------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "How Can You Say That To Me" by Edwin McCain From the album "Scream & Whisper" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Aaron Field Email: edhead@tampabay.rr.com Chords used: Dsus2/B Dsus2/F# G A Am D Bm7 E/G# Em Gm F#m7 e|---0--------0------3----0----0----2----x----0----0----3----x--| B|---3--------3-----(3)---2----1----3----7----5----0----3----2--| G|---2--------2------0----2----2----2----7----4----0----3----2--| D|---0--------0------0----2----2----0----7----2----2----5----2--| A|---2--------0------2----0----0----x----x----x----2----5----x--| E|---0--------2------3----0----x----x----7----4----0----3----2--| Song is in 3/4 timing. Listen to the CD for strumming patterns. Intro: Dsus2/B - Dsus2/F# - G - A Verse 1: Am G D The air that you breathe it must be poison Bm7 A G And you're dressed up in your best disguise Bridge 1: Dsus2/F# G I don't want to hear what you have to say Dsus2/F# G It's there in your eyes when you look away Dsus2/F# G E/G# A These beautiful words are turning into lies Chorus 1: Em G D How can you say that to me Verse 2: Am G D The light that still shines is just an illusion Bm7 A G Just a memory from a burned out star Bridge 2: Dsus2/F# G Its promise has come from so far away Dsus2/F# G It's fighting through sadness and years of decay Dsus2/F# G E/G# A Oh and it's a wonder it ever made it this far Chorus 2: Em Dsus2/F# G A Well now how can you say that to me Em Dsus2/F# G A After all of those secrets you let me believe Am G Gm Dsus2/F# There's no rose petal air, there's just thorns when I breathe Em G Well now how can you say that Bridge 3: Bm7 F#m7 G It's not this silence that screams in my mind A Bm7 Each day I feel like I'm falling behind F#m7 G Living in shadows, still getting burned Gm When will I ever learn Chorus 3: Em Dsus2/F# G A Well now how can you say that to me Em Dsus2/F# G A After all of those secrets you let me believe Am G Gm Dsus2/F# There's no rose petal air, there's just thorns when I breathe Em G D Well now how can you say that to me Outro: Dsus2/B - Dsus2/F# - G - A (repeat & fade)