Originally in Bb, I play in E capo 2
E | E | D | A |
x2 |
E | D | A | |
L | isten boy, I don’t want to see you let a g | ood thing slip a | way |
E | D | A | |
You know I d | on’t like watching anybody make the sa | me mistakes I m | ade |
If you’re playing in E, play the G in open voicing here
G#m | G | F#m | |
She’s a | real nice girl and she’s | always there for | you |
Am | E/G# | F#m | B | |
But a n | ice girl wouldn’t | tell you what you should | do |
E | D | A | |
Oh, l | isten boy, I’m sure that you think you got it a | ll under cont | rol |
E | D | A | |
You don’t w | ant somebody telling you the way to st | ay in someone’s s | oul |
G#m | G | F#m | |
You’re a | big boy now and you’ll n | ever let her | go |
Am | E/G# | F#m | E | F# | |
But t | hat’s just the kind of | thing she ought to k | now |
B | D#m | |
T | ell her about it, tell her | everything you feel |
G#m | G#m7 | C#m7 | F#7sus4 |
Give her every | reason to ac | cept that you’re for | real |
B | D#m | |
T | ell her about it, tell her | all your crazy dreams |
G#m | G#m7 | C#m7 | F#7sus4 | F#7 |
Let her know you | need her, let her | know how much she | means |
E | E | D | A |
Oooh x2 |
E | D | A | |
L | isten, boy, it’s not automatically a ce | rtain guarant | ee |
E | D | A | |
To ins | ure yourself, you’ve got to provide communic | ation constant | ly |
G#m | G | F#m | |
When you | love someone you’re | always insec | ure |
Am | E/G# | F#m | E | F# | |
And there’s | only one good | way to reass | ure |
B | D#m | |
T | ell her about it, let her | know how much you care |
G#m | G#m7 | C#m7 | F#7sus4 |
When she can’t be | with you, tell her | you wish you were | there |
B | D#m | |
T | ell her about it every | day before you leave |
G#m | G#m7 | C#m7 | F#7sus4 | F#7 |
Pay her some at | tention, give her | something to be | lieve |
Bridge
D | Bm | C |
‘Cause now and t | hen she’ll get to w | orrying |
D | Em | A | Bm | A/C# | |
Ju | st bec | ause you haven’t s | poken for so l | ong |
D | Bm | C | |
And th | ough you | may not have done | anything |
D | Em | A | F#/A# | B | |
W | ill that | be a consol | ation when she’s | gone? |
E | D | A | |
L | isten boy, it’s good information from a m | an who’s made mist | akes |
E | D | A | |
Just a wo | rd or two that she gets from you could be the d | ifference that it m | akes |
G#m | G | F#m | |
She’s a | trusting soul, she’s p | ut her trust in | you |
Am | E/G# | F#m | E | F# | |
But a | girl like that won’t | tell you what you should | do |
B | D#m | |
T | ell her about it, tell her | everything you feel |
G#m | G#m7 | C#m7 | F#7sus4 |
Give her every | reason to ac | cept that you’re for | real |
B | D#m | |
T | ell her about it, tell her | all your crazy dreams |
G#m | G#m7 | C#m7 | F#7sus4 | F#7 |
Let her know you | need her, let her | know how much she | means |
Outro
E | D | A | |
T | ell her about it, | tell her how you f | eel right now |
E | D | A | |
T | ell her about it, the | girl don’t want to | wait too long |
E | D | A | |
You got to te | ll her about it, | tell her now and you | won’t go wrong |
E | D | A | |
You got to te | ll her about it, be | fore it gets too | late you’ve got to... |