Can't Say It Like I Mean It
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[Intro ]
verse 1
Em G
It's easier to forgive someone for being wrong
Bm A
Than for being right, isn't it?
Em G
And how your angry tears will fall when all your plans
D
Don't suit the one you made them for
A
It comes to this
Pre-Chorus
Em F#m F G
It's easier forgetting how you got to shore
Em F#m
When every cloud that blows your way
F G Bm
Is something else to blame me for
[Refrão]Chorus
C
Say it like you feel it
Em A A
You can't say it like you feel it anymore
C
Say it like I mean it
Em A A
I can't say it like I mean it anymore
verse 2
Em G
Hold it up to the light, it looks like love
Bm A
It's what the mirror says, you name it so
Em
But you cut your pretty shapes as paper flakes
G
From careful sheets
D A
They blow away, not made to keep
Pre-Chorus
Em F#m F G
What if alteration makes a little lie?
Em F#m F G
When what you paint instead is easier on the eye
Bm
Than what you hide
[Refrão]Chorus
C
Say it like you feel it
Em A A
You don't say it like you feel it anymore
C
Say it like I mean it
Em A A
I can't say it like I mean it anymore
A
Not anymore
Solo
C Em D
C Em D A
Outro to fade
C Em
There are people who you think you're gonna love forever
D A
Oh, when you should know better, you should know better
C Em
Some people only see you as a move they're making
D A
Another step they're taking, a bet they're staking
C Em
There are people who you think you're gonna love forever
D A
You're gonna stay together, you should know better
C Em
Some people don't forgive you what you give up freely
D A
Or that you found it easy, they want to own completely
C Em
There are people who you think you're gonna love forever
D A
Oh, when you should know better, you should know better
C Em
Some people only see you as a move they're making
D A
Another step they're taking, a bet they're staking
C Em
There are people who you think you're gonna love forever
D A
You're gonna stay together, you should know better
How to play Can't Say It Like I Mean It
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.