You Don't Have to Say You Love Me

 

Standard tuning.

 

                   Bbm         Bbm7   Eb7

    When I said, I needed you

                       Ab             Bb

    You said you would always stay

                     Bbm

    It wasn't me who changed, but you

        Gm7-5          G7-9  C7

    And now you've gone     away

 

  Fm                   Bbm              Bbm7   Eb7

    Don't you see that now you've gone

                     Ab         Db

    And I'm left her on my own

                   Bbm

    Then I have to follow you

        Gm7-5           C7

    And beg you to come home

 

    F                 Dm

    You don't have to say you love me

    Gm               C7

    Just be close at hand

    F                 Dm

    You don't have to stay forever

    Gm          C7

    I will understand

      F           Am

    Believe me, believe me

      Dm

    I can't help I love you

          Gm7                          C

    But believe me, I'll never tie you down

 

    (Tacet)                Bbm     Bbm7  Eb7

    Left alone with just a memory

                        Ab         Db

    Life seems dead and so unreal

                       Bbm

    All that's left is loneliness

            C7      C7-9   C7+5    Fm

    There's nothing left        to feel

 

    F                 Dm

    You don't have to say you love me

    Gm               C7

    Just be close at hand

    F                 Dm

    You don't have to stay forever

    Gm          C9

    I will understand

      F           D

    Believe me, believe me

 

    G                 Em

    You don't have to say you love me

    Am               D7

    Just be close at hand

    G                 Em

    You don't have to stay forever

    Am          D7

    I will understand

      G        Dm6   G        Dm6    G

    Believe me,    believe me,     believe me

 

    Chords:

      Gm7-5    G7-9     C7-9     C7+5      C9       Dm6

    e --3--    --1--    --3--    --4--    --3--    --1--

    B --2--    --3--    --2--    --1--    --3--    --0--

    G --3--    --1--    --3--    --3--    --3--    --2--

    D --3--    --0--    --2--    --2--    --2--    --0--

    A -----    -----    --3--    -----    --3--    -----

    E -----    -----    -----    -----    -----    -----