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Lindisfarne - The Things I Should Have Said
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
  D    C(6x)
[Verse 1]
DTwo by two the Amlovers wandered Goff into the Cnight
Leaving Dme alone with Csomeone that I Gonly knew by Asight
So we Bmsat and watched each Gother through the Bmfading fireAlight
Each one Bmwaiting for the Csilence to be Bm7broken
[Chorus]
But the Dthings I should have Emsaid
That were F#mwhispering in my Chead
GWould not be DspokenC___D  C  
[Verse 2]
The Dblack gowned master Amglared at me with Gmalice in his Ceye
The Dspittle from his Ctwisted lips ran Gdown to his bowAtie
I was Bmdumb before his Gaccusations, BmI did not deAny
When he'd Bmdone with me, I Cstood outside there, Bm7shattered
[Chorus]
And the Dthings I should have Emsaid
That came F#mrushing to my Chead
GNo longer DmatterC___D__C  
[Instrumental]
  D    C(8x)
[Verse 3]
DTeachers from whose Amhallowed mouths, great Gpearls of wisdom Cfall
To Dthose who scrawl obCscenities uGpon the alley Awalls
The Bmjoke is on the Gbloke who never Bmspoke a word at Aall
But whose Bmdreams lay unreCvealed, 'til they were Bm7rotten
[Chorus]
And the Dthings I should have Emsaid
That I was F#mkeeping in my Chead
GHave been forDgottenC__D  C  D  C  
[Outro]     (## repeat and fade ##)
All the things I should have DsaidC  D  C  D  C  

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The Things I Should Have Said

by Lindisfarne

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

F#m

Lindisfarne - The Things I Should Have Said

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[Intro]

D C

(6x)

[Verse 1]

D Am G C

Two by two the lovers wandered off into the night

D C G A

Leaving me alone with someone that I only knew by sight

Bm G Bm A

So we sat and watched each other through the fading firelight

Bm C Bm7

Each one waiting for the silence to be broken

[Chorus]

D Em

But the things I should have said

F#m C

That were whispering in my head

G D C D C

Would not be spoken___

[Verse 2]

D Am G C

The black gowned master glared at me with malice in his eye

D C G A

The spittle from his twisted lips ran down to his bowtie

Bm G Bm A

I was dumb before his accusations, I did not deny

Bm C Bm7

When he'd done with me, I stood outside there, shattered

[Chorus]

D Em

And the things I should have said

F#m C

That came rushing to my head

G D C D C

No longer matter_____

[Instrumental]

D C

(8x)

[Verse 3]

D Am G C

Teachers from whose hallowed mouths, great pearls of wisdom fall

D C G A

To those who scrawl obscenities upon the alley walls

Bm G Bm A

The joke is on the bloke who never spoke a word at all

Bm C Bm7

But whose dreams lay unrevealed, 'til they were rotten

[Chorus]

D Em

And the things I should have said

F#m C

That I was keeping in my head

G D C D C D C

Have been forgotten__

[Outro] (## repeat and fade ##)

D C D C D C

All the things I should have said

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