Things I Should Have Said — The Grass Roots
Chords and lyrics for Things I Should Have Said by The Grass Roots (key of C).
Verse 1
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"Things I Should Have Said"
(P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri)
Intro (piano, in octaves; doubled with acoustic 12-string second time)
[G] [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]
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Verse 1
[G] I didn't[Fadd9] cry[C]
[G] I just[Fadd9] stood and [C]watched her [G]say [Fadd9]goodbye[C]
[G] She closed the[Fadd9] [C]do-or
[G] And said "I[Fadd9] don't want to [C]see you [D]anymore"
Chorus
[G] Things I should have said to her
That [F]maybe [C]would have [F]changed her [C]mind to [G]stay
[G] Things I should have said to her
Like [F]"girl, I [C]love you [F]so let [C]love find a[Dsus4] way"[D]
Verse 2
Was it that she
Just couldn't understand a man like me
Was I to blame
Did I leave too many things unexplained?
Bridge
Why didn't [Bm]I try [Em]telling her
[A7] She was [D]all I had
Why didn't [Bm]I try [Em]telling her
[A7] Now she's [D]gone and I [D7]feel oh so [G]bad
G [N.C.] F Bb G [N.C.] Bb G
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[repeat verse 1 w/acoustic guitar and percussion only; omit all F and C cho
rds]
Coda
[G] Things I should have [F]said to [C]her [repeat to fade]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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