Billy Joel - If I Only Had the Words (To Tell You): chords

     A           A/C#       D      A/C#
If I only had the words to tell you
       Bm7                        G7  E7
If you only had the time to understand
           A                A/C#       D      A/C#
Though I know it wouldn’t change your feelings
       Bm7              E7               A C E7
And I know you’ll carry on the best you can

If I only had the urge to tell you
If you only knew how hard it is to say
When the simple lines have all been taken
And the radio repeats them ev'ry day

      C              C/E     F       C/E
If I never find the song to sing you
       Dm7                          A#7  G7
If you always find it hard to comprehend
           C                 C/E      F     C/E
Well you know there wouldn’t be much meaning
     Dm7                G7           C
If I had to sing those tired words again

E7   E7/F#   E7     Am
Life... goes on and on
       G   C      G       C   Cmaj7
And tonight will soon be gone
          Fmaj7 Em7
But if we try
          Dm7 Gsus4 G Gsus2 G
We can be sure

If I only had the words to tell you
If you only had the time to understand
But I only have these arms to hold you
And it's all that you can ask of any man

C   F         A#  Dm       G
Laa laa la la la laa la la la

If I only had the words to tell you
If you only had the time to understand
Oh, but I only have these arms to hold you
And it's all that you can ask of any man