Intro
(pause after each chord except for G#m)
D Em F#m GM9 A# C D
[Verse 1]
Dsus D Em F#m
I can still remember yesterday,
G9 B7sus D
we were so in love in a special way.
Em
And knowing that you loved me made me feel
F#m G9 B7sus
oh so right.
D Em D/F#
But now I feel lost don't know what to do.
G9 B7sus D
Each and every day I think of you.
Em
Holdin' back the tears I'm trying with
F#m G9 F#/A#
all my might.
[Refrain]
Bm7 F#m Em7
Because you've gone and left me standing all alone.
B7sus F#/A# Bmadd11 C#m7 F#m Em
And I know I've got to face tomorrow on my own.
A7sus Bsus
But baby,
[Chorus]
D Em F#m G9
Before I let you go, I want to say I love you.
Em B7sus D G#7sus
I hope that you're listening cause it's true, baby
F#/A# Bm7 F#m
You'll be forever in my heart, and I know that
Am7 Bbdim7 A9(pause)
no one else will do.
F#m7 Em D/F# G9 B7sus
So before I let you go, I want to say it...
D Em F#m G9
I love you.
[Verse 2]
D Em F#m
I wish that it could be just like before,
G9 B7sus D
I know I could've given you so much more.
Em D/F# G9 B7sus
Even though you know I'd given you all my love.
D Em
I miss your smile, I miss your kiss.
F#m G9 B7sus
Each and every day I reminisce.
D Em F#m G9 F#/A#
Cause baby it's you that I'm always dreaming of...
[Refrain]
Bm7 F#m Em7
Because you've gone and left me standing all alone.
B7sus F#/A# Bm9 Bm7 F#m Em
And I know I've got to face tomorrow on my own.
A7sus Bsus
But baby,
[Chorus 2]
D Em F#m G9
Before I let you go, I want to say I love you.
Em B7sus D G#7sus
I hope that you're listening cause it's true, baby
F#/A# Bm7 F#m
You'll be forever in my heart, and I know that
Am7 Bbdim7 G9 (pause)
no one else will do.
F#m7 Em D/F# G9 B7sus
So before I let you go, I want to say it...
[Bridge]
Em7 F#m7
Cause letting love go is never easy.
GM7 G#7sus
But I love you so, that's why I set you free...
F#7 F#/A# Bm7 A#aug D/A Bbdim7
yeahyeah. And I know, someday, somehow, I'll find a way
Em7 F#m7 Gm7 C7 (pause)
to leave it all behind me. Guess it wasn't meant to be,
(use the tab part)
but baby...
[Chorus 3]
F Gm7 Am7 A#9
Before I let you go, I want to say I love you.
Gm7 C9 F B7sus
I hope that you're listening cause it's true, baby
A7/Db Dm7 Am7
You'll be forever in my heart, and I know that
Cm7 C#dim7 CM7(pause)
no one else will do.
Am7 Gm7 Am7 A#M7 Dm
So before I let you go, I want to say it.
Gm7 Am7 A#m pause
So before I let you go, I want to say...
[Coda]
F Gm Am7 A#M7 pause
I love you...
*Chorus 2 is actually Chorus without its last line.
*Chorus 3 has similar chords to the original chorus, only 3 frets higher.
*F#m can be substituted for D/F# in verses.
*Chords before a comma needs only to be struck once.
*Chords or parts of chords inside a parenthesis are optional.
**Here is the tab part:
The treble version:
e|-2h3-2------------|
B|-------0----------|
G|---------2h4-0----|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
The bass version:
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-4h5-4------------|
A|-------2-0(break)-|
E|------------------|
F#m: 244222 G#/C: x3111x D9: xx0210
F#m7: 242222 C#m7: x46454 B7/Eb: xx1202
G#m: 466444 C#madd11: x46474 Dm7: xx0211
G#m7: 464444 Bm7: x24232 C#dim7: x45450
AM9: x02100 Bbdim7: x12120 CM7: x32000
A9: x02200 Bsus: x24452 Cm: x35543
B7sus: x24242 G#7sus: 464644
B: x24442 G#7: 464544
E/G#: 422100 Caug: x32110
AM7: x02120 E/B: x22100
x = dead/muted string