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Couldn't I Just Tell You by Todd Rundgren

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

Intro:

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

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

	[1: bass enters]

	(B)   (A)     (E)
	 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                                            D5 C#5 B
	  Keep your head and ...
	(B)
	You didn't have to make ...
	      Asus2    A     Asus2     A         F#m  E
	When I try to say, ...
	B                   F#m  E
	I want to talk ...
	B            E    B   A
	And make it ...
	                                B
	Though you don't care ...

Chorus:

	(w/12-string as per intro)

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

Verse 2:

	Something sure doesn't seem right ...

[repeat chorus]

Bridge:

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

[guitar solo over bridge chords]

[pickup into last verse]

	(B)      B C C# D
	 /   /   /   /

Verse 3:

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

[variation on intro]:

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

	(E)   (B)         (A)
	 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-
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------

	(B)   (A)         (E)
	 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]


-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers