William Finn - The i love you song - 25th annual putnam county spelling bee

If^D5 I go to Washington Wi^D5ll I be on my own? Because if ^D5I go to Washington

^D5(Aaaaaaaah) (no chord) D Dmaj7 D7 Dmaj7 Who will be my chaperone?

^DWe ^Dmaj7always ^D7knew you were a ^Dsus7winner ^{D7 G} We^E7/G# saw it when you^D2/A smile^D/Ad ^{D7sus D7 G} Start from the be^Gm6ginning When ^D2/Ayou were^D a be^Bsus7ginner ^{B7 Esus7} You w^Eere the p^A11erfect child ^A W^De always knew We alwa^Dmaj7ys knew You were a c^D7hamp^Dsus7ion ^{D7 G} Your ^E7/G#sadness filled ^D2/Amy roo^D/Am ^{Dsus7 D7 G} Dear if ^Gm6you should feel my g^D2/Aloom ^{D B7sus}Blame it ^B7on me ^E7susBlame it on your d^Eaddily and mammily ^A11‘Cause depression ^F#m7runs in ou^E7/G#r famil^F#7/A#y ^BmI l^F#ove^{F#/G# F#/A#}you ^{G#m7(4) F# F#/A# D}I ^C#m7love ^F#7you ^GI love everything a^E7susbout you dea^E7r And I^A7sus swear it’s t^A7rue ^F#I ^F#7/A# love ^F#7 you^F#7/A#

^BmI l^F#ove^{F#/G# F#/A#}you ^{G#m7(4) F# F#/A#} OLIVE And my dad says

^DI ^C#m7love ^F#7you ^GI love everything a^E7susbout you bab^E7e And m^A7susaybe it’s tru^A7e ^F#I ^F#/A#love ^Bmyou

^BmI wrote you a l^G13etter How I f^C#7ound the spelling be^F#7e such fun ^BmMama, ^A/C#Mama, M^Dama But you d^G13idn’^G7t reac^F#+t ^{F# Bm}And you never as^G13ked me If I’d jo^C#7in you in the B^F#7ombay sun ^BmMama, ^A/C#Mama, M^Dama I had q^G13uiet^G7ly pac^F#+ked ^F# W^C6hen are you r^B7(#5)eturning^B7? ^Gm6/BbI know we agr^D2/Aeed ^{D/A C6}Tell me what ^B7(#5)you’re l^B7earning ^Gm6/BbMa, I have, Oh ^F#mGod, this ^F#7need ^BmI think Dad is a^G13ngry, M^G7a A^C#7nd I do not know w^F#7hat to do ^BmMama, ^A/C#Mama, M^Dama Shanti S^G13hant^G7i and ^F#+ohm ^{F# Bm}I think he takes^G13 out on^G7 me What ^C#7he wants to take o^F#7ut on you ^BmMama, ^A/C#Mama, M^Dama How I w^G13ish you^G7 were h^F#ome How I w^G13ish you^G7 were h^F#ome How I w^G13ish you^G7 were W^G13ish you^G7 were

^DWe ^Dmaj7always k^D7new y^D7susou were ^D7a winner ^DHom^Dmaj7e ^{D7 D7sus D7} How I wish you were home ^{G E7/G#} OLIVE’S MOM ^GA ba^E7/G#thing beauty,^D2/A you ^{D/A D7sus D2/A}How I wish y^D/Aou were ^D7susHow I wish you were h^Gome ^Gm6 OLIVE’S DAD ^GGod, we ^Gm6love the way you gr^Dew ^DHow I wish you were ^B7susSince you^B7 were born^{E7sus B7sus}How I wis^B7h you were^E7sus home ^E

^E7susOlive, we co^Euldn’t be prouder Mama, Ma^A11ma, Mama OLIVE’S MOM, OLIVE’S DAD (overlapping Olive) P^A11lease let me say it ^{F#7 E/G#} How ^F#7/A#I wish yo^Bmu were home ^F#7One time^E/G# loude^F#7/A#r

^BmI ^F#lov^F#/G#e ^F#/A# you ^{F#/G# F# F#/A# D}I ^C#m7love ^F#7you ^GI love everything ab^E7susout you dea^E7r And I^A7sus swear It’s t^A7rue ^F#I ^F#7/A#love ^Bmyou

^BmI ^F#lov^F#/G#e ^F#/A# you ^{F#/G# F# F#/A# D}I ^C#m7love ^F#7you

^GI love everything ab^E7susout you dea^E7r And I^A7sus swear, maybe it’s^A7 true

^F#I ^F#7/A#love

N.C.

OLIVE Chimerical. C-h-i-m-e-r-i-c-a-l. Highly unrealistic, wildly fanciful.

N.C.

I love ^Byou