IF I COULD TELL HER (FROM DEAR EVAN HANSEN)

(E5)He said

there’s (A5)noth ing like your smile Sort of (E5)sub tle and (E5)per fect and real

(E5)He said

you (A5)nev er knew how won der ful that (E5)smile could make some one (A5)feel

And (E5)he knew

when (A5)ev er you get bored you scrib ble (E5)stars on the cuffs of your jeans

And (E5)he no (E5)ticed that you (A5)still fill out the quiz zes that they (E5)put in those (E5)teen mag a zines

But he kept it all in (B)side (A)his (E)head What he saw he (F#7)left un said

And though he (A)want ed to

he could n’t (E)talk to you He could n’t find a way

But he would al ways (B)say:

“If I could (A)tell her

Tell her (C#m)ev ’ry thing I see If I could (A)tell her how she’s (C#m)ev ’ry thing to me But (A)we’re a (E)mil lion (B)worlds (G#)a part

and (F#m7)I don’t know how I would e ven start

If I could (E)tell her

If I could (E)tell her”

(E5)He thought

(A5)you looked real ly pret ty Err...

It looked pret ty cool when you put (E5)in di go streaks in your hair

And (E5)he won dered how you learned to dance like all the (E5)rest of the world is n’t (Asus2)there

But he kept it all in (B)side (A)his (E)head What he saw, he (F#7)left un said

“If I could if I could (C)tell her” But whad da ya do When (D)there’s this great di vide?

He just (D)seemed so far a (C)way...

And whad da ya do when the dis tance is too (Dsus)wide?

It’s like I don’t know an y thing And how do you say “I (Csus2)love

you?

I love

you

I love

you”

I love

you

But (Csus2)we’re a (G5)mil lion (B7)worlds a part

and (Am7)I don’t know how I would e ven (D7sus)start

If I could (G)tell her

If I could...