Have I Told You Lately | Chords + Lyrics
Intro
| F#m11 | B11 B13 |
||: E G#m | A B11 :||
| Amaj7 | G#m7 | F#m7 B11 | E B11 |
Verse 1
| E G#m | A B11 |
Have I told you lately that I love you?
| E G#m | A B11 |
Have I told you there’s no one above you?
| Amaj7 | G#m7 |
Fill my heart with gladness, take away my sadness, yeah.
| F#m7 B11 | E B11 |
Ease my troubles, that’s what you do.
Verse 2
| E G#m | A B11 |
Oh, the morning sun and all its glory.
| E G#m | A B11 |
Greets the day with hope and comfort too.
| Amaj7 | G#m7 |
And you fill my life with laughter, you can make it better.
| F#m7 B11 | E B11 |
Ease my troubles, that’s what you do.
Bridge 1
| Amaj7 | Amaj7 | G#m7 | G#m7 |
There’s a love that’s divine, and it’s yours, it’s mine, like the sun.
| Amaj7 | Amaj7 | G#m7 | B11 |
At the end of the day, we should give thanks and pray, to the one.
Verse 3
| E G#m | A B11 |
Said, have I told you lately that I love you?
| E G#m | A B11 |
Have I told you there’s no one above you?
| Amaj7 | G#m7 |
Fill my heart with gladness, take away my sadness.
| F#m7 B11 | E B11 |
Ease my troubles, that’s what you do.
Solo
||: E G#m | A B11 :||
| Amaj7 | G#m7 | F#m7 B11 | E B11 |
Bridge 2
| Amaj7 | Amaj7 | G#m7 | G#m7 |
There’s a love that’s divine, and it’s yours and it’s mine, and it’s just like the sun.
| Amaj7 | Amaj7 | G#m7 | B11 |
At the end of the day, we would give thanks and pray, to the one.
Verse 4
| E G#m | A B11 |
Have I told you lately that I love you?
| E G#m | A B11 |
Have I told you there’s no one, above you?
| Amaj7 | G#m7 |
Fill my heart with gladness, take away my sadness.
| F#m7 B11 | E B11 |
Ease my troubles, that’s what you do.
Outro
| Amaj7 | G#m7 |
Take away my sadness, fill my life with gladness, and.
| F#m7 B11 | E B11 |
Ease my troubles, that’s what you do, yeah.
| Amaj7 | G#m7 |
Fill my life with gladness, yeah, take away my sadness,
| F#m7 B11 | B11 | E |
Ease my troubles, that’s what you, do.
Have I Told You Lately chords and progressions
Very similar to an earlier Van Morrison hit, Crazy Love, Have I Told You Lately’s chords also move I – III – IV, but instead of going back to chord I, this time we go to an extended V chord, a B11.
Here’s the main chord progression:
| E G#m | A B11 | E G#m | A B11 |
| Amaj7 | G#m7 | F#m7 B11 | E B11 |
After repeating I – III – IV – V, we go to IV – III – II – V – I – V.
This is pretty simple stuff, what I find interesting is how there are no extensions for the first three chords, then a big one, B11. For the second half, it’s all extensions: maj7 – m7 – m7 – 11.
Clearly, Van the Man has worked out how to craft a tune, it’s all in the fine detail!
The bridge section is genius as it recycles the second half of Have I Told You Lately’s verse chords, but draws it out, like this:
| Amaj7 | Amaj7 | G#m7 | G#m7 |
| Amaj7 | Amaj7 | G#m7 | B11 |
The outro is just the second half of the verse on repeat. Play along with the original recording at the top of this page using the chords and lyrics.
There’s also Rod Stewart’s version in that playlist, for that you need to change the key to Bb.
Should you be on a wedding gig where this has been requested as the first dance, it would be a good idea to find out what version you’re playing, otherwise the band will play in E, and Bb at the same time!
Rod’s version does have a slightly different title; Have I Told You Lately That I Love You, but don’t let that put your mind at ease, there’s an Elvis tune called this which is completely different!
The experienced super-pro writes out two charts, one in E, and one in Bb.
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