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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Song: What I Really Want To Say
Artist: Steven Curtis Chapman
CD: Speechless
(P)&(C) 1999 Sparrow Records
Tabbed by: Chris Tierney Edited By Brian Carter

Tune EADGB down one full step and leave the e string alone, 
capo on the first fret, sounds perfect, thanks Chris for doing a great job
tabbing this out.

Intro chords
 Eadd9    Asus2(6)
--0---------0-------
--0---------0-------
--1---------2-------
--2---------2-------
--2---------0-------
--0---------0-------

Intro: Eadd9  Asus2(6)  (play 4x)

Verse chords
 Eadd9  Abm7  C#sus4(7)  B5  Asus2(maj7)
--0------0------0--------0-----2--------
--0------0------0--------0-----0--------
--1------4------6--------4-----2--------
--2------6------6--------4-----2--------
--2------6------4--------2-----0--------
--0------4------------------------------

Verse 1:
E    Abm7
C#   B5   A
E    Abm7
C#   B5   A

Bridge chords
 B5  C#sus4(7)  Abm7  Asus2(6) 
-0-----0---------0------0-----
-0-----0---------0------0-----
-4-----6---------4------2-----
-4-----6---------6------2-----
-2-----4---------6------0-----
-----------------4------------

Bridge 1:
B5   C#   Abm7    A
B5   C#   Abm7     A

Chorus chords
 B5  Abm7  Eadd9  Gmaj7  Aadd2(6)  C#sus4(7)  E5add9
-0----0-----0------0------0---------0----------0----
-0----0-----0------0------0---------0----------0----
-4----4-----1------4------6---------6----------9----
-4----6-----2------5------7---------6----------9----
-2----6-----2------5------7---------4----------7----
------4-----0------3------5-------------------------

Chorus:
B5
Abm7  E
G     A     B5
C#
E5    G

Verse 2 (same chords as verse 1):
E    Abm7
C#   B5     A
E    Abm7
C#   B5     A


Bridge 2 (same chords as bridge 1):
B5  C#  Abm7   A
B5  C#  Abm7   A


Chorus (same as above)

Interlude chords
 Abm7  F#add4  Eadd9  Gmaj7  Aadd2(6)
--0-----0-------0------0-------0-----
--0-----0-------0------0-------0-----
--4-----3-------1------4-------6-----
--6-----4-------2------5-------7-----
--6-----4-------2------5-------7-----
--4-----2-------0------3-------5-----

Interlude: Abm7  F#  E
       F#  Abm7  F#  E
       F#  Abm7  F#  E
       F#  G     A


Chorus 2 chords
 B5  Abm7  Eadd9  Gmaj7  Aadd2(6)  C#sus4(7) D#m(aug) E5add9  F#add4 Asus2(6) 
-0----0-----0------0------0---------0---------0---------0-------0------0----
-0----0-----0------0------0---------0---------0---------0-------0------0----
-4----4-----1------4------6---------6---------8---------9-------3------2----
-4----6-----2------5------7---------6---------8---------9-------4------2----
-2----6-----2------5------7---------4---------6---------7-------4------0----
------4-----0------3------5-------------------------------------2-----------

Chorus 2:
B5
Abm7   E
G      A     B5
C#     D#-E

B5
Abm7   E
G      A     B5
C#
E5
G      Abm7 F# E
Asus2  Abm7 F# E
Asus2  E   Asus2    E  Asus2
E      Asus2   E  Asus2

end on Eadd9

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