Cat Stevens - How Can I Tell You guitar tab
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How Can I Tell You by Cat Stevens
From Teaser and the Fire Cat
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Intro:
Em* A* D G
|0---------------|5---------------|0h2-------2h3---|3!--------------|
|0---------------|5-----------3-5-|----3-----------|----------------|
|0---------------|2---------------|----2-----2h4---|4!--------------|
|2---------------|2-----------4-5-|0---------------|----------------|
|2---------------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a
* The first two chords are arpegiated.
! The two notes are held from the previous bar
Em A D G G/F#
|2-----0---------|--------------0-|----------2h3---|3---------3-----|
|0-----0-----3---|2-----------3---|2h3---3---------|0---------0-----|
|2-----0-----4---|2-------2-------|----2-----2h4---|----------------|
|------------4---|2-----2---------|0-------0-------|----0-------0---|
|----------------|0---------0-----|----------------|----------------|
|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|3-------2-------|
1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a
Verse:
Em A D G G/F#
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||*--0-------------|--2-------2-----|2h3---3---------|--0-------0-----|
||-----0-----0-----|----2-------2---|----2-----2h4---|----0-------0---|
||-------------0---|--------2-------|0-------0-------|----------------|
||*--------2-------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
||-0---------------|----------------|----------------|3-------2-------|
1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a
Oh,_________________ oh,_ oh,_
Em A D G/D D Dsus2 G
|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|2---3---2---0---|3---3-----------|
|--0-------------|--2-------2-----|3---0---3---3---|--0-------0-----|
|----0-----0-----|----2-------2---|2---0---2---2---|----0-----------|
|------------0---|--------2-------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|
|--------2-------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
|0---------------|----------------|----------------|3-------3---2---|
1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a
How can I tell you that I love____________ you I
Em A D G/D D Dsus2 G
|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|2---3---2---0---|3---3-----------|
|--0-------------|--2-------2-----|3---0---3---3---|--0-------0-----|
|----0-----0-----|----2-------2---|2---0---2---2---|----0-----------|
|------------0---|--------2-------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|
|--------2-------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
|0---------------|----------------|----------------|3-------3---2---|
1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a
love_______________ you But I can't think of right words to say
Em A D G/D D Dsus2 G
|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|2---3---2---0---|3---3-----------|
|--0-------------|--2-------2-----|3---0---3---3---|--0-------0-----|
|----0-----0-----|----2-------2---|2---0---2---2---|----0-----------|
|------------0---|--------2-------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|
|--------2-------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
|0---------------|----------------|----------------|3-------3---2---|
1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a
I long to tell you that I'm always thinking of you I'm
Em A D G/D D Dsus2 G
|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|2---3---2---0---|3---3-----------|
|--0-------------|--2-------2-----|3---0---3---3---|--0-------0-----|
|----0-----0-----|----2-------2---|2---0---2---2---|----0-------0---|
|------------0---|--------2-------|0---0---0---0---|--------0-------|
|--------2-------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
|0---------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a
always thinking of you But my words just blow away
D G/D D Dsus2 G
|2---3---2---0---|3---3-----------|
|3---0---3---3---|--0-------0-----|
|2---0---2---2---|----0-----------|
|0---0---0---0---|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|3-------3---2---|
1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a
Just blow away It __________________
| 1,2,3 |
Em A D G/D D Dsus2 G
|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|2---3---2---0---|3---3------------||
|--0-------------|--2-------2-----|3---0---3---3---|--0-------0-----*||
|----0-----0-----|----2-------2---|2---0---2---2---|----0------------||
|------------0---|--------2-------|0---0---0---0---|-----------------||
|--------2-------|0---------------|----------------|----------------*||
|0---------------|----------------|----------------|3-------3---2----||
1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a
always ends up to one thing honey and I can't think of right words to say
___________________
| 4
G Em A D
|3---3-----------|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|0h2-------------||
|--0-------0-----|--0-------------|--2-------2-----|----3-----------||
|----0-----------|----0-----0-----|----2-------2---|----2-----------||
|----------------|------------0---|--------2-------|0---------------||
|----------------|--------2-------|0---------------|----------------||
|3-------3---2---|0---------------|----------------|----------------||
1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a
say Oh__________________
Verse 1 and 4 are the same.
Verse 2:
Whereever I am, girl,
I'm always walking with you,
I'm always walking with you,
But I look and you're not there,
Whoever I'm with I'm always,
Always talking to you,
I'm always talking to you
Sad that you can't hear,
It always adds up to one thing, honey,
When I look and you're not there.
Verse 3:
I need to know you,
Need to feel my arms around you,
Feel my arms around you,
Like a sea around the shore.
Each night and day I pray,
In hope that I might find you,
In hope that I might find you,
Because hearts can do no more,
Can do no more,
It always end up to one thing honey,
Still I kneel upon the floor.
The words written with the tab is a guide line to
where they're supposed to be sung, but it's not very accurate.
The best thing is to listen to the song I you don't know
how it goes.
Questions and comments welcome.
Kevin Moule
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krmoule@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca
