Baby Can I Hold Youu written by Tracy Chapman 11/4/05 INTRO: D A D A D D/C# D/B Bm Sorry, is all that you can't say A D Years gone by and still D/C# D/B Em7 Words don't come easily G A Like sorry, like sorry D D/C# D/B Bm Forgive me, is all that you can't say A D Years gone by and still D/C# D/B Em7 Words don't come easily G A Like forgive me, forgive me CHORUS: D Em7 G D But you can say baby, well baby can I hold you tonight Em7 G Bm A Maybe if I told you the right words, yeah at the right time D You'd be mine Em7 A Well baby, maybe D D/C# D/B Bm I love you, is all that you can't say A D Years gone by and still D/C# D/B Em7 Words don't come easily G A Like I love you, I love you CHORUS: D Em7 G D But you could say baby, oh baby can I hold you tonight Em7 G Bm A Oh maybe if I told you the right words, at the right time D You'd be mine Em7 G D Oh baby can I hold you tonight Em7 G Bm A And maybe if I told you the rights words, yeah at the right time D You'd be mine Em7 G Am Well yeah...... OUTRO: D D/C# Em7 G (repeat and ad-lip over)