Hoobastank - Sing What You Can't Say: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sing What You Can't Say" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

       C
Right now it's hard for me
To let go and open up
    F
To tell you how I feel
And what I'm thinking of
    C
I know it hardly shows
                               F
It doesn't mean that I'm not trying

       Am
Three little words
     G
One simple thing
   F
I never get it right

Chorus:
    C
So here I am
                 F
Singing what I just can't say
            Am        G
Need you to understand
                    A#
I love you doesn't quite explain
     F        G           C
So I'm gonna sing what I can't say

I'm not the type to wear my heart upon my sleeve
I'm not an open book for everyone to read
And I hope you don't confuse
My silence for just not caring

Three little words
Should say it all
They just won't do tonight

Chorus

C
It's such a simple thing to say
            F
Somehow it doesn't quite explain
Am G F
      No it never comes out right

Chorus:
C
So here I am
                F
Singing what I just can't say
            Am        G
Need you to understand
                    A#
I love you doesn't quite explain
F             G
So I'm gonna sing

C
Here I stand
                Dm
Singing what I just can't say
             Em
I'll do the best I can
                    A#
I love you doesn't quite explain
    F         G           C
So I'm gonna sing what I can't say


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Sing What You Can't Say" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sing What You Can't Say" by Hoobastank.