Intro
(pause after each chord except for G#m)
B C#m D#m EM9 G A B
[Verse 1]
Bsus B C#m D#m
I can still remember yesterday,
E9 B7sus B
we were so in love in a special way.
C#m
And knowing that you loved me made me feel
D#m E9 B7sus
oh so right.
B C#m B/D#
But now I feel lost don't know what to do.
E9 B7sus B
Each and every day I think of you.
C#m
Holdin' back the tears I'm trying with
D#m E9 D#/G
all my might.
[Refrain]
G#m7 D#m C#m7
Because you've gone and left me standing all alone.
B7sus D#/G G#madd11 C#m7 D#m C#m
And I know I've got to face tomorrow on my own.
F#7sus Bsus
But baby,
[Chorus]
B C#m D#m E9
Before I let you go, I want to say I love you.
C#m B7sus B G#7sus
I hope that you're listening cause it's true, baby
D#/G G#m7 D#m
You'll be forever in my heart, and I know that
F#m7 Bbdim7 A9(pause)
no one else will do.
D#m7 C#m B/D# E9 B7sus
So before I let you go, I want to say it...
B C#m D#m E9
I love you.
[Verse 2]
B C#m D#m
I wish that it could be just like before,
E9 B7sus B
I know I could've given you so much more.
C#m B/D# E9 B7sus
Even though you know I'd given you all my love.
B C#m
I miss your smile, I miss your kiss.
D#m E9 B7sus
Each and every day I reminisce.
B C#m D#m E9 D#/G
Cause baby it's you that I'm always dreaming of...
[Refrain]
G#m7 D#m C#m7
Because you've gone and left me standing all alone.
B7sus D#/G G#m9 G#m7 D#m C#m
And I know I've got to face tomorrow on my own.
F#7sus Bsus
But baby,
[Chorus 2]
B C#m D#m E9
Before I let you go, I want to say I love you.
C#m B7sus B G#7sus
I hope that you're listening cause it's true, baby
D#/G G#m7 D#m
You'll be forever in my heart, and I know that
F#m7 Bbdim7 E9 (pause)
no one else will do.
D#m7 C#m B/D# E9 B7sus
So before I let you go, I want to say it...
[Bridge]
C#m7 D#m7
Cause letting love go is never easy.
EM7 G#7sus
But I love you so, that's why I set you free...
D#7 D#/G G#m7 Gaug B/F# Bbdim7
yeahyeah. And I know, someday, somehow, I'll find a way
C#m7 D#m7 Em7 A7 (pause)
to leave it all behind me. Guess it wasn't meant to be,
(use the tab part)
but baby...
[Chorus 3]
D Em7 F#m7 G9
Before I let you go, I want to say I love you.
Em7 A9 D B7sus
I hope that you're listening cause it's true, baby
F#7/A# Bm7 F#m7
You'll be forever in my heart, and I know that
Am7 C#dim7 CM7(pause)
no one else will do.
F#m7 Em7 F#m7 GM7 Bm
So before I let you go, I want to say it.
Em7 F#m7 Gm pause
So before I let you go, I want to say...
[Coda]
D Em F#m7 GM7 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.
*D#m can be substituted for B/D# 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