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Baby Can I Hold You by Tracy Chapman
Baby Can I Hold You
Intro
D Dsus2D
e]-2----2--x-0--x-2----
B]-3----3--x-3--x-3----
G]-2----2--x-2--x-2----
D]-0----0--0-0--0-0----
A]---------------------
E]---------------------
A7sus4 A7
e]-0----0--x-0---------
B]-3----3--x-2---------
G]-0----0--x-0---------
D]-2----2--x-2---------
A]-0----0--0-0---------
E]---------------------
X2
Verse 1
[D] [Dsus2][D]
Sorry
[A7sus4] [A7] [Em]
Is all that you can't say
[A7sus4] [A7] [D]
Years gone by and still
[A7sus4] [A7] [Em]
Words don't come easily
[G] [A]
Like sorry like sorry
Verse 2 [chords same as verse 1]
Forgive me
Is all that you can't say
Years gone by and still
Words don't come easily
Like forgive me forgive me
Chorus
[D]
But you can say baby
[Em] [G] [D]
Baby can I hold you tonight?
[Em] [G] [Bm]
Baby if I told you the right words
[A]
Oooh at the right time
You'd be mine
Interlude
[D] [Em] [F#m] [G] [A]
/ / / / / / / /
Verse 3 [chords same as verses 1 and 2 - duh!]
I love you
Is all that you can't say
Years gone by and still
Words don't come easily
Like I love you I love you
Chorus [same as above]
Interlude x2
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version 2
Intro: D-Asus7-A7
D
Sorry
Asus7 A7 Em
Is all that you cant say
Asus7 A7 D
Years gone by and still
Asus7 A7 Em
Words dont come easily
G A
Like sorry like sorry
D
Forgive me
Asus7 A7 Em
Is all that you cant say
Asus7 A7 D
Years gone by and still
Asus7 A7 Em
Words dont come easily
G A
Like forgive me forgive me
Chorus:
D
But you can say baby
Em G D
Baby can I hold you tonight
Em G Bm
Maybe if I told you the right words
A D
At the right time youd be mine
D
I love you
Asus7 A7 Em
Is all that you cant say
Asus7 A7 D
Years gone by and still
Asus7 A7 Em
Words dont come easily
G A
Like I love you I love you
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version 3
This is one measure /----/. The dashes are beats. For example:
/Gsus4-G-/ You play Gsus4 on the first and second beat, then G on the third
and fourth. Some measures have only 2 beats, like the second half of verse 1.
Intro:
/C---/Gsus4-G-/C---/Gsus4-G-/
Verse 1:
/C---/G---/Dm---/G---/
Sorry, is all that you can say
Years gone by and
/C---/G---/Dm---/F-/G---/Gsus4-G-/
still, words don't come easily
Like sorry, like sorry
/C---/G---/Dm---/G---/
Forgive me, is all that you can say
Years gone by and
/C---/G---/Dm---/F-/G---/Gsus4-G-/
Still, words don't come easily
Like forgive me, forgive me
/C---/Dm-F-/C---/Dm-F-/Am---/G---/
But you can say baby, baby can I hold you tonight
Maybe if I told you the right words, ooh at the right time
You'd be mine
/C---/Dm-F G/
/C---/G---/Dm---/G---/
I love you, is all that you can say
Years gone by and
/C---/G---/Dm---/F-/G---/Gsus4-G-/
Still, words don't come easily
Like I love you, I love you
/C---/Dm-F-/C---/Dm-F-/Am---/G---/
But you can say baby, baby can I hold you tonight
Maybe if I told you the right words, ooh at the right time
You'd be mine
/C---/Dm-F-/C---/Dm-F-/Am---/G---/
Baby can I hold you tonight
Maybe if I told you the right words, ooh at the right time
You'd be mine
/C---/Dm-F G/C---/Dm-F G/C---/
You'd be mine, You'd be mine
These are the exact chords in the song, transposed down two semitones. If
you want to play in the original key, use the transpose function at the top
to transpose it up 2 steps.
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version 4
D
Sorry
G A D
Is all that you can't say
G A D
Years gone by and still
G A Em
Words don't come easily
A
Like sorry like sorry
D
Forgive me
G A D
Is all that you can't say
G A D
Years gone by and still
G A Em
Words don't come easily
A
Like forgive me forgive me
D
But you can say baby
G A D
Baby can I hold you tonight
G A D
Baby if I told you the right words
(G) A D G A
Ooh, At the right time you'd be mine
D
I love you
G A D
Is all that you can't say
G A D
Years gone by and still
G A Em
Words don't come easily
A
Like I love you I love you
D
But you can say baby
G A D
Baby can I hold you tonight
G A D
Baby if I told you the right words
(G) A D
Ooh, At the right time you'd be mine
G A D
Baby can I hold you tonight
G A D
Baby if I told you the right words
(G) A D G A
Ooh, At the right time you'd be mine
D G A
You'd be mine
D G A
You'd be mine
D G A D
You'd be mine
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version 5
D A7sus A7
e-----2---2--2-0---2---|0---0---0-------- This is played and repeated twice,
B--T--3---3--3-3---3-0-|3---3-0-2--------the second time it's repeated the voc-
G--A--2---2--2-2---2---|0---0---0--------als come in: "Sorry- is all that you
D--B--0---0--0-0---0---|2---2---2--------can't say." However on "say" an Em
A----------------------|0---0---0--------chord is played. Repeat the chord
E----------------------|-----------------changes, but go to a D on "still" in
"years go by and still." Repeat once more landing on an Em, then change to a
G, then A each time "sorry" is repeated. Watch for the time signature changes
around the G. This entire sequence is repeated, with the exception of the
opening strums before the singing begins. Of course, substitute the next
verses, i.e. "Forgive me..."
The remaining part of the song goes:
Em G D
"baby, can I hold you tonight.
Em G Bm
Baby, if I told you the right words,
A
oo- at the right time,
D Em F#m G A repeat.
you'd be mine.
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version 6
D
Sorry
Em7 A7 D
Is all that you can't say
Em7 A7 D
Years gone by and still
Em7 A7 D
Words don't come easily
G A
Like sorry like sorry
D
Forgive me
Em7 A7 D
Is all that you can't say
Em7 A7 D
Years gone by and still
Em7 A7 D
Words don't come easily
G A
Like forgive me forgive me
Chorus:
D
But you can say baby
Em7 A7 D
Baby can I hold you tonight
Em7 A7 D
Baby if I told you the right words
Em7 A7 D
Ooh, At the right time you'd be mine
D
I love you
Em7 A7 D
Is all that you can't say
Em7 A7 D
Years gone by and still
Em7 A7 D
Words don't come easily
G A
Like I love you I love you
Ending chorus:
D
But you can say baby
Em7 A7 D
Baby can I hold you tonight
Em7 A7 D
Baby if I told you the right words
Em7 A7 D
Ooh, At the right time you'd be mine
Em7 A7 D
Baby can I hold you tonight
Em7 A7 D
Baby if I told you the right words
Em7 A7 D
Ooh, At the right time you'd be mine
you'd be mine
you'd be mine
you'd be mine..
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version 7
/= how many strums on each chord
Into
D // D2/ D/ A7sus // A7 //
D// D2/ D/ A7sus// A7// Em//// A7sus // A7//
sorry is all that u cant say years gone by and
////D A7sus // A7// Em//// G // //A A2 A7
Still Words dont come easily like sorry like sorry For
D // D2/ D/
Give me Reapeat verse 1 again!
A / / / D//// Em// G// D/ D2// D/
but u can say baby baby can i hold you to night
Em// G// Bm / / / / A////
Baby if i told u the right words oo AT the right time
I
youd be mine D/ D2// D/ Em / F#m// G/// A
D// D2/ D/
Love u reapeat verse one!
repeat chours
ending
D// D/ D/ Em// G// youd me mine
G//
D//D/D/ Em// youd be mine D// D/ D/ Em// G/ youd be mine D// D/ D/
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