Grass Roots - Things I Should Have Said guitar chord

"Things I Should Have Said"

(P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri)

Intro (piano, in octaves; doubled with acoustic 12-string second time)

G    A  B  C  D  E  F

Link:

G      Fadd9 C    G       Fadd9 C     [Fadd9: xx3213  C: x32013]

/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  /    /

Verse 1:

G       Fadd9 C

I didn't cry

G     Fadd9        C          G         Fadd9 C

I just stood and watched her say goodbye

G            Fadd9 C

She closed the  do-or

G          Fadd9           C       D

And said "I don't want to see you anymore"

Chorus:

G

Things I should have said to her

      F     C           F          C       G

That maybe would have changed her mind to stay

G

Things I should have said to her

       F       C       F       C         Dsus4 D

Like "girl, I love you so let love find a way"

Verse 2:

Was it that she

Just couldn't understand a man like me

Was I to blame

Did I leave too many things unexplained?

[repeat chorus]

Bridge:

           Bm     Em    

Why didn't I try telling her

A7       D

She was all I had

           Bm     Em

Why didn't I try telling her

A7         D          D7         G

Now she's gone and I feel oh so bad

G [N.C.]    F  Bb G [N.C.]   Bb  G

/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

[repeat verse 1 w/acoustic guitar and percussion only; omit all F and C chords]

[repeat intro]

Coda:

G                     F       C

Things I should have said to her  [repeat to fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers