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Westlife - More Than Words Chords

Chord reference B, E, C#m, F#, G#m, Em
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

[B]Saying [E]I love you, [C#m]is not the words I [E]want to [F#]hear from you [B] It’s not that [E]I want you, [C#m]not to say, but [E]if you [F#]only [G#m]knew [B] [C#m]How easy [F#]it would be to [B]show me [F#]how you [G#m]feel [B]More than [C#m]words is [F#]all you have to [B]do to [B]make it [E]real Then you [Em]wouldn’t have to [B]say that you [G#m]love [B]me [G#m] [B] ‘Cause [C#m]I’d [F#]already [B]know

What would you [F#]do if my [G#m]heart [B]was [F#]torn in [E]two More than words to show you [C#m]feel, that your [F#]love for me is [B]real What would you [F#]say if I [G#m]took [B]those [F#]words [E]away Then you couldn’t make things [C#m]new, just by [F#]saying I love you

[B]Now I’ve tr[E]ied to t[C#m]alk to you and ma[E]ke you [F#]understand [B] All you [E]have to do [C#m]is close your eyes And [E]just reach [F#]out your [G#m] [B]hands [C#m]and touch me [F#]Hold me close don’t [B]ever [F#]let me [G#m]go [B]More than [C#m]words is [F#]all I ever [B]needed you to [E]show Then you wouldn’t have to [B]say that you [G#m]love [B]me [G#m] [B] ‘Cause [C#m]I’d [F#]already [B]know

What would you [F#]do if my [G#m]heart [B]was [F#]torn in [E]two More than words to show you [C#m]feel, that your [F#]love for me is [B]real What would you [F#]say if I [G#m]took [B]those [F#]words [E]away Then you couldn’t make things [C#m]new, just by [F#]saying I love [B]you

Artist Westlife
Album Westlife
Genres Pop
Year 1999
Key B

How to Play More Than Words on Guitar?

Westlife - More Than Words can be played in the key of B using the B, E, C#m, F#, G#m, Em chords.

  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For G#m, To play G#m | Abm, barre fret 1 from the D string to the G string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play More Than Words with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.