More Than Words
Nuno Bettencourt & Gary Cherone
Extreme
Pornograffitti
1990
I've had so many requests for this song that it isn't even funny.
So here it is (I finally got up the ambition to tune 1/2 step down).
My thoughts on this song: all the girls who love it should listen to
what Gary is saying... Whenever you see the row of x in the tab,
smack your hand gently against the strings to bang them into the
frets and give you that percussive sound. One note: I am not
even going to try the album ending.
Lyrics
Chords
Tune Down 1/2 Step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
INTRO:
G G/B Cadd9 Am7 C Dsus4 G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---3-------3-----|---0-----3-0-----|---0-----3-0-----|---0---2---3-----|
B:---3-x-3---3-x-3-|---3-x---3-3-x-1-|---1-x-1-1-1-x-1-|---1-x-3---3-x-3-|
G:---0-x-0---0-x-0-|---0-x---0-0-x-0-|---0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|---0-x-2---2-x-0-|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x---0---x---|
A:-------2-------3-|-------3---3---0-|-------0-------3-|-----------------|
E:-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|
G/B Cadd9 Am7 C Dsus4 G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---3-------3-----|---0-----3-0-----|---0-----3-0-----|---0---2---3-----|
B:---3-x-3---3-x-3-|---3-x---3-3-x-1-|---1-x-1-1-1-x-1-|---1-x-3---3-x-3-|
G:---0-x-0---0-x-0-|---0-x---0-0-x-0-|---0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|---0-x-2---2-x-0-|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x---0---x---|
A:-------2-------3-|-------3---3---0-|-------0-------3-|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|
This is the verse tab:
sayin' I love you is not the words I want to hear from
G G/B Cadd9 Am7 C Dsus4 G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---3-------3-----|---0-----3-0-----|---0-----3-0-----|---0---2---3-----|
B:---3-x-3---3-x-3-|---3-x---3-3-x-1-|---1-x-1-1-1-x-1-|---1-x-3---3-x-3-|
G:---0-x-0---0-x-0-|---0-x---0-0-x-0-|---0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|---0-x-2---2-x-0-|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x---0---x---|
A:-------2-------3-|-------3---3---0-|-------0-------3-|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|
you it's not that I want to not to say but if you only
G/B Cadd9 Am7 C Dsus4 Em
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---3-------3-----|---0-----3-0-----|---0-----3-0-----|---0---2---3-----|
B:---3-x-3---3-x-3-|---3-x---3-3-x-1-|---1-x-1-1-1-x-1-|---1-x-3---3-x-0-|
G:---0-x-0---0-x-0-|---0-x---0-0-x-0-|---0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|---0-x-2---2-x-0-|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x---0---x---|
A:-------2-------3-|-------3---3---0-|-------0-------3-|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|
knew how easy it could be to show me how you
Em/B C D G D/F# Em
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---0-------0-----|---0-----3-0-----|-2-----2---2---3-|-------3---2-----|
B:---0-x-0---0-x-1-|---1-x---1-1-x---|-3---x-3---3-x-3-|---3---3---3---0-|
G:---0-x-0---0-x-0-|---0-x---0-0-x---|-2---x-2---2-x-0-|---0---2---2---0-|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-0---x-0---0-x---|---0-------------|
A:-------2-------3-|-------3---3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|---3---2---2---0-|
feel more than words is all you have to do to make it real
C Am7 D G7 G7/B C
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---0-------0-----|---0-----3-0-----|-2-----2---2---1-|---1-------1-----|
B:---0-x-----1-x-1-|---1-x---1-1-x---|-3---x-3---3-x-0-|---0---0---0---1-|
G:---0-x-----0-x-0-|---0-x---0-0-x---|-2---x-2---2-x-0-|---0---0---0---0-|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-0---x-0---0-x---|---0-------------|
A:-------3-------0-|-------0---0---0-|-----------------|-------2-------3-|
E:-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|---3-------------|
then you wouldn't have to say that you love me cause
Am7 G G6 Em G/B Em G/B
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---0-----3-0-----|---3-----3-0-----|---3-----3-0---3-|---3---3---3-----|
B:---1-x---1-1-x-1-|---1-x---1-1-x---|---3-x---3-3-x-3-|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x---|
G:---0-x---0-0-x-0-|---0-x---0-0-x---|---0-x---0-0-x-0-|-x-0-x-0-x-0-x---|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x-2-|-x---x-2-x---x---|
A:-------3-------0-|-------0---0-----|-----------------|---2-------2-----|
E:-----------------|---------------3-|---------3-3-----|-----------------|
I'd already...
C D
+ + + + + + + +
e:-^0---------------|-^2---------------|
B:-^1---------------|-^3---------------|
G:-^0---------------|-^2---------------|
D:-^2---------------|-^0---------------|
A:-^3---------------|------------------|
E:------------------|------------------|
This is the chorus tab:
know what would you do if my heart were torn in two
G G/B G G/B D C G/B Am7 C
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|-----2---2-2-----|-----------3-----|
B:---3-x-3---3-x-3-|---3-x-3---3-x---|-3---3---3-3---1-|-x-0-x---1-1-x-1-|
G:---0-x-0---0-x-0-|---0-x-0---0-x---|-2---2---2-2---0-|-x-0-x-0-----x-0-|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-0-------0-0-----|-x---x-------x---|
A:-------2---------|-------2---------|---------------3-|---2---0-------3-|
E:-3-------------3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
more than words to show you feel that your love for me is
G/B Am7 D D7 G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---0-----0-0---0-|---0---0---3---0-|---0-----3-0---2-|---2---2---2-----|
B:---1-x---1-1-x-1-|---1-x-1-x-3-x-1-|---1-x---1-1-x-3-|-x-3-x-1-x-1-x---|
G:---0-x---0-0-x-0-|---0-x-0-x-0-x-0-|---0-x---0-0-x-2-|-x-2-x-2-x-2-x---|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x---x---x---|-----x-------x-0-|-x-0-x-0-x-0-x---|
A:---------3-3---3-|---3---3---2---0-|---0-----0-0-----|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|
real what would you say if I took those words away
G/B G G/B D C G/B Am7 C
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|-----2---2-2-----|-----------3-----|
B:---3-x-3---3-x-3-|---3-x-3---3-x---|-3---3---3-3---1-|-x-0-x---1-1-x-1-|
G:---0-x-0---0-x-0-|---0-x-0---0-x---|-2---2---2-2---0-|-x-0-x-0-----x-0-|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-0-------0-0-----|-x---x-------x---|
A:-------2---------|-------2---------|---------------3-|---2---0-------3-|
E:---------------3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
then you couldn't make things new just by sayin' I love you
G/B Am7 D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---0-----0-0---0-|---0---0---3---0-|---0-----3-0---^2-|-----------------|
B:---1-x---1-1-x-1-|---1-x-1-x-3-x-1-|---1-x---1-1-x-^3-|-----------------|
G:---0-x---0-0-x-0-|---0-x-0-x-0-x-0-|---0-x---0-0-x-^2-|-----------------|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x---x---x---|-----x-------x-^0-|-----------------|
A:---------3-3---3-|---3---3---2---0-|---0-----0-0------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
LYRICS:
play intro
Saying "I love you"
Is not the words I want to hear from you
It's not that I want to
Not to say but if you only knew
How easy it would be to show me how you feel
More than words is all you have to do to make it real
Then you wouldn't have to say that you love me
Cause I'd already know
CHORUS
What would you do if my heart was torn in two
More than words to show you feel
That your love for me is real
What would you say if I took those words away
Then you couldn't make things new
Just by saying "I love you"
play intro
More than words
strum D at end of intro
Now I've tried to talk to you and make you understand
All you have to do is close your eyes
And just reach out your hands and touch me
Hold me close don't ever let me go
More than words is all I ever needed you to show
Then you wouldn't have to say that you love me
Cause I'd already know
CHORUS
What would you do if my heart was torn in two
More than words to show you feel
That your love for me is real
What would you say if I took those words away
Then you couldn't make things new
Just by saying I love you
play intro w/ ad-lib
More than words
end on G
CHORDS:
Cadd9 x32033 or x32030
G/B x20033
Am7 x02010 or x02013
D/F# 200232 (thumb on 6th string)
To learn why these chords are named this way, check Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.
Created on 4-18-98 by Daniel E. Smith.