How Can I Tell You by Cat Stevens
From Teaser and the Fire Cat
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Intro:

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 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 
* The first two chords are arpegiated.
! The two notes are held from the previous bar

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|2-----0---------|--------------0-|----------2h3---|3---------3-----|
|0-----0-----3---|2-----------3---|2h3---3---------|0---------0-----|
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Verse:


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||-0-----0---------|0-----0---------|----------2h3---|3-----3---------|
||*--0-------------|--2-------2-----|2h3---3---------|--0-------0-----|
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   1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  

 Oh,_________________         oh,_ oh,_

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         How can I tell you that I love____________ you           I

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 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  

love_______________ you       But I can't think of right words to say


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|--0-------------|--2-------2-----|3---0---3---3---|--0-------0-----|
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       I long to tell you that I'm always thinking of you         I'm

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|0---------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
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 always thinking of you     But my words just blow away

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|2---3---2---0---|3---3-----------| 
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       Just blow away           It                 __________________
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|----0-----0-----|----2-------2---|2---0---2---2---|----0------------||
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|0---------------|----------------|----------------|3-------3---2----||
 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  

 always ends up to one thing honey and I can't think of right words to say

___________________
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|3---3-----------|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|0h2-------------||
|--0-------0-----|--0-------------|--2-------2-----|----3-----------||
|----0-----------|----0-----0-----|----2-------2---|----2-----------||
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 say              Oh__________________


Verse 1 and 4 are the same.
Verse 2:
	Whereever I am, girl,
	I'm always walking with you,
	I'm always walking with you,
	But I look and you're not there,
	Whoever I'm with I'm always,
	Always talking to you,
	I'm always talking to you
	Sad that you can't hear,
	It always adds up to one thing, honey,
	When I look and you're not there.

Verse 3:
	I need to know you,
	Need to feel my arms around you,
	Feel my arms around you,
	Like a sea around the shore.
	Each night and day I pray,
	In hope that I might find you,
	In hope that I might find you,
	Because hearts can do no more,
	Can do no more,
	It always end up to one thing honey,
	Still I kneel upon the floor.

The words written with the tab is a guide line to
where they're supposed to be sung, but it's not very accurate.
The best thing is to listen to the song I you don't know
how it goes.

Questions and comments welcome.

Kevin Moule
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krmoule@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca
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