Matthew Sweet (born October 6, 1964) is a power pop musician from Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. He was part of the burgeoning Athens, Georgia music scene in the early and mid-1980s before gaining commercial success during the early 1990s.
As a young musician wanting to make a name for himself, Sweet set off to Athens, Georgia in the mid '80s, to attend college and join the vibrant Athens music scene, most famous as the home base for R.E.M. and The B-52's.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## #
# For the latest collection of Matthew Sweet chords, go to # http://www.uark.edu/~cbray/sweet/ # # If you have any corrections or additions to this file, please email them # to [email protected] #
"I Wanted To Tell You"
Originally posted by: ?
F C G (Listen for strumming - two strums F, dead string, one quick C, dead strings again, two strums G. Anyways, it's blatantly obvious when you listen to the song how it goes.) The strumming pattern continues throughout the verse (FCG):
Do just what you want to I think you're right I do what I want to to I do what I want to to I let the world surround me 'Cause I saw no real harm I didn't stop to think of you You were already in my arms I was wrong but I
Chorus CFAmG But I, I wanted to tell you, I needed to tell you, What I couldn't say And love, I needed to find mine, But it took me a long time, to see
I wanted to tell you I wanted to tell you What I couldn't say [love] I needed to find mine But it took me a long time to see
Love... well never mind I know how you feel about that Now what do you think About time? [something...]
I wanted to tell you I wanted to tell you What I couldn't say [love] I needed to find mine But it took me a long time to see [solo]
I do what I want to to I do what I want to to I do what I want to to I do what I want to to I let the world surround me 'Cause I saw no real harm I didn't stop to think of you You were already in my arms But there was something...
I wanted to tell you I wanted to tell you What I couldn't say [love] I needed to find mine But it took me a long time to see [solo]