Guitar chords Ill Have To Say I Love You In A Song

Ill Have to Say I Love You in a Song was written by Jim Croce after an argument with his wife, Ingrid. He was unable to express his feelings during the argument, so he wrote this song as a way to say what he felt.

Key:  A
Introduction:
A7M
    
C#m
  
Bm
  
Dm
  
E7
  x2
        
A7M
               
C#m
   
Bm
                
E
 
Well, I know it's kind of late,   I hope I didn't wake you.
              
A7M
              
C#m
   
Bm
                  
E
 
But what I've got to say can't wait,   I know you'd understand.

D
              
G#7
                    
C#7
                   
F#m
   
D
 
  Every time I tried to tell you, the words just came out wrong.
         
A
             
E
              
D
     
A
 
So, I'll have to say I love you, in a song.

        
A7M
               
C#m
      
Bm
               
E
 
Yeah, I know it's kind of strange,   every time I'm near you
       
A7M
                  
C#m
  
Bm
                  
E
 
I just run out of things to say,   I know you'd understand.

D
              
G#7
                    
C#7
                   
F#m
   
D
 
  Every time I tried to tell you, the words just came out wrong.
         
A
             
E
              
D
     
A
 
So, I'll have to say I love you, in a song.

A7M
    
C#m
  
Bm
  
E7
 

D
                
G#7
                     
C#7
                   
F#m
   
D
 
  Every time the time was right, all the words just came out wrong.
         
A7M
           
E
              
D
     
A
 
So, I'll have to say I love you, in a song.

        
A7M
               
C#m
   
Bm
                
E
 
Yeah, I know it's kind of late,   I hope I didn't wake you.
            
A7M
                          
C#m
  
Bm
                  
E
 
But there's something that I just got to say,   I know you'd understand.

D
              
G#7
                    
C#7
                   
F#m
   
D
 
  Every time I tried to tell you, the words just came out wrong.
         
A7M
           
E
              
D
     
A
 
So, I'll have to say I love you, in a song.

A7M
    
C#m
  
Bm
  
Dm
 
E7
 
A7M
   
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