How Do I Tell You Lizzy McAlpine

How Do I Tell You

Lizzy McAlpine

Bluesy

83
0:00 2:53
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: G
Capo:
No capo
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
| G Em7 | Cadd9 - | G Em7 | Cadd9 - |

[Verse 1]
G                               Em7
I'm a little scared you'll leave
                Cadd9
Even though you tell me you won't
G                           Em7
I'm a little scared of being
             Cadd9
Someone that you're scared to love
    A7sus4                  G/B
But you   don't talk the way   he did
    Cadd9
And you  don't say the things he did
    Dadd11/F#             Em7
And I'm      not who I was   back then
   D#maj7
But      still

[Verse 2]
G                           Em7
I'm a little scared to speak
              Cadd9
Cause I can't find the words to say
     G                        Em7
That I don't wanna make this about me
             Cadd9
I just can't hold it in today
    A7sus4                    G/B
But you   don't play the games   he did
    Cadd9
And you  don't make me feel like shit
    Dadd11/F#                  Em7
And my       mom likes you more   than him
   D#maj7
But      still

[Chorus]
Dadd11         Em7
How   do I tell   you
          Cadd9
That I've come to like the pain?
Dadd11             Em7
      How do I tell   you
       Cadd9
That I don't know what it means
         A7sus4        G/B
To be happy with somebody
           Cadd9
Don't know anything bout that
            A7sus4                G/B
Who the hell      can write a love   song
        Cadd9            Dadd11
Without making it too sad

[Post-Chorus]
That's all I've been
Em7        D#maj7
   How do I      tell you
How do I tell you
  Dadd11            G Em7
I got   it from him?

[Interlude]
      | Cadd9 - | G Em7 | Cadd9 - |

[Verse 3]
G                         Em7
I'm a little prone to feel
             Cadd9
A little overwhelmed with it all
      G                Em7
Cause you are someone I   want to know
      Cadd9
And I hope you don't let me fall
A7sus4               G/B
You   make sure I get   home safe
    Cadd9
And you  always know what to say
    Dadd11/F#                    Em7
And I        feel like I've found   my place
   D#maj7
But      still

[Chorus]
Dadd11         Em7
How   do I tell   you
          Cadd9
That I've come to like the pain?
Dadd11             Em7
      How do I tell   you
       Cadd9
That I don't know what it means
         Dadd11/F#     G
To be happy with somebody
           Cadd9
Don't know anything bout that
            Dadd11/F#                G
Who the hell         can write a love song
        Cadd9
Without making it too sad

[Post-Chorus]
Dadd11
      That's all I've been
Em7        D#maj7
   How do I      tell you
How do I tell you
  Dadd11
I got   it from him?

[Outro]
G D#maj7             Gm/Bb
        How do I tell     you
Dadd11              G
      I got it from him?

Bars

[Intro]
| G Em7 | Cadd9 - | G Em7 | Cadd9 - |

[Verse 1]
| G      Em7 | Cadd9 - | G         Em7 | Cadd9  - |
| A7sus4 G/B | Cadd9 - | Dadd11/F# Em7 | D#maj7 - |

I'm a little scared you'll leave
Even though you tell me you won't
I'm a little scared of being
Someone that you're scared to love
But you   don't talk the way   he did
And you  don't say the things he did
And I'm      not who I was   back then
But      still

[Verse 2]
| G      Em7 | Cadd9 - | G         Em7 | Cadd9  - |
| A7sus4 G/B | Cadd9 - | Dadd11/F# Em7 | D#maj7 - |

I'm a little scared to speak
Cause I can't find the words to say
That I don't wanna make this about me
I just can't hold it in today
But you   don't play the games   he did
And you  don't make me feel like shit
And my       mom likes you more   than him
But      still

[Chorus]
| Dadd11 Em7 | Cadd9 - | Dadd11 Em7 | Cadd9 - |
| A7sus4 G/B | Cadd9 - | A7sus4 G/B | Cadd9 - |
| Dadd11 -   |

How   do I tell   you
That I've come to like the pain?
How do I tell   you
That I don't know what it means
To be happy with somebody
Don't know anything bout that
Who the hell      can write a love   song
Without making it too sad

[Post-Chorus]
        | Em7 - | D#maj7 - | - Dadd11 |
| G Em7 |

That's all I've been
How do I      tell you
How do I tell you
I got   it from him?

[Interlude]
      | Cadd9 - | G Em7 | Cadd9 - |

[Verse 3]
| G      Em7 | Cadd9 - | G         Em7 | Cadd9  - |
| A7sus4 G/B | Cadd9 - | Dadd11/F# Em7 | D#maj7 - |

I'm a little prone to feel
A little overwhelmed with it all
Cause you are someone I   want to know
And I hope you don't let me fall
You   make sure I get   home safe
And you  always know what to say
And I        feel like I've found   my place
But      still

[Chorus]
| Dadd11    Em7 | Cadd9 - | Dadd11    Em7 | Cadd9 - |
| Dadd11/F# G   | Cadd9 - | Dadd11/F# G   | Cadd9 - |

How   do I tell   you
That I've come to like the pain?
How do I tell   you
That I don't know what it means
To be happy with somebody
Don't know anything bout that
Who the hell         can write a love song
Without making it too sad

[Post-Chorus]
| Dadd11 - | Em7 - | D#maj7 - | - Dadd11 |

That's all I've been
How do I      tell you
How do I tell you
I got   it from him?

[Outro]
| G | D#maj7 | Gm/Bb | Dadd11 |
| G |

How do I tell     you
I got it from him?

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