I’m Not Sayin’ (That I Love You) --- Gordon Lightfoot

[D]I’m not [G]sayin’ that I [D]love you,
I’m not [G]sayin’ that I’ll [D]care
[G]If you [D]love me.
 

[G]I’m not sayin’ that I’ll [A]care,
I’m not [G]sayin’ I’ll be [A]there
When you [D]want me.
 

            Now I [G]may not be a-[A]lone each time you [D]see me,
            A-[G]long the street or [A]in a small ca-[D]fé
            But [G]still I won’t de-[A]ny you or mis-[D]treat you
            [E]Baby, if you’ll let me have my [A]way. [A7]
 

[D]I’m not [G]sayin’ I’ll be [D]sorry,
[D]For all the [G]things that I might [D]say
[G]That make you [D]cry.
 

I can’t [G]say I’ll always [A]do
The [G]things you want me [A]to
I’m not [G]sayin’ I’ll be [A]true
But I’ll [D]try.

 
Now I can’t [G]give my heart to [D]you,
Or tell you [G]that I’ll sing your [D]name
[G]Up to the [D]sky.
 

I can’t [G]lay the promise [A]down,
That I’ll [G]always be a-[A]round
When you [D]need me.
 

          Now I [G]may not be a-[A]lone each time you [D]see me,
          Or [G]show up when I [A]promised that I [D]would.
          But [G]still I won’t de-[A]ny you or mis-[D]treat you
          [E]Baby, it you love me like you [A]should. [A7]
 

[D]I’m not [G]sayin’ I’ll be [D]sorry,
[D]For all the [G]things that I might [D]say
[G]That make you [D]cry.
 

I can’t [G]say I’ll always [A]do
The [G]things you want me [A]to
I’m not [G]sayin’ I’ll be [A]true
But I’ll [D]try.

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