Artist: Jayesslee
Song: How Can I Not
Tuning: Standard
Chords for strumming
C#m/A C#m Bsus4 Asus2 E F#m7 Esus4 Am9 G#m7 E5 Emaj7no3
e|--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--3--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--|
B|--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--1--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--|
G|--6--| |--6--| |--4--| |--2--| |--1--| |--2--| |--0--| |--5--| |--4--| |--9--| |--8--|
D|--6--| |--6--| |--4--| |--2--| |--2--| |--2--| |--3--| |--5--| |--4--| |--9--| |--9--|
A|--0--| |--4--| |--2--| |--0--| |--2--| |--0--| |--3--| |--0--| |--0--| |--7--| |--7--|
E|--x--| |--x--| |--x--| |--x--| |--0--| |--2--| |--0--| |--5--| |--4--| |--0--| |--0--|
[Intro] (Picking)
C#m/A C#m Bsus4
e|-----0----x------0--x--0-----0-------|
B|-----0----x---------x------0---0-----|
G|----------x---------x----------------|
D|----------x------6--x--4-------------|
A|--0-------x---4-----x--2----------2--|
E|----------x---------x----------------|
C#m/A C#m Bsus4
e|-----0----x------0--x--0---0---------|
B|-----0----x---------x----------------|
G|----------x---------x-----------4----|
D|----------x------6--x--4------4------|
A|--0-------x---4-----x--2-------------|
E|----------x---------x----------------|
[Verse 1]
C#m/A C#m Bsus4
When you were a child I loved you
e|-----0----x------0--x----0--x--0----0----|
B|-----0----x---------x-------x---------0--|
G|----------x---------x-------x-----4------|
D|----------x------6--x----4--x--4---------|
A|--0-------x---4-----x--2----x--2---------|
E|----------x---------x-------x------------|
C#m/A C#m Bsus4
When you were a child I called you my son
e|-----0----x------0--x----0--x--0----0----|
B|-----0----x---------x-------x---------0--|
G|----------x---------x-------x-----4------|
D|----------x------6--x----4--x--4---------|
A|--0-------x---4-----x--2----x--2---------|
E|----------x---------x-------x------------|
C#m/A C#m Bsus4 Asus2 Bsus4
But the more I called you the further you went from me
e|-----0----x------0--x----0---0----0-----------0---------0--x--0--|
B|-----0----x---------x---------------0-------------0--------x-----|
G|----------x---------x-----------4-----------2-----------4--x--4--|
D|----------x------6--x----4---4------------2-----2----------x-----|
A|--0-------x---4-----x--2-----2----------0-------------2----x--2--|
E|----------x---------x--------------------------------------x-----|
[Verse 2] (Strumming)
Asus2 C#m Bsus4
It was I who taught you, taught you to walk your first steps
Asus2 C#m Bsus4
It was I who taught you, holding you by your hand
Asus2 C#m Bsus4
It was I who healed you, healed all of your
F#m7 (hold)
Bruises wounds and pain
[Chorus 1] (Strumming)
E C#m
How can I give you up? How can I hand you over?
F#m7 Asus2 Bsus4
How can I treat you like, treat you like a sinner?
E C#m
How can I look at you, when you turn against me?
Asus2 C#m Asus2 Bsus4
Compassion is stirring, my love overflowing for you
How can I not love you?
[Interlude 1]
C#m/A C#m Bsus4 (x2)
[Verse 3]
C#m/A C#m Bsus4
I saw you walking in the desert land
C#m/A C#m Bsus4
Got me thinking, got me wondering, will he be okay?
C#m/A C#m Bsus4
I cared for you I led you
F#m7
But you forgot me
Asus2 Bsus4 (pause)
You forgot me
[Chorus 1]
[Interlude 2]
E Esus4 E
You Yeah yeahhh yeahhh
[Bridge]
C#m/A Am9
When will you understand
G#m7 C#m
When will you see that I am
F#m7 Bsus4
Waiting right here for you
E
Come back again
E Esus4 E
Ohh Ohh Oh yeahhh yeahhh
C#m/A Am9
When will you see that I am
G#m7 C#m
Waiting to forgive you and to
F#m7 Asus2
Care for you and love you once again
Bsus4
Love you once again
[Chorus 2]
E5 Emaj7no3 C#m
How can I give you up? How can I hand you over?
F#m7 Asus2 (pause) Bsus4 (build) (change strum pattern)
How can I treat you like, treat you like a sinner?
C#m Bsus4(quick) Asus2 G#m7(quick)
How can I look at you, when you turn against me?
F#m7 G#m7 Asus2
Compassion is stirring, my love overflowing for you
G#m7
My love overflowing for you
F#m7 G#m7 Asus2
Compassion is stirring, my love overflowing for you
Bsus4
How can I not love you?
[End]
E5 Emaj7no3 -> hammer on to E5
