Couldnt I Just Tell You

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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:50:19 
-0500
From: Andrew Rogers
Subject: ./r/rundgren_todd/*

                       "Couldn't I 
Just Tell You"

Intro:

        12-string [2X, w/bass drum 
1st time, full band 2nd time]:

        (E)   (B)     (A)
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v
   v
        -----0-------0---|-----0-
        ---5-------4-----|---2---
        -4-----4-------2-|-------
        -----------------|-------
        -----------------|-------
        -----------------|-------

 |------0---|   (let open E and B 
 |----0---0-|                     
 |2---------|                     
 |----------|                     
 |----------|                     
 |----------|                     

strings ring) 
              
              
              
              
              

        [1: bass enters]

        (B)   (A)     (E)
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v
   v
        -----------------|---0-0--
        -----0-------0---|---0-0--
        ---4-------2-----|---1-1--
        -4-----2-------2-|---2-2--
        ---------------2-|---2-2--
        ---------------0-|---0-0--

 |-2---0---| 
 |-2---0---| 
 |-2---1---| 
 |---------| 
 |---------| 
 |---------| 

                             
^^^^^^^^^^^ omit before bridge, 
before and
                                    
     during coda

Verse 1:

        D                   
          Keep your head and 
                         D5 C#5 B
everything will be cool
        (B)
        You didn't have to make me 
feel like a fool
              Asus2    A     
        When I try to say, I 
Asus2     A         F#m  E
feel the way that I do
        B                   F#m  E
        I want to talk with you
        B            E    B   A
        And make it loud and clear
        Though you don't care to 
       B
hear, but

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Chorus:

        (w/12-string as per intro)

         E               B        
        Couldn't I just tell you 
    A
the way that I feel
                 B              A 
        I can't keep it bottled up
    E
 inside
             E              B     
        And couldn't we pretend 
       A
that its no big deal
                     B             
        And there's really nothing 
 A       E
left to hide

Verse 2:

        Something sure doesn't seem 
right to me
        When you can turn your back 
whenever you please
        And you stroll away, calmly 
bid me adieu
        Why can't I talk with you
        And put it in your ear
        Though you don't care to 
hear, but

[repeat chorus]

Bridge:

          A   A#  B              
        (Hear me out) Why don't 
    A
you lend me an ear
          A   A#  B           
        (Hear me out) You got no 
    A
reason to fear
          A   A#  B              
        (Hear me out) I'll make 
    A         E
it perfectly clear
               F#m   A A# B
        I love you

[guitar solo over bridge chords]

[pickup into last verse]

        (B)      B C C# D
         /   /   /   /

Verse 3:

        I don't come whining with my
 heart on my sleeve
        I'm not a coward if that's 
what you believe
        And I'm not afraid but not 
ashamed if it's true
        I got to talk with you
        And then I'll make it clear
         (A)
        Make it clear
        Make it clear

[variation on intro]:

        12-string [2X, w/band 2nd 
time]:

        (E)   (B)         (A)
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v
   v
        -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-
        -5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-
        -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-
        -----------------|-------
        -----------------|-------
        -----------------|-------

 |0-0-0-0-0-| 
 |0-0-0-0-0-| 
 |2-2-2-2-2-| 
 |----------| 
 |----------| 
 |----------| 

        (B)   (A)         (E)
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v
   v
        -----------------|-0-0-0-
        -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-
        -4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-
        -4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-
        -----------------|-------
        -----------------|-------

 |0-2-2-0-0-| 
 |0-2-2-0-0-| 
 |1-2-2-1-1-| 
 |2-----2-2-| 
 |----------| 
 |----------| 

[repeat chorus]

Coda:

[repeat intro 1X w/band; end cold 
(sort of - drums continue) on E]

-- another ace 70's tab from 

-|Andrew Rogers