How Can I Tell You by Cat Stevens
From Teaser and the Fire Cat

Intro:

 Em*              A*               D                G
|0---------------|5---------------|0h2-------2h3---|3!--------------|
|0---------------|5-----------3-5-|----3-----------|----------------|
|0---------------|2---------------|----2-----2h4---|4!--------------|
|2---------------|2-----------4-5-|0---------------|----------------|
|2---------------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a
* The first two chords are arpegiated.
! The two notes are held from the previous bar

 Em               A                D                G       G/F#
|2-----0---------|--------------0-|----------2h3---|3---------3-----|
|0-----0-----3---|2-----------3---|2h3---3---------|0---------0-----|
|2-----0-----4---|2-------2-------|----2-----2h4---|----------------|
|------------4---|2-----2---------|0-------0-------|----0-------0---|
|----------------|0---------0-----|----------------|----------------|
|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|3-------2-------|
 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a


Verse:


 Em               A                D                G       G/F#
||-0-----0---------|0-----0---------|----------2h3---|3-----3---------|
||*--0-------------|--2-------2-----|2h3---3---------|--0-------0-----|
||-----0-----0-----|----2-------2---|----2-----2h4---|----0-------0---|
||-------------0---|--------2-------|0-------0-------|----------------|
||*--------2-------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
||-0---------------|----------------|----------------|3-------2-------|
   1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a

 Oh,_________________         oh,_ oh,_

 Em               A                D   G/D D  Dsus2 G
|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|2---3---2---0---|3---3-----------|
|--0-------------|--2-------2-----|3---0---3---3---|--0-------0-----|
|----0-----0-----|----2-------2---|2---0---2---2---|----0-----------|
|------------0---|--------2-------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|
|--------2-------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
|0---------------|----------------|----------------|3-------3---2---|
 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a

         How can I tell you that ...

 Em               A                D   G/D D  Dsus2 G
|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|2---3---2---0---|3---3-----------|
|--0-------------|--2-------2-----|3---0---3---3---|--0-------0-----|
|----0-----0-----|----2-------2---|2---0---2---2---|----0-----------|
|------------0---|--------2-------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|
|--------2-------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
|0---------------|----------------|----------------|3-------3---2---|
 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a

love_______________ you       But I can't ...


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|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|2---3---2---0---|3---3-----------|
|--0-------------|--2-------2-----|3---0---3---3---|--0-------0-----|
|----0-----0-----|----2-------2---|2---0---2---2---|----0-----------|
|------------0---|--------2-------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|
|--------2-------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
|0---------------|----------------|----------------|3-------3---2---|
 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a

       I long to tell you that I'm ...

 Em               A                D   G/D D  Dsus2 G
|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|2---3---2---0---|3---3-----------|
|--0-------------|--2-------2-----|3---0---3---3---|--0-------0-----|
|----0-----0-----|----2-------2---|2---0---2---2---|----0-------0---|
|------------0---|--------2-------|0---0---0---0---|--------0-------|
|--------2-------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
|0---------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a

 always thinking of you     But my ...

 D   G/D D  Dsus2 G
|2---3---2---0---|3---3-----------|
|3---0---3---3---|--0-------0-----|
|2---0---2---2---|----0-----------|
|0---0---0---0---|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|3-------3---2---|
 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a

       Just blow a...It                 __________________
                                                   | 1,2,3          |
 Em               A                D   G/D D  Dsus2 G
|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|2---3---2---0---|3---3------------||
|--0-------------|--2-------2-----|3---0---3---3---|--0-------0-----*||
|----0-----0-----|----2-------2---|2---0---2---2---|----0------------||
|------------0---|--------2-------|0---0---0---0---|-----------------||
|--------2-------|0---------------|----------------|----------------*||
|0---------------|----------------|----------------|3-------3---2----||
 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a

 always ends up to one thing honey ....

___________________
| 4
 G                Em               A                D
|3---3-----------|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|0h2-------------||
|--0-------0-----|--0-------------|--2-------2-----|----3-----------||
|----0-----------|----0-----0-----|----2-------2---|----2-----------||
|----------------|------------0---|--------2-------|0---------------||
|----------------|--------2-------|0---------------|----------------||
|3-------3---2---|0---------------|----------------|----------------||
 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a  1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a

 say              Oh__________________


The words written with the tab is a guide line to
where they're supposed to be sung, but it's not very accurate.
The best thing is to listen to the song I you don't know
how it goes.

Questions and comments welcome.

Kevin Moule
krmoule@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca



"How Can I Tell You"   (Cat Stevens)

intro: Em A D G

Em           A               D G D G      Em  A
How can I tell you that I love  you, I love you
      D     G        D              G
But I can't think of right words to say
Em              A               D G    D        G
I long to tell you that I am always thinking of you,
    Em                 A
I'm always thinking of you,
       D     G     D       G  D G D        G
But my words just blow away,     just blow away
   Em                   A
It always ends up to one thing, honey,
      D     G     D                 G    Em A
And I can't think of right words to say.

2.)
Wherever I am, girl,
I am always walking with you,
I am always walking with you,
But I look and you're not there,
Whoever I'm with I'm always,
I'm always talking to you,
I'm always talking to you,
And I'm sad that you can't hear,
Sad that you can't hear,
It always adds up to one thing, honey,
When I look and you're not there.

Em A D G D G  (repeat 4 times)

3.)
I need to know you,
Need to feel my arms around you,
Feel my arms surround you,
Like sea around a shore,
I pray in hope that I might find you,
In hope that I might find you,
Because hearts can do no more,
Can do no more.
It always adds up to one thing, honey,
Still I kneel upon the floor.

Em A D G

repeat 1.) and end with: Em A D