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I Can't Keep This From You

Peachtree Road

Elton John

“I Can’t Keep This From You”

Intro:   Bb   F   Eb   Gm   F
            Eb   Bb   C   C/E   F   Cm/F

Verse 1:  Gm                           Bb             F                 Cm
             I can’t keep this from you.   I’ve held it in so long.
                   Eb                    Bb                                 F        Cm
             It’s time to tell the truth.   Keepin’ it from you is wrong.
                Gm                F/A    Bb               F                   Cm
             I can’t keep this from you.  It’s so simple, I’m afraid,
                         Eb                   Bb                                      F              Eb
             When I tell you how I feel, you’ll just laugh and call me crazy.

Chorus:      Bb              F/A                 Gm
            And I can’t keep     this love a secret, 
             F    Eb    Bb             F
            And I      don’t want    to go on longin.’
            Bb/D           C/E                      Cm/Eb
            I just want a chance for me to prove my love,
                     Cm   Bb/D  C/E  F      Bb
            And I can’t keep  this  from you.

(Repeat Intro)

Verse 2:  Gm                           Bb           F                          Cm
             I can’t keep this from you.  It’s hard to breathe in here.
                      Eb                Bb                       F           Cm
             I just seem to act a fool everytime I feel you near.
               Gm                           Bb        F                        Cm
             I can’t keep this from you no matter what you say.
                   Eb                    Bb                                       F           Eb
             Anything is better now than goin’ through my life this way.

(Repeat Chorus)   Bb   Eb   F
                             Oo ----

Bridge:       Eb                Bb
            And I love every move you make.  
            F                                Gm          F
            Can’t you hear every heart you break, and
            Eb                                   Bb
            Don’t you know, when I hear your name,
                        Cm                              Gm/Bb   F/A
            Just the sound of it shoots me down in flames.

Instrument Break:   Bb   F/A   Gm   F   Eb   Bb   F   Bb/D   C/E   Cm/Eb
                                Cm   Bb/D   C/E   F

(Repeat Chorus 2 Times)

Outro:B/D             C/E                     Cm/Eb
          I just want a chance for me to prove  my love,
                   Cm   Bb/D  C/E   F   Bb
          And I can’t keep this from you.
                   Cm   Bb/D  C/E   F   Bb
          I just can’t keep this from you.

Chorded By: Brad Phillips