Intro
(pause after each chord except for G#m)
C Dm Em FM9 G# A# C
[Verse 1]
Csus C Dm Em
I can still remember yesterday,
F9 B7sus C
we were so in love in a special way.
Dm
And knowing that you loved me made me feel
Em F9 B7sus
oh so right.
C Dm C/E
But now I feel lost don't know what to do.
F9 B7sus C
Each and every day I think of you.
Dm
Holdin' back the tears I'm trying with
Em F9 E/G#
all my might.
[Refrain]
Am7 Em Dm7
Because you've gone and left me standing all alone.
B7sus E/G# Amadd11 C#m7 Em Dm
And I know I've got to face tomorrow on my own.
G7sus Bsus
But baby,
[Chorus]
C Dm Em F9
Before I let you go, I want to say I love you.
Dm B7sus C G#7sus
I hope that you're listening cause it's true, baby
E/G# Am7 Em
You'll be forever in my heart, and I know that
Gm7 Bbdim7 A9(pause)
no one else will do.
Em7 Dm C/E F9 B7sus
So before I let you go, I want to say it...
C Dm Em F9
I love you.
[Verse 2]
C Dm Em
I wish that it could be just like before,
F9 B7sus C
I know I could've given you so much more.
Dm C/E F9 B7sus
Even though you know I'd given you all my love.
C Dm
I miss your smile, I miss your kiss.
Em F9 B7sus
Each and every day I reminisce.
C Dm Em F9 E/G#
Cause baby it's you that I'm always dreaming of...
[Refrain]
Am7 Em Dm7
Because you've gone and left me standing all alone.
B7sus E/G# Am9 Am7 Em Dm
And I know I've got to face tomorrow on my own.
G7sus Bsus
But baby,
[Chorus 2]
C Dm Em F9
Before I let you go, I want to say I love you.
Dm B7sus C G#7sus
I hope that you're listening cause it's true, baby
E/G# Am7 Em
You'll be forever in my heart, and I know that
Gm7 Bbdim7 F9 (pause)
no one else will do.
Em7 Dm C/E F9 B7sus
So before I let you go, I want to say it...
[Bridge]
Dm7 Em7
Cause letting love go is never easy.
FM7 G#7sus
But I love you so, that's why I set you free...
E7 E/G# Am7 G#aug C/G Bbdim7
yeahyeah. And I know, someday, somehow, I'll find a way
Dm7 Em7 Fm7 A#7 (pause)
to leave it all behind me. Guess it wasn't meant to be,
(use the tab part)
but baby...
[Chorus 3]
D# Fm7 Gm7 G#9
Before I let you go, I want to say I love you.
Fm7 A#9 D# B7sus
I hope that you're listening cause it's true, baby
G7/Cb Cm7 Gm7
You'll be forever in my heart, and I know that
A#m7 C#dim7 CM7(pause)
no one else will do.
Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 G#M7 Cm
So before I let you go, I want to say it.
Fm7 Gm7 G#m pause
So before I let you go, I want to say...
[Coda]
D# Fm Gm7 G#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.
*Em can be substituted for C/E 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