I Can't Say Her Name chords by Elvis Costello
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Verse 1
(A minor) (Caug) (C major) (Edim) (D major) How can (G minor) I
(E major) show (D major) my (E major) face? (Edim)
(G major) I'm a mess (F sharp major)
(E major) And (C major) I fear I may con (C minor) fess
(G major) I'm a fool (E major) with or without her
(F major) Make up what (E major) you will about her
It's (G major) part of the game (E minor)
I can (A minor) 't say her (D major) name
I've been (G major) left
Verse 2
(E major) in the (A minor) dark (Edim)
Shine (G major) a light
Right in my (E minor) eyes
You'll (C major) never make me talk (C minor)
(E minor) Alibis I (E major) must protect
An (F major) alias you (E major) won't detect
(A minor) I won't place the blame
(D major) I can't say (G major) her name (F sharpaug)
(B major) I whisper
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Verse 3
it so soft (E major) and slow
When (F sharp major) I think no one's (B major) listening
No one knows (E major) (F sharp major)
The thought (B major) of her so strong (E major) and slow
Stays (F sharp major) on my mind (D major)
I (E major) won't ever (E minor) let (A major) her go (D major)
(G major) How can I go
Verse 4
(E major) (A minor) to sleep (A major) ? (B flatdim)
(A major) When (E minor) I know (G major) all too well I'm
(C major) in this thing too (C minor) deep
It's all I can (E major) do not to shout about it
I (F major) don't need your pity
I'm (E major) powerless and proud
(A minor) And I (E major) don't feel (G major) ashamed (E minor)
Oh, (E major) but I can't (A minor) (E major) say her name
Interlude 1
(E major) (A minor) (E minor) (E major) (G major) (E major) (A minor) (A major) (E major) (E minor) (G major)
(C major) (C minor)
(G major) (E major) (F major) (E major) (A minor)
(D major) (G major) (E major) (A minor) (G major) (C major)
(C minor) (G major) (E major) (F major) (E major) (A minor) (E minor)
(A minor) (E minor) (E major)
Verse 5
Ba, (A minor) ba, ba, ba, ba
Ba, ba, ba, (G major) ba ba
Ba-ba-ba, ba, (E minor) ba ba, ba,
ba, ba, (E major) ba, ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba, ba, (C major) ba, ba, ba, ba, ba (C minor) (G major) ba
Ba, (E major) ba, ba, ba, (F major) (E major) (A minor) ba, ba, ba
Ba, ba, (E minor) ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba,
(D major) ba, ba, doo, doo, ba, ba, ba, (G major) ba
(D major) Ba (A minor) ba (E minor) (G major)
(And that's all)
I Can't Say Her Name
Elvis Costello
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