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Things I Should Have Said:Grass Roots.
#23 on BB Hot 100 and #36 on CASH BOX
on DUNHILL Records in 1967.
INTRO:  G   Bm   EF..G  Bm   DF..G  C   G  C  
#1.
GI didn't Dm7cry..GI just Dm7stood and watched her 
Gsay goodbye.Dm7  G  
GShe closed the Dm7door..and Gsaid I Fdon't want 
to see you Danymore.
CHORUS:
Things I Gshould have Fsaid to her, Cthat Fmaybe Cwould 
have Fchanged her Cmind to Gstay.
GThings I should have Fsaid to her, Clike Fgirl, I Clove 
you, Fso let Clove find a Dsus4way.D  
#2.
GWas it that Fshe..Gjust couldn't underFstand a Cman 
like Gme?F  C  
GWas I to Fblame..Gdid I Fleave too many Cthings unexDplained?
CHORUS:
Things I Gshould have Fsaid to her, Cthat Fmaybe Cwould 
have Fchanged her Cmind to Gstay.
GThings I should have Fsaid to her, Clike Fgirl, I Clove 
you, Fso let Clove find a Dsus4way.D  
BRIDGE:
Why didn't BmI try Emtelling her A7she was Dall I had?
Why didn't BmI try Emtelling her, A7now she's Dgone and I D7feel, 
oh, so, Gbad?
INTERLUDE:  G   F   Bb   G   Bb   F  G  
#3.
GI didn't Dm7cry..GI just Dm7stood and watched her 
Gsay goodbye.Dm7  G  
GShe closed the Dm7door..and Gsaid I Fdon't want 
to see you Danymore.
INTERLUDE:  G   F   Bb   G   F   Bb  G  
OUTRO:
GThings I should have Fsaid to Dm7her..
(GThings I should have Fsaid to Cher.)
GThings I should have Fsaid to Dm7her..
(GThings I should have Fsaid to Cher.)
GThings I should have Fsaid to Dm7her..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Things I Should Have Said

by The Grass Roots

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Dm7

Dsus4

Things I Should Have Said:Grass Roots.

#23 on BB Hot 100 and #36 on CASH BOX

on DUNHILL Records in 1967.

G Bm E Bm D C G C

INTRO: F..G F..G

#1.

G Dm7 G Dm7

I didn't cry..I just stood and watched her

G Dm7 G

say goodbye.

G Dm7 G F

She closed the door..and said I don't want

to see you anymore.

CHORUS:

G F C F C

Things I should have said to her, that maybe would

F C G

have changed her mind to stay.

G F C F C

Things I should have said to her, like girl, I love

F C Dsus4 D

you, so let love find a way.

#2.

G F G F C

Was it that she..just couldn't understand a man

G F C

like me?

G F G F C D

Was I to blame..did I leave too many things unexplained?

CHORUS:

G F C F C

Things I should have said to her, that maybe would

F C G

have changed her mind to stay.

G F C F C

Things I should have said to her, like girl, I love

F C Dsus4 D

you, so let love find a way.

BRIDGE:

Bm Em A7 D

Why didn't I try telling her she was all I had?

Bm Em A7 D D7

Why didn't I try telling her, now she's gone and I feel,

oh, so, bad?

G F Bb G Bb F G

INTERLUDE:

#3.

G Dm7 G Dm7

I didn't cry..I just stood and watched her

G Dm7 G

say goodbye.

G Dm7 G F

She closed the door..and said I don't want

to see you anymore.

G F Bb G F Bb G

INTERLUDE:

OUTRO:

G F Dm7

Things I should have said to her..

G F C

(Things I should have said to her.)

G F Dm7

Things I should have said to her..

G F C

(Things I should have said to her.)

G F Dm7

Things I should have said to her..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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