Couldn't I Just Tell You chords by Todd Rundgren

Chords with lyrics

"Couldn't I Just Tell You"
              (Todd Rundgren)

Intro:

	12-string [2X, w/bass drum 1st time, full band 2nd time]:

	(E MajorE)  (BB)   (A augmentedA)
	 v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---  (let open E MajorE and BB strings ring)
	---5-------4-----|---2-------0---0-
	-4-----4-------2-|-------2---------
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------

	[1: bass enters]

	(BB)  (A augmentedA)   (E MajorE)
	 v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	-----------------|---0-0---2---0---
	-----0-------0---|---0-0---2---0---
	---4-------2-----|---1-1---2---1---
	-4-----2-------2-|---2-2-----------
	---------------2-|---2-2-----------
	---------------0-|---0-0-----------
	           ^^^^^^^^^^^ omit before bridge, before and
	                 during coda

Verse 1:

	D MajorD                      D5D5 C#5C#5 BB
	 Keep your head and ...
	(BB)
	You didn't have to make ...
	   Asus2Asus2  A augmentedA   Asus2Asus2   A augmentedA     F# minorF#m E MajorE
	When I try to say, ...
	BB          F# minorF#m E MajorE
	I want to talk ...
	BB      E MajorE  BB  A augmentedA
	And make it ...
	                BB
	Though you don't care ...

Chorus:

	(w/12-string as per intro)

	 E MajorE        BB      A augmentedA
	Couldn't I just tell you ...
	     BB       A augmentedA   E MajorE
	I can't keep it ...
	   E MajorE       BB      A augmentedA
	And couldn't we pretend ...
	       BB       A augmentedA    E MajorE
	And there's really ...

Verse 2:

	Something sure doesn't seem right ...

[repeat chorus]

Bridge:

	 A augmentedA  A#A# BB         A augmentedA
	(Hear me out) Why don't ...
	 A augmentedA  A#A# BB        A augmentedA
	(Hear me out) You got no ...
	 A augmentedA  A#A# BB         A augmentedA     E MajorE
	(Hear me out) I'll make ...
	    F# minorF#m  A augmentedA A#A# BB
	I love you

[guitar solo over bridge chords]

[pickup into last verse]

	(BB)   BB C majorC C#C# D MajorD
	 /  /  /  /

Verse 3:

	I don't come whining with my ...
	 (A augmentedA)
	Make it ...r
	Make it ...

[variation on intro]:

	12-string [2X, w/band 2nd time]:

	(E MajorE)  (BB)     (A augmentedA)
	 v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
	-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-
	-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------

	(BB)  (A augmentedA)     (E MajorE)
	 v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	-----------------|-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-
	-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-
	-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-
	-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------

[repeat chorus]

Coda:

[repeat intro 1X w/band; end cold (sort of - drums continue) on E MajorE]


-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers