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What Can I Say?    Boz Scaggs   (Silk Degrees, 1976)
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       A7sus4001030
          Am7001010
      A7sus2001000
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[Intro]
 G          Bm         A7sus4     Am7
 G          Bm         A7sus4     Am7
(GWhat can I Bmsay?)A7sus4  Am7  
(GWhat can I Bmdo?
Am7Doo-doo D7doo doo, doo Am7doo-doo D7doo,     Am7Doo-doo D7doo doo, doo Am7doo-doo D7doo )
[Verse]
A7sus23 AM, it's me again, Amwouldn't you know?
A7sus2Things would have to end this Amway
I A7sus2did my best the perfect guest knew Amwhen to go
A7sus2Perfect you knew when to Amstay
A7sus2Come on, tell me that you Amlove me, dear
A7sus2I've been feeling down some Amtoo
A7sus2After all, it's time I Ammade it clear
A7sus2I've been waiting just for Amyou
[Chorus]
G(What can I Bmsay?)      A7sus4Oh,    you Am7make me know, baby
G(What can I Bmdo?)              A7sus4To show you Am7that I care
G(What can I Bmsay?)        A7sus4Got to have your Am7number, baby
G(What can I Bmdo?
Am7Doo-doo D7doo doo, doo Am7doo-doo D7doo,     Am7Doo-doo D7doo doo, doo Am7doo-doo D7doo )
[Verse]
A7sus2Can't you see the people just Amstop and stare
A7sus2Don't it make you wonder Amwhy?
A7sus2I just happened to be Amstanding there
A7sus2Can't you see it in my Ameye-eyes-eyes?
[Chorus]
G(What can I Bmsay?)  You A7sus4got me acting lAm7ike a fool, girl
G(What can I Bmdo?)  Stop A7sus4making like a little Am7school, girl
G(What can I Bmsay?)            A7sus4Could be your lucky Am7day, baby
G(What can I Bmdo?
Am7Doo-doo D7doo doo, doo Am7doo-doo D7doo,            Am7Doo-doo D7doo doo, doo Am7doo-doo D7doo )
     Ooooh,                   it's hot               Ohhhh,           it's hot, little girl
[Instrumental]
F////   Dm////   C////   Am////   F////   /Dm///   /G///   /E7///
[Chorus]
G(What can I Bmsay?)      A7sus4Oh,      you let me kAm7now, baby
G(What can I Bmdo?)         A7sus4To show you that I Am7care
G(What can I Bmsay?)      A7sus4Oh,            I gAm7ot down on my knees
G(What can I Bmdo?)       A7sus4Please, please,      Am7please, what can I say?
G(What can I Bmsay?)A7sus4  Am7  
G(What can I Bmdo?)Ooooh, A7sus4What can    I       dAm7o?
G(What can I Bmsay?)      A7sus4What                    Am7can I
G(What can I Bmdo?)       A7sus4say,                 Am7ba-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-by?
G(What can I Bmsay?)A7sus4  Am7  
G(What can I Bmdo?)A7sus4  Am7  

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What Can I Say

by Boz Scaggs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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A7sus4

Am7

A7sus2

What Can I Say? Boz Scaggs (Silk Degrees, 1976)

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A7sus4

001030

Am7

001010

A7sus2

001000

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[Intro]

G Bm A7sus4 Am7

(What can I say?)

G Bm

(What can I do?

Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7

Doo-doo doo doo, doo doo-doo doo, Doo-doo doo doo, doo doo-doo doo )

[Verse]

A7sus2 Am

3 AM, it's me again, wouldn't you know?

A7sus2 Am

Things would have to end this way

A7sus2 Am

I did my best the perfect guest knew when to go

A7sus2 Am

Perfect you knew when to stay

A7sus2 Am

Come on, tell me that you love me, dear

A7sus2 Am

I've been feeling down some too

A7sus2 Am

After all, it's time I made it clear

A7sus2 Am

I've been waiting just for you

[Chorus]

G Bm A7sus4 Am7

(What can I say?) Oh, you make me know, baby

G Bm A7sus4 Am7

(What can I do?) To show you that I care

G Bm A7sus4 Am7

(What can I say?) Got to have your number, baby

G Bm

(What can I do?

Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7

Doo-doo doo doo, doo doo-doo doo, Doo-doo doo doo, doo doo-doo doo )

[Verse]

A7sus2 Am

Can't you see the people just stop and stare

A7sus2 Am

Don't it make you wonder why?

A7sus2 Am

I just happened to be standing there

A7sus2 Am

Can't you see it in my eye-eyes-eyes?

[Chorus]

G Bm A7sus4 Am7

(What can I say?) You got me acting like a fool, girl

G Bm A7sus4 Am7

(What can I do?) Stop making like a little school, girl

G Bm A7sus4 Am7

(What can I say?) Could be your lucky day, baby

G Bm

(What can I do?

Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7

Doo-doo doo doo, doo doo-doo doo, Doo-doo doo doo, doo doo-doo doo )

Ooooh, it's hot Ohhhh, it's hot, little girl

[Instrumental]

F Dm C Am F Dm G E7

//// //// //// //// //// //// //// ////

[Chorus]

G Bm A7sus4 Am7

(What can I say?) Oh, you let me know, baby

G Bm A7sus4 Am7

(What can I do?) To show you that I care

G Bm A7sus4 Am7

(What can I say?) Oh, I got down on my knees

G Bm A7sus4 Am7

(What can I do?) Please, please, please, what can I say?

G Bm A7sus4 Am7

(What can I say?)

G Bm A7sus4 Am7

(What can I do?)Ooooh, What can I do?

G Bm A7sus4 Am7

(What can I say?) What can I

G Bm A7sus4 Am7

(What can I do?) say, ba-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-by?

G Bm A7sus4 Am7

(What can I say?)

G Bm A7sus4 Am7

(What can I do?)

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