[Intro] (pause after each chord except for G#m)

E F#m G#m AM9 C D E


[Verse 1]

Esus E               F#m           G#m
        I can still remember yesterday,
              A9         B7sus     E
we were so in love in a special way.
                     F#m
And knowing that you loved me made me feel
G#m    A9  B7sus
oh so right.
E               F#m                        E/G#
 But now I feel lost, don't know what to do.
               A9    B7sus       E
Each and every day I think of you.
                 F#m
Holdin' back the tears I'm trying with
G#m    A9  G#/B#
all my might.


[Refrain]

               C#m7              G#m           F#m7
Because you've gone and left me standing all alone.
B7sus   G#/B#       C#madd11   C#m7    G#m         F#m
    And I know I've got  to   face tomorrow on my own.
B7sus    Bsus
    But baby,


[Chorus]

  E               F#m              G#m    A9
Before I let you go, I want to say I love you.
F#m                   B7sus                  E      G#7sus
  I hope that you're listening 'cause it's true, baby
G#/B#          C#m7       G#m
  You'll be forever in my heart, and I know that
Bm7    Bbdim7     A9 (pause)
no one else will do.
G#m7   F#m            E/G#          A9    B7sus
  So before I let you go, I want to say it...
     E   F#m  G#m A9
I love you.


[Verse 2]

E                     F#m                G#m
 I wish that it could be just like before,
                  A9        B7sus   E
I know I could've given you so much more.
                F#m                E/G#   A9  B7sus
Even though you know I'd given you all my love.
              E                  F#m
I miss your smile, I miss your kiss.
               G#m        A9  B7sus
Each and every day I reminisce.
       E                      F#m             G#m A9 G#/B#
'Cause baby it's you that I'm always dreaming of...


[Refrain]

                C#m7              G#m           F#m7
 Because you've gone and left me standing all alone.
B7sus   G#/B#       C#m9   C#m7    G#m         F#m
    And I know I've got  to   face tomorrow on my own.
B7sus    Bsus
    But baby,


[Chorus 2]

  E               F#m              G#m    A9
Before I let you go, I want to say I love you.
F#m                   B7sus                  E      G#7sus
  I hope that you're listening 'cause it's true, baby
G#/B#          C#m7       G#m
  You'll be forever in my heart, and I know that
Bm7    Bbdim7     A9 (pause)
no one else will do.
G#m7   F#m            E/G#          A9    B7sus
  So before I let you go, I want to say it...


[Bridge]

F#m7                                G#m7
   'Cause letting love go is never easy.
    AM7                                   G#7sus
But I love you so, that's why I set you free...
G#7     G#/B#    C#m7      Caug     E/B              Bbdim7
yeah yeah. And I know, someday, somehow, I'll find a way
   F#m7            G#m7             Am7              D7 (pause)
to leave it all behind me. Guess it wasn't meant to be,
        (use the tab part)
but baby...


[Chorus 3]

   G              Am7              Bm7    C9
Before I let you go, I want to say I love you.
Am7                  D9                      G      B7sus
  I hope that you're listening 'cause it's true, baby
B7/D#          Em7        Bm7
  You'll be forever in my heart, and I know that
Dm7    C#dim7     CM7 (pause)
no one else will do.
Bm7    Am7           Bm7           CM7   Em
 So before I let you go, I want to say it.
      Am7           Bm7           Cm pause
So before I let you go, I want to say...


[Coda]

G  Am  Bm7    CM7 pause
       I love you...

*Chorus 2 is actually Chorus without its last line.
*Chorus 3 has similar chords to the original chorus, only 3 frets higher.
*G#m can be substituted for E/G# in verses.
*Chords before a comma needs only to be struck once.
*Chords or parts of chords inside a parenthesis are optional.

**Here is the tab part:

The treble version:

e|-2h3-2------------|
B|-------0----------|
G|---------2h4-0----|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

The bass version:

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-4h5-4------------|
A|-------2-0(break)-|
E|------------------|

F#m:    244222          G#/B#:    x3111x          D9:     xx0210
F#m7:   242222          C#m7:     x46454          B7/D#:  xx1202
G#m:    466444          C#madd11: x46474          Dm7:    xx0211
G#m7:   464444          Bm7:      x24232          C#dim7: x45450
AM9:    x02100          Bbdim7:   x12120          CM7:    x32000
A9:     x02200          Bsus:     x24452          Cm:     x35543
B7sus:  x24242          G#7sus:   464644
B:      x24442          G#7:      464544
E/G#:   422100          Caug:     x32110
AM7:    x02120          E/B:      x22100