Band: Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
Side: I
Track: III
Song: The Things I Didn't Say
First Verse
G C G
I didn't say, "Don't do it babe" when she packed up to go
G D G
I didn't say "Come back here honey and try with me once more"
G C
And when she asked me if I loved her, I just turned away
C D C G
She's gone and now I'm hearing all the things I didn't say
Chorus
D C
I didn't say "I'm sorry babe, 'cause half the fault was mine"
D C
G
I didn't say "We'll work it out, 'cause all we need is love and faith and time"
G C
I said "If that's the way you want it, I won't stand in your way"
C D G
She's gone and now I'm hearing all the things I didn't say
Second Verse
G C G
I didn't take her in my arms and kiss away her tears
G D G
I didn't say "My life don't mean a thing if you ain't here"
G C
I thought of all the many games I'd be free to play
C D
But all I do is listen to the things I didn't say
Chorus
D C G
I didn't say "Take off your coat, I'll make some coffee and we'll talk"
D C G
I didn't say "The motorway, is such a long and lonely endless walk"
G C
I said "Goodbye, good luck and God bless you", then she slipped away
C D G
And left me here to live with all the things I didn't say
Outro
G D
And now I guess she'll never hear the things I didn't say...
