I Can Tell chords by Michael Penn

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: C majorC

Difficulty: Intermediate

Note: this was posted on a defunct site with the note of "As perceived by Paul Furedi". I am adding it
here so that it is not lost. As far as I can tell, this is very accurate.

Intro:

C majorC   G7G7


Verse 1:

C majorC
Whatever news you had
E MajorE
Whatever shoes you had
A minorAm
Whatever made you mad enough
C7C7
On the promenade you can
FF
Give it a rest
DmDm
Give it a seat
Bb majorBb           G7G7
Or in the glass you can cut your feet

Verse 2:

C majorC
Pop a knee
E MajorE
Flesh torn
A minorAm
And everything else seems
C7C7
A augmentedA little worse for worn
FF           F minorFm
A augmentedA simple thing, I admit
C/GC/G       G7G7
Out I never did figure it


Chorus:

   A minorAm       E7E7
I can tell that I'm about to
   DmDm    FF   C/GC/G G+G
I can tell when I'm without you

Verse 3:

C majorC
I've seen you juggle
E7E7
I've seen your best
A minorAm              C7C7
I've seen you running out of luck you pressed
FF            F/E   DmDm
I've seen the scores on how far up you fessed
    Bb7Bb7      G7G7
Until a thinner air is what you're breathing now


Verse 4:

C majorC

E7E7
So catch your breath
A minorAm
Don't just stand there holding it
   C7C7
I've seen you die a little death
FF            F minorFm
I'm pretty sure you were here
  C/GC/G          G+G
But lately things tend to disappear
     A minorAm        E7E7
Like the days I never got around to


Chorus:

   DmDm    FF   C/GC/G G+G
I can tell when I'm without you
   DmDm    FF   C/GC/G G+G
I can tell when I'm without you


Bridge:

C majorC
(spoken->) Psychic on the corner
E7E7
'Palms and Runes, Tarot and Tea'
A minorAm
The proprietor gives matches to the girls in line
C7C7
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