I Can Tell Song Lyrics and Chords by Lefty Frizzell
I Can Tell
Recorded by Lefty Frizzell
Written by Lefty Frizzell and Abe Mulkey
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I can't tell by the sun the
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time of the day
I can't
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tell by the moon
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when you go
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away
But I can tell when I'm
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holdin' you
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there must be someone new
There's a love another
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love I can
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tell I'm losin'
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you
I can't tell by the moon
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why you come back each time
If I could
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reach the stars I'd know
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your love was never
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mine
But I can tell by your
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kisses that it
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won't be very long
That you'll break my heart
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again I can
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feel it comin'
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on
I can't tell right from wrong
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I can't tell night from day
When
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you're on my mind
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when you're
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away
But I can tell when I'm
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holdin' you there's
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no love in your heart
And it won't be very
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long that once
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again we'll be
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apart
I can't tell by the sun the
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time of the day
I can't
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tell by the moon just
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when you just go
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away
But I can tell by your
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kisses there
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must be someone new
There's a love another
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love for I
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feel I'm losin'
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you
But I can tell by your
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kisses there
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must be someone new
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love for I
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feel I'm losin'
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you
FAQ
Who sang the the song I Can Tell?
- The song I Can Tell was sang by Lefty Frizzell.
Who is Lefty Frizzell?
- William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 - July 19, 1975) was an American country music singer-songwriter and honky-tonk singer.He gained prominence in 1950 after two major hits, and throughout the decade was a very popular country performer.
Frizzell influenced a number of other country singers, including George Jones, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, Keith Whitley, Merle Haggard, and John Fogerty. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. After the death of Hank Williams in 1953, Frizzell released many songs that charted in the Top 10 of the Hot Country Songs charts. His success did not carry on into the 1960s, and after suffering from alcoholism, he died at age 47.
A vocalist who set the style of singing "the country way" for the generations that followed, Frizzell became one of the most successful and influential artists of country music throughout his career. He smoothed out the rough edges of a honky tonk song by sounding out syllables longer and singing longer. Because of this, his music became much more mainstream without losing its honky-tonk attitude and persona.
