I'll Have to Say I Love You In A Song

Words & Music by Jim Croce
Recorded by Jim Croce, 1974 (#9)


(E7)    AM7               C#m7 Bm    D9            E7/6 E7
Well, I know it's kind of late -- I hope I didn't wake you,

          AM7               C#m7 Bm              D9    E7
But what I got to say can't wait -- I know you'd understand

 D           Cdim                   C#7                  D   Cdim
Ev'ry time I tried to tell you the words just came out wrong

          A     A6  A E7/6 E7        D9    BbM7   A    E7
So I'll have to say I love you in a song.


(E7)    AM7                 C#m7  Bm            D9       E7/6 E7
Yeah, I know it's kind of strange,    but ev'ry time I'm near you, 

       AM7                  C#m7  Bm                D9     E7
I just run out of things to say   --   I know you'd understand

 D           Cdim                  C#7                  D    Cdim
Ev'ry time I tried to tell you the words just came out wrong  

          A     A6  A E7/6 E7        D9    BbM7   A    E7
So I'll have to say I love you in a song.         


(Instrumental Interlude - half of verse)


 D             Cdim                   C#7                   D    Cdim
Ev'ry time the time was right all the words just came out wrong

          A     A6  A E7/6 E7        D9    BbM7   A    E7
So I'll have to say I love you in a song.


(E7)    AM7               C#m7  Bm           D9     E7/6 E7
Yeah, I know it's kind of late  --  I hope I didn't wake you,

            AM7                          C#m7  Bm         
But there's something that I just got to say --

D9                    E7
  I know you'd understand.

 D           Cdim                  C#7                   D    Cdim
Every time I tried to tell you the words just came out wrong,

          A     A6  A E7/6 E7        D9    BbM7   A 
So I'll have to say I love you in a song.




 
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