JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "If I Only Had the Words (To Tell You)" adalah lagu Billy Joel yang dirilis pada 1973.
Lagu ini dimuat dalam album hitnya, Piano Man, yang berhasil mendapatkan sertifikasi gold dari RIAA.
Bersama sembilan lagu lainnya, album Piano Man rilis di bawah naungan label Columbia Records.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Travelin Prayer - Billy Joel
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "If I Only Had the Words (To Tell You)" dari Billy Joel.
[Intro}
D E A D E A C E
[Verse]
A D A
If I only had the words to tell you
Bm G E
If you only had the time to understand
A D A
Though I know it wouldn’t change your feelings
Bm E A C E
And I know you’ll carry on the best you can
[Verse]
A D A
If I only had the urge to tell you
Bm G E
If you only knew how hard it is to say
A D A
When the simple lines have all been taken
A Bm E A G
And the radio repeats them every day
[Verse]
C F C
If I never find the song to sing you
Dm A# G
If you always find it hard to comprehend
C F C
Well you know there wouldn’t be much meaning
Dm G C
If I had to sing those tired words again
[Bridge]
E Am
Life... goes on and on
G C G C
And tonight... will soon be gone
F Em
But if we try
Dm G
We can be sure
[Verse]
C F C
If I only had the words to tell you
Dm A# G
If you only had the time to understand
C F C
But I only have these arms to hold you
Dm G C F G
And it’s all that you can ask of any man
[Coda]
C F A# Dm G
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[Verse]
C F C
If I only had the words to tell you
Dm A# G
If you only had the time to understand
C F C
Oh but I only have these arms to hold you
Dm G C
And it’s all that you can ask of any man
[Outro]
F G C F G C