Author/Artist: Sivert Høyem Title: I've Been Meaning To Sing You This Song Album: Exiles Transcribed by: hadybvik@yahoo.com Standard tuning INTRO Am – C – F – Am7 - C – F – Am7 – C – Am – G F – Am7 – C – F – Am7 – C – F – Am7 – C – Am – Em – G VERSE 1 Am C You know you’re in trouble F C When the spotlight is on you F C When nothing can be trusted Am G And you don’t know what to do F C Hold on to yourself F C You’re just someone like me F C And you’re slowly becoming Am G What you’re pretending to be CHORUS F Am I’ve been meaning to sing you the song G F C F Am7 C Am Em G I’ve been meaning to sing you the song for so long VERSE 2 Am C And to all you good people F C That were lost along the way F C I have need for your smiles Am G And friendship today F C All those magical nights F C When our aim seemed so true F C You of all must know the reason Am G I still feel like i do CHORUS F Am I’ve been meaning to sing you the song Dm G F Am7 C x3 - Am Em G I’ve been meaning to sing you the song for so long VERSE 3 F C I must take to stage F C I need nerves of steel F C No matter how weak Am G And how weightless i feel. F Am I just wanted to come across strong G F G Who, really, who was i trying to fool CHORUS x2 F Am I’ve been meaning to sing you the song Dm G F-Am- C x3 Am-Em-G-C I’ve been meaning to sing you the song for so long