PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
184 - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
Verse 1
Have I told you lately that I love you?
(quick notes)Have I told you there's no one else a-bove(short) you?
^ Fill my heart with gladness, ^ (quick notes)take away all my sadness
^ Ease my troubles, that's what you do
Verse 2
(quick notes)For the morn-ing sun in all its (short)glo-ry
(quick notes)Greets the day with hope and comfort too
^ You fill my life with laughter, ^ and (triplet)some-how-you make it better
^ Ease my troubles, that's what you do
Middle 8
^ There's a (triplet)love-that’s-di-vine
^ And its (triplet)yours-and-it’s mine
^ (quick)Like the sun--
^ (quick)And at the (triplet)end-of-the day
^ (triplet)We-should-give thanks and pray
To the one—, to the one--
Verse 1 repeat
Have I told you lately that I (short)love you?
(quick notes)Have I told you there's no one else a-bove you?
^ Fill my heart with gladness, ^ (quick notes)take away all my sadness
^ Ease my troubles, that's what you do
INSTRUMENTAL (over verse)
Middle 8 repeat
^ There's a (triplet)love-that’s-di-vine
^ And its (triplet)yours-and-it’s mine
^ (quick)Like the sun--
^ (quick)And at the (triplet)end-of-the day
^ (triplet)We-should-give thanks and pray
To the one—, to the one. And have I…
Verse 1 second repeat
…told you lately that I love you?
Have I (short)told you there's no one else a-bove(short) you?
^ You fill my heart with gladness, ^ take away all my sadness
^ Ease my troubles, that's what you do.
Tag
^ (triplet)Take-a-way all my sadness, ^ fill my life with gladness
^ Ease my troubles, that's what you do.
"Have I Told You Lately" is a song written and recorded by Northern Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison for his nineteenth studio album Avalon Sunset (1989). It is a romantic ballad that is often played at weddings, although it was originally written as a prayer. SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_I_Told_You_Lately