E

[Verse 1]
E                A             E
When death came calling today
            A                            E
I heard the gentle grace of his cadences


[Refrain]
               B
I couldn't say no
               A   A G# F#   E
I couldn't say no


[Verse 2]
E                     A                 E
When he showed me his new silk scarves
               A                       E
Laid out on a shiny black plastic tray


[Refrain]

Couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say
                           B
Couldn't say, couldn't say no
               A
I couldn't say no

E


[Bridge]
                G
And I'm sorry I couldn't
                        D
Do you know how badly I wanted to?
A
Didn't want, didn't want, didn't want
                            E
Didn't want, didn't want to lose you


[Verse 3]
                  A        E
But his smile was dazzling
                   A        E
And his eyes were sparkling
                               B
Like moonlight on the water at midnight


[Refrain]

Couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say
                                         A
Couldn't say, couldn't say, couldn't say no
               E
I couldn't say no