Story Behind The Song
This is about a woman who knows she has to say goodbye to a love, even though it is one of the hardest things she will ever have to do.
Song Description
This song is "slow jam" that is sad and moving, with beautiful piano accompaniment as well as flute. It builds to a crescendo and gets increasingly more intense as the story unfolds.
| Song Length |
5:45 |
Genre |
R & B - Soul, Pop - General |
| Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Moving |
Subject |
Heartbreak, Breaking Up |
| Similar Artists |
Celine Dion, Sade |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
How can I Tell You by Dawn Drake
Intro: C7 Bflat7 A7
D-7 G7 Cmaj7 F7 Cmaj7
A. How can I tell you/ Fmaj G7
How can I say those words so clear/ Cmaj7 Bflat7 A7 Fmaj
What would make me sure? G7 Cmaj7 Bflat7 A7
And what would make me know/ Fmaj7 G7
that it was really time to go/ Cmaj7 A7
That it will never ever be the same again/ Dmin7 G7 Cmaj7
B. instrumental Dmin Emin A-, D-, E-, D-
C. Does this feeling in my heart lie/ D-7 G7
and even though I cry, cry, cry/ E-7 A7
Does this mean that we could ever really be/ D-7 G7
Or is it just that same old fantasy? E-7 Bflat7 A7
A. But how can I tell you/ Fmaj7 G7
How can I say those words so clear? Cmaj7 Bflat7 A7 Fmaj
What would make me sure? G7 Cmaj
Even though I still love you/ Fmaj7 G7
Is that enough to overcome?/ Cmaj7 A7
Is it enough to forget what?s been said/ Fmaj7 G7
and what?s been done? Cmaj7 A7
Or is easier to just walk away/ D-7 E-7
And forget we ever met that fated day?/ G-7 C7
Repeat B and C2(alt. chords)D- E- A- D- E- D-
D- E- A- Gdim D- G7 E- Bflat7 A7
A. But how can I tell you? Fmaj7 G7
How can I say goodbye? Cmaj7 Bflat7 A7
Is this what happens when fools fall in love? D-7 E- A- G-7 C7
?What would make me know/ Fmaj7 G7 Cmaj7
that it was really time to go? A7
That it will really never ever be the same again? D- G7 Cmaj7 ??
Solo over C2 ll: D- E- A- G- C7 :ll
C3. It?s the question I keep asking myself, baby/ D- G7
Were we really meant to be? E- A7
Were you just the wrong person at the right time/ D- E-
And did I really just need a little company/ A- G- C- Bflat7 A7
Are you down with the plan I?ve got in mind/ D- G7
Or are you just a lone star falling from the sky/ E- A7
I knew I couldn?t pass you by that first time/ D- E-
But now we got ourselves in so much trouble/ A-
What happens when love goes awry? G- C7 Bflat7 A7
What happens when love goes awry?G- C7 Bflat A7