Intro(pause after each chord except for G#m):
E, F#m, G#m, AM9, C, D, E
Verse 1:
(Esus) E F#m G#m
I can still remember yesterday,
A9 B7sus E
we were so in love in a special way.
F#m
And knowing that you loved me made me feel
G#m A9 B7sus
oh so right.
E F#m E/G#
But now I feel lost don't know what to do.
A9 B7sus E
Each and every day I think of you.
F#m
Holdin' back the tears I'm trying with
G#m A9 G#/C
all my might.
Refrain:
C#m7 G#m F#m7
Because you've gone and left me standing all alone.
B7sus G#/C C#m7(sus) C#m7 G#m F#m
And I know I've got to face tomorrow on my own.
B7sus B(sus)
But baby,
Chorus
E F#m G#m A9
Before I let you go, I want to say I love you.
F#m B7sus E G#7sus
I hope that you're listening cause it's true, baby
G#/C C#m7 G#m
You'll be forever in my heart, and I know that
Bm7 Bbdim7 A9(pause)
no one else will do.
G#m7, F#m E/G# A9 B7sus
So before I let you go, I want to say it...
E F#m, G#m-A9
I love you.
Verse 2:
E F#m G#m
I wish that it could be just like before,
A9 B7sus E
I know I could've given you so much more.
F#m E/G# A9 B7sus
Even though you know I'd given you all my love.
E F#m
I miss your smile, I miss your kiss.
G#m A9 B7sus
Each and every day I reminisce.
E F#m G#m A9,G#/C
Cause baby it's you that I'm always dreaming of...
(repeat Refrain)
Chorus 2
E F#m G#m A9
Before I let you go, I want to say I love you.
F#m B7sus E G#7sus,
I hope that you're listening cause it's true, baby
G#/C C#m7 G#m
You'll be forever in my heart, and I know that
Bm7 Bbdim7 A9(pause)
no one else will do.
G#m7, F#m E/G# A9 B7sus
So before I let you go, I want to say it...
Bridge:
F#m7 G#m7
Cause letting love go is never easy.
AM7 G#7sus
But I love you so, that's why I set you free...
G#7 G#/C, C#m7 Caug E/B Bbdim7
yeahyeah. And I know, someday, somehow, I'll find a way
F#m7 G#m7 Am7 D7(pause)
to leave it all behind me. Guess it wasn't meant to be,
(use the tab part)
but baby...
Chorus 3
G Am7 Bm7 C9
Before I let you go, I want to say I love you.
Am7 D9 G B7sus
I hope that you're listening cause it's true, baby
B7/Eb Em7 Bm7
You'll be forever in my heart, and I know that
Dm7 C#dim7 CM7(pause)
no one else will do.
Bm7, Am7 Bm7 CM7 Em
So before I let you go, I want to say it.
Am7 Bm7 Cmpause
So before I let you go, I want to say...
Coda:
G, Am, Bm7 C(M7)pause
I love you...
*Chorus 2 is actually Chorus without its last line.
*Chorus 3 has similar chords to the original chorus, only 3 frets higher.
*G#m can be substituted for E/G# in verses.
*Chords before a comma needs only to be struck once.
*Chords or parts of chords inside a parenthesis are optional.
**Here is the tab part:
The treble version:
e|-2h3-2------------|
B|-------0----------|
G|---------2h4-0----|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
The bass version:
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-4h5-4------------|
A|-------2-0(break)-|
E|------------------|
**Some illustrated chords:(EADGBe)
x = dead/muted string
0 = open string
F#m 244222 G#/C x3111x D9 xx0210
F#m7 242222 C#m7 x46454 B7/Eb xx1202
G#m 466444 C#m7sus x46474 Dm7 xx0211
G#m7 464444 Bm7 x24232 C#dim7 x45450
AM9 x02100 Bbdim7 x12120 CM7 x32000
A9 x02200 Bsus x24452 Cm x35543
B7sus x24242 G#7sus 464644
B x24442 G#7 464544
E/G#: 422100 Caug: x32110
AM7 x02120 E/B x22100
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