Key: Ab major•
Intro 1
Ab
Ab
Gm
Gm
Bbm
Bbm
Eb
Eb
Ab
Ab
Ab
Ab
Verse 1
Ab
Every generation
Dbadd9
Blames the one before
Ab
And all of their frustrations
Dbadd9
Come beating on your door
Gb
I know that I'm a prisoner
To all my father held so dear
Bbm11
I know that I'm a hostage
To all his hopes and fears
Ebsus4
I just wish I could have told him
Eb
Ab
in the living years
Verse 2
Ab
Oh, crumpled bits of paper
Dbadd9
Filled with imperfect thought
Ab
Stilted conversations
Dbadd9
I'm afraid that's all we've got
Gb
You say you just don't see it
He says it's perfect sense
Bbm11
You just can't get agreement
In this present tense
Ebsus4
We all talk a different language
Eb
Ab
Talking in defence
Chorus 1
Ab
Say it loud (say it loud),
Dbadd9
say it clear (oh, say it clear)
Bbm11
Eb9sus4
Eb
Ab
You can listen as well as you hear
Ab
It's too late (it's too late)
Dbadd9
when we die (oh, when we die)
Bbm11
Eb9sus4
Eb
Ab
To admit we don't see eye to eye
Verse 3
Ab
So we open up a quarrel
Dbadd9
Between the present and the past
Ab
We only sacrifice the future
Dbadd9
It's the bitterness that lasts
Gb
So don't yield to the fortunes
You sometimes see as fate
Bbm11
It may have a new perspective
On a different day
Ebsus4
And if you don't give up, and don't give in
Eb
Ab
You may just be okay
So say it...
Chorus 2
Ab
Say it loud,
Dbadd9
say it clear (oh, say it clear)
Bbm11
Eb9sus4
Eb
Ab
You can listen as well as you hear
Ab
It's too late (it's too late)
Dbadd9
when we die (oh, when we die)
Bbm11
Eb9sus4
Eb
Ab
To admit we don't see eye to eye
Verse 4
Ab
I wasn't there that morning
Dbadd9
When my father passed away
Ab
I didn't get to tell him
Dbadd9
All the things I had to say
Gb
I think I caught his spirit
Later that same year
Bbm11
I'm sure I heard his echo
In my baby's new born tears
Ebsus4
I just wish I could have told him
Eb
Ab
in the living years
So say it...
Chorus 3
Ab
Say it loud,
Dbadd9
say it clear (come on say it clear)
Bbm11
Eb9sus4
Eb
Ab
You can listen as well as you hear
Ab
It's too late (it's too late)
Dbadd9
when we die (it's too late when we die)
Bbm11
Eb9sus4
Eb
Ab
To admit we don't see eye to eye
Hey, so say it...
Outro 1
Ab
Say it loud (say it loud)
Dbadd9
Say it clear (come on say it clear)
[Repeat and fade]
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ChordsAb Gm Bbm Eb Dbadd9...
Ab
Gm
Bbm
Eb
Dbadd9
Gb
Bbm11
Ebsus4
Eb9sus4
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