[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#/C
all my might.


[Refrain]

C#m7 G#m F#m7
Because you've gone and left me standing all alone.
B7sus G#/C 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#/C 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#/C
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#/C 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#/C 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#/C C#m7 Caug E/B Bbdim7
yeahyeah. 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/Eb 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.