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Chord analysis: Mats Fagergren
Dm7   x,5,7,5,6,8 
F/C   x,3,3,2,1,1
C/E   0,3,2,0,1,0
C/B   x,2,2,0,1,0
Em7   0,2,0,0,0,0
Fmaj7 x,x,3,2,1,0
[intro]
Dm7   G
Dm7   G   F    G
Dm7   G   F G  C   C/B
Am Dm F/C F Dm G  Em7
Am[veDmrse G1]F  C/E  G  C  
NC.            Dm7  
If I could find words
Dm7To tell you I'm Gsorry
GMake you uFnderstand
FI mean just Gwhat I say
GAfter all that I've Dm7heard
Dm7Why should I Gworry
GWhen we Fride the Gfine line
GBetween Clove and hate
[verse 2]
NC.            Dm7  
If I had been wise
Dm7well how could GI doubt you
Gnow I'm Fall alone
Fmy life in Gdisarray
Gbut try as I Dm7might
Dm7I can't live Gwithout you
Gso I Fcling to the Ghope
Gof a Cbright brighter dayC/B  
[Chorus]
C/Boh I Amknow we've been tDmhrough this F/Call FbeforDme
Dmhow Gcan I prove my Em7love for you is Amreal
Amno I Dmcan't do GanymoFreC/E  G  
Gif I could only find Cwords
[interlude]
F     G
F     G
Fand still he has dreamsG  
Gand still I must learn to copeF  
Fabsurd as it seemsG  
GI still have hopeDm7  
Dm7[verGse Fmaj73]G  
Gif I had good Dm7sense
Dm7and heed all the Gwarnings
GI would lFet it be
Fand leave all well Galone
Gbut there's no Dm7recompense
Dm7for waking up Gmornings
Gfeeling sFure it's Gmyself
Gwho's the Cfoolish oneC/B  
[chorus]
C/BYes I kAmnow we've been thDmrough this F/Call beFforeDm  
Dmhow Gcan I prove my Em7love for you is Amreal
Amno I Dmcan't do GanymoFreC/E  G  
Gif I could only find C  G  
GIf only I could findC  G  
Gif I could only findC  G  
CWords..
Dm7   G   Dm7   G
Dm7   G   Dm7   G

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Words

by The Christians

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

C/B

F/C

Em7

C/E

Fmaj7

Chord analysis: Mats Fagergren

Dm7 x,5,7,5,6,8

F/C x,3,3,2,1,1

C/E 0,3,2,0,1,0

C/B x,2,2,0,1,0

Em7 0,2,0,0,0,0

Fmaj7 x,x,3,2,1,0

[intro]

Dm7 G

Dm7 G F G

Dm7 G F G C C/B

Am Dm F/C F Dm G Em7

Am Dm G F C/E G C

[verse 1]

Dm7

NC.

If I could find words

Dm7 G

To tell you I'm sorry

G F

Make you understand

F G

I mean just what I say

G Dm7

After all that I've heard

Dm7 G

Why should I worry

G F G

When we ride the fine line

G C

Between love and hate

[verse 2]

Dm7

NC.

If I had been wise

Dm7 G

well how could I doubt you

G F

now I'm all alone

F G

my life in disarray

G Dm7

but try as I might

Dm7 G

I can't live without you

G F G

so I cling to the hope

G C C/B

of a bright brighter day

[Chorus]

C/B Am Dm F/C F Dm

oh I know we've been through this all before

Dm G Em7 Am

how can I prove my love for you is real

Am Dm G F C/E G

no I can't do anymore

G C

if I could only find words

[interlude]

F G

and still he has dreams

G F

and still I must learn to cope

F G

absurd as it seems

G Dm7

I still have hope

Dm7 G Fmaj7 G

[verse 3]

G Dm7

if I had good sense

Dm7 G

and heed all the warnings

G F

I would let it be

F G

and leave all well alone

G Dm7

but there's no recompense

Dm7 G

for waking up mornings

G F G

feeling sure it's myself

G C C/B

who's the foolish one

[chorus]

C/B Am Dm F/C F Dm

Yes I know we've been through this all before

Dm G Em7 Am

how can I prove my love for you is real

Am Dm G F C/E G

no I can't do anymore

G C G

if I could only find

G C G

If only I could find

G C G

if I could only find

Words..

Dm7 G Dm7 G

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