INTRO
Bb F C G
Bb F C (stop) G
VERSE 1
Went to the store, Bb F
Stood by the shelves, C G
Tried to find a card, to express (stop) myself. Bb F C
Walked out the door, Bb F
The card was no help, C G
How can you give words to man when it could mean farewell? Bb F C G
VERSE 2
Talked on the phone, Bb F
I think he was home, C G
Found myself talking to air as he (stop) left me alone. Bb F C
So I spoke to the silence, Bb F
Told him what he meant, C G
To this lonely woman who love had never known. Bb F C G
CHORUS
And so I took the words inside of me and I set them (stop) to a melody. Bb F C
I hope this says how I feel about him, Bb F C G
I hope this song stays with him when his memory dims. Bb F C G
And though time may pass, and the sands run deep, Bb F C G
Remember you had a love which could not speak. Bb F C G
VERSE 3
You are pleasure and pain, Bb F
Sometimes both are the same, C G
But when it hurts most, I have your (stop) love to sustain. Bb F C G
And when I’ve wrote my last song, Bb F
And the music is gone, C G
I’ll remember you as I fade into the dawn. Bb F C
CHORUS REPEAT Bb F C G
…could not speak. Bb F C G
FLUTE LEAD Bb F C G
Bb F C G
Bb F C G
Bb F C (Stop except for Flute)
CHORUS REPEAT Bb F C G
…could not speak. Bb F C G
…could not…. Bb F C END