Sometimes I Just Have To Say Your Name Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

D Em7 F♯m7 Em7

D Em7 F♯m7 A

Verse 1

 With the Dsweet drip of every Em7raindrop

F♯m7Time brings you closer to Em7me

 And with Deach new sign at every Em7train-stop

 AF♯m7nother hour without you is conEm7signed to histDory Em7 F♯m7 A

 And with Deach tick of my alEm7arm clock

 I get F♯m7crazy for the days to get to Em7you

 When I can Dhold you and kiss you and Em7have you

 Instead of F♯m7staring at some photo liEm7ke a fool

Pre-chorus

 But as Gday turns to night there’s this Em7hopelessness to fight

 When I Gthink that I might not make it tAhroD/Augh A7

Chorus

 But honey Dsometimes I just Ghave to say your Dname

 To hear it Ghanging in the air, to Em7know it sounds the same

 And Em7sometimes when I’m blue, I Gknow just what to do

 To Akeep the blues at bay you know I Gonly have to Asay your Dname

Intro

Verse 2

 So this Dmorning I picked up the Em7paper

 In the F♯m7useless descent of the Em7rain

 While Dpartners in heartbreak the Em7whole world over

F♯m7Lie and cheat just the Em7same

 And the Dheadlines proclaim Em7everything has changed

F♯m7Love can’t save you Em7now

 As each Dlittle motion of my Em7writswatch

F♯m7Holds up my faith Em7somehow

Pre-chorus

 But as Gday turns to night there’s this Em7hopelessness to fight

 When I Gthink that I might not make it tAhroD/Augh A7

Chorus

 But honey Dsometimes I just Ghave to say your Dname

 To hear it Ghanging in the air, to Em7know it sounds the same

 And Em7sometimes when I’m blue, I Gknow just what to do

 To Akeep the blues at bay you know I Gonly have to say your Aname D A

Bridge

 When I’ve Gused up all my Dpatience

 When your Gletters have been read twenty times Dthrough

 I can F♯m7drink all the wine in this Gplace of mine

 But it Em7ain’t no replacement, it Aain’t no replacement for

DyouF♯m7......Bm7.....A...Em7... G A D A7

Chorus

 'Cause honey Dsometimes I just have to Gsay your Dname

 To hear it Ghanging in the air, to Em7know it sounds the same

 And Em7sometimes when I’m blue, I Gknow just what to do

 To Akeep the blues at bay you (know I only have to say)

 You know I only have to Asay your Dname...D.ooooh

Outro

D hooEm7o... F♯m7 OoohD hoooEm7.. F♯m7 You know I

D Only have to say your nameEm7 I only have to say yoF♯m7ur name

 I only have to Dsay your name, say yourEm7 name, say your nameF♯m7,

 Oooh Dyay yah...ay yah, ooooEm7h ay yahF♯m7, I only have, only have to

D say your name, say yourEm7 name, say your name,F♯m7 Wah wah wah wah wah

D Whoa yah, whoa yah, whoa yah Em7 I only have to F♯m7

F♯m7say-ayayay your name, name, Dname, name, name, name, name, name

Em7 name, name, name, name Yah F♯m7yah, yeah yah yah (etc.)