Learn "TELL YOU SOMETHING" by Alicia Keys on Piano

Master "TELL YOU SOMETHING" by Alicia Keys with our interactive piano player. This medium-level R&B/Soul arrangement is in the key of D at 110 BPM, making it a great challenge for intermediate piano players.

Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement at 110 BPM.

Lyrics

Get so (G)caught up ev ’ry day, try in’ to (Gsus2)keep it all to geth (A)er while the (Em11)time just slips a way. See, I know (Gsus2)noth in’ lasts for ev er. I mag ine (G)there was no to mor row, I mag ine that I could n’t see your face. There’d be no (G)lim it to my sor row, so all I can say: I wan na (G)tell you some thing, (A)give you some thing, show you in so man y ways, ’cause it would (G)all mean noth ing if (A)I don’t say some thing be fore it all blows a way. Don’t wan na (Em11)wait to bring you flow ers, (A)waste an oth er hour, let a lone an oth er day. I wan na (Em11)tell you some thing, (A)show you some thing; won’t wait ’til it’s too late. I can’t wait, I can’t wait, I won’t wait, I don’t wan (Dsus2)na wait. I can’t wait, I can’t wait, I won’t wait, I don’t wan (Dsus2)na wait. Won’t wait ’til it’s too late. Just a (G)sim ple con ver sa tion, just a (G)mo ment is all it (A)takes. I wan na (Em11)be there just to lis ten, and I (G)don’t wan na hes i tate. I mag ine (G)there was no to mor row, i mag ine that I could n’t see your face. There’d be no (G)lim it to my sor row, ’cause there was noth in’ that could fill this (Bm7)space. Oh, and then I (Em11)put it off for too long, I did n’t say all that I had to say. I wan na (G)take the time to right the wrong be fore we get to that place. wait ’til it’s too Just (Bm9)lean on my shoul der; it’s not (D)o ver ’til it’s o ver. Don’t (Bm9)wor ry ’bout it, ’cause I’m (Gmaj7)gon na make (Dmaj7)sure I’m gon na get (D)strong er, yeah. (Bm9)I don’t wan na (Dmaj9)wait un til the storm, when some thing’s wrong and now you’re gone and I can’t find ya. I wan na (G)tell you some thing, (A)give you some thing, show you in so man y ways, ’cause it would (G)all mean noth ing if (A)I don’t say some thing be fore it all blows a way. Don’t wan na (Em7)wait to bring you flow ers, (A)waste an oth er hour, let a lone an oth er day. I wan na (G)tell you some thing, (A)show you some thing; won’t wait ’til it’s too late. I wan na (G)tell you some thing, (A)give you some thing, show you in so man y ways, ’cause it would (G)all mean noth ing if (A)I don’t say some thing be fore it all blows a way. Don’t wan na (Em7)wait to bring you flow ers, (A)waste an oth er hour, let a lone an oth er day. I wan na (G)tell you some thing, (A)show you some thing; won’t wait ’til it’s too late. I can’t wait, I can’t wait, I won’t wait, I don’t wan (A)na wait. I can’t wait, I can’t wait, I won’t wait, I don’t wan (A)na wait. I can’t wait, I can’t wait, I won’t wait, I don’t wan (A)na wait. I can’t wait, I can’t wait, I won’t wait, I don’t wan (A)na wait.

Song Details

Category
R&B/Soul
Key
D
Tempo
110 BPM
Difficulty
medium

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  1. 1
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  2. 2
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  3. 3
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  4. 4
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