These Three Words Chords by Stevie Wonder
Tempo:
76.95 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
G
E
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Bm] [E] [Em] [Dm] .
[C] [Bm] [Am] [C] .
[G] [Bm] When was the last time [Em] that they heard [Dm] you say,.
[C] [B] Mother or [Am] Father I love you?.
[G] And [Bm] when was the last time [Em] that they heard [G] you say,.
[C] [G] Daughter or [C] Son I love you?.
[Em] Once you [G] say you cherish every day,.
[C] Can't [B] instantly be taken away,.
[E] Then you say [C#m] I know this can't be true,.
[Am] When you never took the time to [C] simply tell them I love you.
[G] [Bm] When was the last time [Em] that they heard [G] you say,.
[C] [Bm] Sister or [Am] Brother I love you?.
[G] And [Bm] when was the last time [Em] that they heard [G] you say,.
[C] [G] Darling or [Am] Best Friend I love you?.
[Em] The one for [G] whom you'd give your very life,.
[C] Could be taken [B] in the twinkling of an eye.
[E] Through your [C#m] tears you'd ask why did you go,.
[Am] Knowing you didn't always show,.
[C] Just how much you love them so.
These [Bm] three [D] words, sweet [G] [Am] and simple,.
[Bm] These three [E] [A].
words, [D] [G] short [Am] and kind,.
[Bm] These [D] three words, [G] know [Am] and give them,.
[C] An aching heart to smile [E] inside.
I know a family [Am] who hasn't a sin to their name,.
[Bm] And yet [C#m] the joy [F#] and love they have between [Bm] them,.
They always claim.
[Em] And when one's carved from [A] life to survive on the [D] loss,.
It will never be [Bm] the same.
[Em] Yet they rejoice [A] in knowing they gave them [C] their all.
[D] [Bm] .
[C#m] These [E] three words, [A] sweet [Bm] and simple, .
[C#m] These [E] three words, [A] short [Bm] and kind, .
[C#m] These three [E] words, .
[A] [Bm] always give them,.
An .
[C#m] [E] aching heart to [A] smile [Bm] inside.
.
[E] These three words, sweet and simple, .
[A] [D] These .
[E] three words, [A] short [Bm] and kind, .
[C#m] These [E] three words, .
[A] [Bm] always give them,.
[C#m] [E] An [A] aching heart to smile [Bm] inside.
.
[E] [B] [F#m] [E] .
[C] [Bm] [Am] [C] .
[G] [Bm] When was the last time [Em] that they heard [Dm] you say,.
[C] [B] Mother or [Am] Father I love you?.
[G] And [Bm] when was the last time [Em] that they heard [G] you say,.
[C] [G] Daughter or [C] Son I love you?.
[Em] Once you [G] say you cherish every day,.
[C] Can't [B] instantly be taken away,.
[E] Then you say [C#m] I know this can't be true,.
[Am] When you never took the time to [C] simply tell them I love you.
[G] [Bm] When was the last time [Em] that they heard [G] you say,.
[C] [Bm] Sister or [Am] Brother I love you?.
[G] And [Bm] when was the last time [Em] that they heard [G] you say,.
[C] [G] Darling or [Am] Best Friend I love you?.
[Em] The one for [G] whom you'd give your very life,.
[C] Could be taken [B] in the twinkling of an eye.
[E] Through your [C#m] tears you'd ask why did you go,.
[Am] Knowing you didn't always show,.
[C] Just how much you love them so.
These [Bm] three [D] words, sweet [G] [Am] and simple,.
[Bm] These three [E] [A].
words, [D] [G] short [Am] and kind,.
[Bm] These [D] three words, [G] know [Am] and give them,.
[C] An aching heart to smile [E] inside.
I know a family [Am] who hasn't a sin to their name,.
[Bm] And yet [C#m] the joy [F#] and love they have between [Bm] them,.
They always claim.
[Em] And when one's carved from [A] life to survive on the [D] loss,.
It will never be [Bm] the same.
[Em] Yet they rejoice [A] in knowing they gave them [C] their all.
[D] [Bm] .
[C#m] These [E] three words, [A] sweet [Bm] and simple, .
[C#m] These [E] three words, [A] short [Bm] and kind, .
[C#m] These three [E] words, .
[A] [Bm] always give them,.
An .
[C#m] [E] aching heart to [A] smile [Bm] inside.
.
[E] These three words, sweet and simple, .
[A] [D] These .
[E] three words, [A] short [Bm] and kind, .
[C#m] These [E] three words, .
[A] [Bm] always give them,.
[C#m] [E] An [A] aching heart to smile [Bm] inside.
.
[E] [B] [F#m] [E] .
Key:
Bm
G
E
C
A
Bm
G
E
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _ .
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ .
_ [G] _ [Bm] When was the last time [Em] that they heard [Dm] you say,.
[C] _ [B] Mother or [Am] Father I love you?.
[G] And [Bm] when was the last time [Em] that they heard [G] you say,.
[C] _ [G] Daughter or [C] Son I love you?.
[Em] _ Once you [G] say you cherish every day,.
[C] _ Can't [B] instantly be taken away,.
_ [E] Then you say [C#m] I know this can't be true,.
[Am] When you never took the time to [C] simply tell them I love you.
[G] _ [Bm] When was the last time [Em] that they heard [G] you say,.
_ [C] _ [Bm] Sister or [Am] Brother I love you?.
[G] And [Bm] when was the last time [Em] that they heard [G] you say,.
_ [C] _ [G] Darling or [Am] Best Friend I love you?.
[Em] The one for [G] whom you'd give your very life,.
[C] Could be taken [B] in the twinkling of an eye.
[E] Through your [C#m] tears you'd ask why did you go,.
[Am] Knowing you didn't always show,.
[C] Just how much you love them so.
_ These [Bm] three [D] words, _ sweet _ [G] [Am] and simple,.
_ _ _ [Bm] These three [E] _ [A].
words, [D] _ _ [G] short [Am] and _ kind,.
_ _ [Bm] These [D] three words, _ _ _ [G] know [Am] and give them,.
[C] An aching heart to smile [E] inside.
I know a family [Am] who hasn't a sin to their name,.
[Bm] And yet [C#m] the joy [F#] and love they have between [Bm] them,.
They always claim.
[Em] And when one's carved from [A] life to survive on the [D] loss,.
It will never be [Bm] the same.
[Em] Yet they rejoice [A] in knowing they gave them [C] their all.
_ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ .
[C#m] These [E] three _ words, _ _ [A] sweet [Bm] and simple, _ _ _ .
[C#m] These [E] three words, _ _ _ [A] short [Bm] and kind, _ _ _ .
[C#m] These three _ [E] words, _ _ _ .
[A] [Bm] always give them,.
An _ _ _ _ .
[C#m] [E] aching heart to _ _ [A] smile [Bm] _ inside.
_ _ _ .
[E] These three words, sweet and simple, _ _ .
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ These _ _ .
[E] _ three words, _ _ _ [A] short [Bm] _ and kind, _ _ _ .
[C#m] These [E] three words, _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ [Bm] _ always _ give them,.
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] An [A] aching heart to smile [Bm] inside.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ [B] _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ .
_ [G] _ [Bm] When was the last time [Em] that they heard [Dm] you say,.
[C] _ [B] Mother or [Am] Father I love you?.
[G] And [Bm] when was the last time [Em] that they heard [G] you say,.
[C] _ [G] Daughter or [C] Son I love you?.
[Em] _ Once you [G] say you cherish every day,.
[C] _ Can't [B] instantly be taken away,.
_ [E] Then you say [C#m] I know this can't be true,.
[Am] When you never took the time to [C] simply tell them I love you.
[G] _ [Bm] When was the last time [Em] that they heard [G] you say,.
_ [C] _ [Bm] Sister or [Am] Brother I love you?.
[G] And [Bm] when was the last time [Em] that they heard [G] you say,.
_ [C] _ [G] Darling or [Am] Best Friend I love you?.
[Em] The one for [G] whom you'd give your very life,.
[C] Could be taken [B] in the twinkling of an eye.
[E] Through your [C#m] tears you'd ask why did you go,.
[Am] Knowing you didn't always show,.
[C] Just how much you love them so.
_ These [Bm] three [D] words, _ sweet _ [G] [Am] and simple,.
_ _ _ [Bm] These three [E] _ [A].
words, [D] _ _ [G] short [Am] and _ kind,.
_ _ [Bm] These [D] three words, _ _ _ [G] know [Am] and give them,.
[C] An aching heart to smile [E] inside.
I know a family [Am] who hasn't a sin to their name,.
[Bm] And yet [C#m] the joy [F#] and love they have between [Bm] them,.
They always claim.
[Em] And when one's carved from [A] life to survive on the [D] loss,.
It will never be [Bm] the same.
[Em] Yet they rejoice [A] in knowing they gave them [C] their all.
_ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ .
[C#m] These [E] three _ words, _ _ [A] sweet [Bm] and simple, _ _ _ .
[C#m] These [E] three words, _ _ _ [A] short [Bm] and kind, _ _ _ .
[C#m] These three _ [E] words, _ _ _ .
[A] [Bm] always give them,.
An _ _ _ _ .
[C#m] [E] aching heart to _ _ [A] smile [Bm] _ inside.
_ _ _ .
[E] These three words, sweet and simple, _ _ .
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ These _ _ .
[E] _ three words, _ _ _ [A] short [Bm] _ and kind, _ _ _ .
[C#m] These [E] three words, _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ [Bm] _ always _ give them,.
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] An [A] aching heart to smile [Bm] inside.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ [B] _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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