If I Only Had The Words To Tell You
Billy JoelVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Intro
If I only had the words to tell you
If you only had the time to understand
Though I know it wouldnt change your feelings
And I know youll carry on the best you can
If I only had the urge to tell you
If you only knew how hard it is to say
When the simple lines have all been taken
And the radio repeats them every day
If I never find the song to sing you
If you always find it hard to comprehend
Well you know there wouldnt be much meaning
If I had to sing those tired words again
Life... goes on and on
And tonight... will soon be gone
But if we try
We can be sure
If I only had the words to tell you
If you only had the time to understand
But I only have these arms to hold you
And its all that you can ask of any man
Laa laa la la la laa la la la
REPEAT LAST VERSE
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Readable chord sheet for If I Only Had The Words To Tell You by Billy Joel
[D]In[E]tr[A]o [D] [E] [A] [C] [E7]
If I o[A]nly had the wo[A/C#]rds to te[D]ll you
[A/C#] If you o[Bm7]nly had the time to unde[G7]rstand [E7]
Though I k[A]now it wouldnt [A/C#]change your fe[D]elings
[A/C#] And I k[Bm7]now youll carry [E7]on the best you c[A]an [C] [E7]
If I [A]only had the u[A/C#]rge to te[D]ll you
[A/C#] If you o[Bm7]nly knew how hard it is to s[G7]ay [E7]
When the simp[A]le lines have [A/C#]all been take[D]n
[A/C#] And the ra[Bm7]dio rep[E7]eats them every d[A]ay [G7]
If I n[C]ever find the s[C/E]ong to s[F]ing you
[C/E] If you a[Dm7]lways find it hard to co[Bb7]mprehend [G7]
Well you k[C]now there wouldnt[C/E] be much mea[F]ning
[C/E] If [Dm7]I had to sing those tir[G7]ed words again[C]
[E7]Life[Am]... goes [E7]on and [Am]on
And toni[G]ght...[C] will s[G]oon be go[C]ne
But if we [Fmaj7]try [Em7]
We can be s[Dm7]ure [Gsus4] [G] [Gsus2] [G]
If I [C]only had the w[C/E]ords to te[F]ll you
[C/E] If you o[Dm7]nly had the time to unde[Bb7]rstand [G7]
But I [C]only have these [C/E]arms to h[F]old you
[C/E] And its [Dm7]all that you can [G7]ask of any m[C]an [F] [G]
[C]Laa l[F]aa la la l[Bb]a l[Dm]aa la la [G]la
REPEAT LAST VERSE