Cant Keep It In - Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
Tuning: A, E A D G B E
Can't Keep It In chords
Cat Stevens 1972 *
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_Bull_at_Four
Oh I can't kee
p it in, I can
't keep it in,
I've gotta le
t it out.
I've got to sh
ow the world,
worlds got to
see, see all t
he love
love that's in
me. I said, w
hy walk alone,
why worry whe
n it's
warm over here
. You've got s
o much to say,
say what you
mean,
mean what you'
re thinking, a
nd think anyth
ing.
Oh why, why mu
st you waste y
our life away,
You've got to
live for today
, then let it
go
Oh, lover, I w
ant to spend t
his time with
you,
There's nothin
g I wouldn't d
o, if you let
me know.
And I can't ke
ep it in, I ca
n't hide it an
d I can't lock
it away.
I'm up for you
r love, love h
eats my blood,
Blood spins my
head, and my
head falls in
love, oh.
No, I can't ke
ep it in, I ca
n't keep it in
, I've gotta l
et it out.
I've gotta sho
w the world, w
orld's got to
know,
Know of the lo
ve, love that
lies low, so
why can't you
say, if you kn
ow, then why c
an't you say.
You've got too
much deceit,
deceit kills t
he light,
light needs to
shine, I said
shine light ,
shine light.
Love, that's n
o way to live
your life,
You allow too
much to go by,
and that won'
t do.
No, lover, I w
ant to have yo
u here by my s
ide
Now don't you
run, don't you
hide, while I
'm with you.
No I can't kee
p it in, I can
't keep it in,
I've gotta le
t it out.
I've got to sh
ow the world,
worlds got to
see, see all t
he love
love that's in
me. I said, w
hy walk alone,
why worry whe
n it's
warm over here
. You've got s
o much to say,
say what you
mean,
mean what you'
re thinking, a
nd think anyth
ing. why not?
Now why why why not?
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Capo II
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