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Couldnt I Just Tell You

Todd Rundgren

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

                       "Couldn't I Just Tell You"
                            (Todd Rundgren)

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-------0---|   (let open E and B strings ring)
	---5-------4-----|---2-------0---0-|
	-4-----4-------2-|-------2---------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|

	[1: bass enters]

	(B)   (A)     (E)
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------------|---0-0---2---0---|
	-----0-------0---|---0-0---2---0---|
	---4-------2-----|---1-1---2---1---|
	-4-----2-------2-|---2-2-----------|
	---------------2-|---2-2-----------|
	---------------0-|---0-0-----------|
	                     ^^^^^^^^^^^ omit before bridge, before and
	                                 during coda

Verse 1:

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

Chorus:

	(w/12-string as per intro)

	 E               B            A
	Couldn't I just tell you the way that I feel
	         B              A     E
	I can't keep it bottled up inside
	     E              B            A
	And couldn't we pretend that its no big deal
	             B              A       E
	And there's really nothing 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                  A
	(Hear me out) Why don't you lend me an ear
	  A   A#  B               A
	(Hear me out) You got no reason to fear
	  A   A#  B                  A         E
	(Hear me out) I'll make 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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
	-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
	-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|

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