te amo" is brand-new
G A
"I love you's" meant many things
D Bm
It never was supposed to
G A A#dim Bm E
I can say "te amo" just for you
Em A D Em F#m G F#m E A7
I can say "te amo" just for you
Verse:
D F#m
Third time I meant it, I lost a part of me
Bm G
She only loved the man she wanted me to be
D
But when I said it, I meant it
F#m
I was totally honest
Bm
Then she held it against me
G
Like I'd broken a promise
Chorus:
D Em F#m G F#m
I can say "te amo"
Em A7
But I can't say "I love you"
D Em F#m G F#m
"I love you" has gone so wrong
Em A7
"Te amo" is brand-new
G A
"I love you's" meant many things
D A/C# Bm
It never was supposed to
G A A#dim Bm E
I can say "te amo" just for you
G A
I can say "te amo"
F#7 Bm
I can say "te amo"
Em A D Em F#m G F#m E A7 D
I can say "te amo" just for you .
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