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How Do I Tell You by Lizzy McAlpine
How Do I Tell You
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
For more accuracy, use the alternative chords:
(basically she plays the D note on the B string in most of the chords throughout the song)
Em --> Em7 : (xx2030)
C --> Cadd9 : (x32030)
D --> ??? : (xx003x)
Some chords:
G/B : (x2003x)
D/F# : (xx4232)
D#maj7 : (xx103x)
C#dim : (x42020)
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[Intro]
G Em C x2
[Verse 1]
G Em
I'm a little scared you'll leave
C
Even though you tell me you won't
G Em
I'm a little scared of being
C
Someone that you're scared to love
Am G/B
But you don't talk the way he did
C
And you don't say the things he did
D/F# Em7 D#maj7
I'm not who I was back then but still
[Verse 2]
G Em
I'm a little scared to speak
C
Cause I can't find the words to say
G Em
And I don't want to make this about me
C
I just can't hold it in today
Am G/B
But you don't play the games he did
C
And you don't make me feel like shit
D/F# Em7 D#maj7
And my mom likes you more than him but still
[Chorus]
D Em C
How do I tell you that I've come to like the pain?
D Em C
How do I tell you that I don't know what it means
Am G/B C
To be happy with somebody? Don't know anything 'bout that
Am G/B C C#dim G
Who the hell can write a love song without making it too sad?
G Em
That's all I've been
D#maj7
How do I tell you?
D#maj7 D G Em C
How do I tell you I got it from him?
G Em C
Oooh, oh, ooh
[Verse 3]
G Em
I'm a little prone to feel
C
A little overwhelmed with it all
G Em
Cause you are someone I want to know
C
And I hope you don't let me fall
D Em
You make sure I get home safe
C
And you always know what to say
D G D#
I feel like I found my place but still
[Chorus]
D Em C
How do I tell you that I've come to like the pain?
D Em C
How do I tell you that I don't know what it means
D G C
To be happy with somebody? Don't know anything 'bout that
D G C C#dim G
Who the hell can write a love song without making it too sad?
G Em
That's all I've been
D#maj7
How do I tell you?
D#maj7 D G D#maj7
How do I tell you I got it from him?
A# D G
How do I tell you I got it from him?
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
[Intro]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3---------------3-------------3-------------3------------------------|
G|-----0-----0---------0-----0------0-------0------0-----0--------------------|
D|---------------0h2-2-----2--------------------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------3-3-------3----3-3-----3----------------------|
E|-3-3-----3------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3---------------3-------------3-------------3------------------------|
G|-----0-----0---------0-----0------0-------0------0-----0--------------------|
D|---------------0h2-2-----2--------------------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------3-3-------3----3-3-----3----------------------|
E|-3-3-----3------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'm a little scared you'll leave even though you tell me you won't
I'm a little scared of being someone that you're scared to love
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------------3--------------3-------------3------------------------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-----0--------0-----0-------0-----0--------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-----0------2-2-----2------3-3-----3-----3-3-----3----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
But you don't talk the way he did, and you don’t say the things he did
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------------------------|
G|-----0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0---------------------|
D|-4-4-----4-----2-2-----2-----1-1-----1-----1-1-----1-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And I'm not who I was back then but still
[Verse 2]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3---------------3-------------3-------------3------------------------|
G|-----0-----0---------0-----0------0-------0------0-----0--------------------|
D|---------------0h2-2-----2--------------------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------3-3-------3----3-3-----3----------------------|
E|-3-3-----3------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'm a little scared to speak cause I can't find the words to say
That I don't wanna make this about me, I just can't hold it in today
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------------3--------------3-------------3------------------------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-----0--------0-----0-------0-----0--------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-----0------2-2-----2------3-3-----3-----3-3-----3----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
But you don't play the games he did, and you don't make me feel like shit
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-------------3-------------3---------------------------------------|
G|-----0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-----------------------------------|
D|-4-4-----4-----2-2-----2-----1-1-----1-----1-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And my mom likes you more than him but still
[Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3------------3--------------3--------------3------------------------|
G|-----2-----2------0-----0--------0-----0--------0-----0--------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
A|-----------------------------3-3-----3------3-3-----3----------------------|
E|-2-2-----2-----3-3----3----------------------------------------------------|
How do I tell you that I've come to like the pain?
How do I tell you that I don't know what it means
To be happy with somebody, don't know anything bout that
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3------------3--------------3--------------3------------------------|
G|-----2-----2------0-----0--------0-----0--------0-----0--------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3-3-----3------4-4-----4----------------------|
E|-2-2-----2-----3-3----3----------------------------------------------------|
Who the hell can write a love song without making it too sad
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------------3-------------3--------------3-----------------------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-----0-------0-----0--------0-----0-------------------|
D|-0-0-----0------0-0-----0-----2-2-----2------2-2-----2---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
That's all i've been
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------------3-------------3--------------3-----------------------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-----0-------0-----0--------0-----0-------------------|
D|-1-1-----1------1-1-----1-----1-1-----1------0-0-----0---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
How do I tell you, how do I tell you I got it from him?
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3---------------3-------------3-------------3------------------------|
G|-----0-----0---------0-----0------0-------0------0-----0--------------------|
D|---------------0h2-2-----2--------------------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------3-3-------3----3-3-----3----------------------|
E|-3-3-----3------------------------------------------------------------------|
ooh
[Verse 2]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3---------------3-------------3-------------3------------------------|
G|-----0-----0---------0-----0------0-------0------0-----0--------------------|
D|---------------0h2-2-----2--------------------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------3-3-------3----3-3-----3----------------------|
E|-3-3-----3------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'm a little prone to feel a little overwhelmed with it all
Cause you are someone I want to know and I hope you won't let me fall
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------------3--------------3-------------3------------------------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-----0--------0-----0-------0-----0--------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-----0------2-2-----2------3-3-----3-----3-3-----3----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You make sure I get home safe, and you always know what to say
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------------------------|
G|-----0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0---------------------|
D|-4-4-----4-----2-2-----2-----1-1-----1-----1-1-----1-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And I feel like I've found my place but still
[Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3------------3--------------3--------------3------------------------|
G|-----2-----2------0-----0--------0-----0--------0-----0--------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
A|-----------------------------3-3-----3------3-3-----3----------------------|
E|-2-2-----2-----3-3----3----------------------------------------------------|
How do I tell you that I've come to like the pain?
How do I tell you that I don't know what it means
To be happy with somebody, don't know anything bout that
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3------------3--------------3--------------3------------------------|
G|-----2-----2------0-----0--------0-----0--------0-----0--------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3-3-----3------4-4-----4----------------------|
E|-2-2-----2-----3-3----3----------------------------------------------------|
Who the hell can write a love song without making it too sad
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------------3-------------3--------------3-----------------------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-----0-------0-----0--------0-----0-------------------|
D|-0-0-----0------0-0-----0-----2-2-----2------2-2-----2---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
That's all I've been
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------------3-------------3--------------3-----------------------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-----0-------0-----0--------0-----0-------------------|
D|-1-1-----1------1-1-----1-----1-1-----1------0-0-----0---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
How do I tell you, how do I tell you I got it from him?
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------------3-------------3-------------3------------------------|
G|-----0-----0--------0-------------0-----0-------0----0---------------------|
D|----------------------------0-1-1-----1-----1-1-----1----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-----3------3-3--------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3------------3--------------3-------------3-------------------------|
G|-----0----0-------0-----0--------0-----0-------0-----0---------------------|
D|-----------------------------0-0-----0-----0-0-----0-----------------------|
A|-1-1-----1----1-1-----1----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------3---------------|
How do I tell you I got it from him?
I'm a little scared you'll leave
Even though you tell me you won't
I'm a little scared of being
Someone that you're scared to love
You don't talk the way he did
And you don't say the things he did
I'm not who I was back then but still
I'm a little scared to speak
'Cause I can't find the words to say
And I don't want to make this about me
I just can't hold it in today
But you don't play the games he did
And you don't make me feel like shit
And my mom likes you more than him
But still
How do I tell you that I've come to like the pain?
How do I tell you that I don't know what it means
To be happy with somebody?
Don't know anything 'bout that
Who the hell can write a love song without making it too sad?
That's all I've been
How do I tell you?
How do I tell you I got it from him?
I'm a little prone to feel a little overwhelmed with it all
'Cause you are someone I want to know
And I hope you don't let me fall
You make sure I get home safe
And you always know what to say
I feel like I've found my place
But still
How do I tell you that I've come to like the pain?
How do I tell you that I don't know what it means
To be happy with somebody?
Don't know anything 'bout that
Who the hell can write a love song without making it too sad?
That's all I've been
How do I tell you?
How do I tell you I got it from him?
How do I tell you I got it from him?
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