Alexander O'Neal - If You Were Here Tonight Chords
Tempo:
81.25 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Fm
Db
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Fm] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
As the night [G] moves [Ab] in, [Eb] love takes on [Fm] new meaning.
[Eb] [Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] If you [Eb] were here, [Db] you [Eb] would [Ab] know what I mean to [Gm] [Ab] say.
[Fm]
[Gm] [Db] The circumstance [Eb] leaves me [Fm] only waiting [Eb] [Ab] for [Eb]
[Ab] the [Eb] chance.
[Db] [Eb] I only want to [Fm] love you [G] more, [Db] [Eb] more.
[Ab] Can't you understand it?
[Db] [Fm]
[Cm] Girl, you know how [Eb] much [Bbm] I care.
[Cm] It's not the [Ab] way I planned it.
[Db] No.
[Fm]
If you could only know my [Db] feelings, you would know how much I [Ab] disbelieve.
[Eb] [Ab] If you were here tonight [Eb] by [Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] my [Eb] [Ab] side, [Eb] if [Ab] you were with me [Eb] now,
[Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] when the lights [G] go [Db] out, I [Eb] cannot [Fm] [Eb] pretend.
[Db] This [Eb]
[Fm] [Eb] bed's too big [Db] for [Eb] me to [Cm] be in [Eb] alone.
All alone.
[Fm] [Gm] Snowman, [Db] [Eb] light a candle [Ab] for our [Eb] love.
[Db] [Eb] Love.
So we'll [Fm] [Eb] always be [Db] [Ab] one [Eb] [Ab] to one in [Eb] love.
Oh.
[Ab] Can't you understand it?
[Db]
[Cm] Girl, you know how much [Bbm] I care.
[Ab] It's not the way I planned it.
[Db] No, no, no, no, no.
[Ab] If you could only know [Bbm] my feelings, you would know how much I [Ab] [Eb] [Ab] disbelieve.
[Eb] If you were [Fm] here tonight [Eb] [Ab] by [Eb]
[Fm] my [Eb] side, [Ab] [Eb] if [Fm] you were with me [Eb] now.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] I [Eb] [Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Db] [Eb] am with you.
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] Every night I just [Db] wait here anticipating [Ab] for the day I won't feel this pain.
[Bbm] Baby, please don't keep me waiting.
So [Cm] [Eb] [Ab] please.
If you were here [Eb] [Ab] tonight by [Eb]
[Fm] my [Eb] side, [Ab] if [Eb] you were with [Ab] me now.
[Eb] [Ab] [Ebm]
Girl, this [Ab] bed's too [Eb] big [Fm] for me [Ebm] to be in [Ab] all alone.
[Eb] All [Ab] alone.
[Eb]
[Fm] So [Eb] keep me waiting, baby.
[Ab] [Eb] If you were with [Fm] me now.
[Eb] [Db] [Eb] Hold me, [Fm] girl.
[Eb] I'm [Ab] screaming from [Eb] my skin.
Girl, do me right.
[Ab] Got no [Eb] problem.
[Fm] All I [Eb] need.
[Ab] Got no [Eb] problem.
[Fm] You're the [Eb] star of my [Ab] world.
You stay [Ebm] in my arms.
[Fm] You're with [Eb] me.
[Ab] Make our [Eb] love all night.
[Fm] Do just [Eb] what.
[Ab] Please don't [Ebm] be the reason.
[Ab] Girl, I [Eb] love you more.
[Ab] You're the [Eb] one that I [Bbm] adore.
[Eb] Oh, oh, [Ab] oh, oh.
Oh, [Eb] [Ab] [Cm] girl.
[N]
Don't leave me lonely.
Cold by myself.
All alone tonight.
I'm praying for myself.
[Ab] [Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
As the night [G] moves [Ab] in, [Eb] love takes on [Fm] new meaning.
[Eb] [Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] If you [Eb] were here, [Db] you [Eb] would [Ab] know what I mean to [Gm] [Ab] say.
[Fm]
[Gm] [Db] The circumstance [Eb] leaves me [Fm] only waiting [Eb] [Ab] for [Eb]
[Ab] the [Eb] chance.
[Db] [Eb] I only want to [Fm] love you [G] more, [Db] [Eb] more.
[Ab] Can't you understand it?
[Db] [Fm]
[Cm] Girl, you know how [Eb] much [Bbm] I care.
[Cm] It's not the [Ab] way I planned it.
[Db] No.
[Fm]
If you could only know my [Db] feelings, you would know how much I [Ab] disbelieve.
[Eb] [Ab] If you were here tonight [Eb] by [Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] my [Eb] [Ab] side, [Eb] if [Ab] you were with me [Eb] now,
[Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] when the lights [G] go [Db] out, I [Eb] cannot [Fm] [Eb] pretend.
[Db] This [Eb]
[Fm] [Eb] bed's too big [Db] for [Eb] me to [Cm] be in [Eb] alone.
All alone.
[Fm] [Gm] Snowman, [Db] [Eb] light a candle [Ab] for our [Eb] love.
[Db] [Eb] Love.
So we'll [Fm] [Eb] always be [Db] [Ab] one [Eb] [Ab] to one in [Eb] love.
Oh.
[Ab] Can't you understand it?
[Db]
[Cm] Girl, you know how much [Bbm] I care.
[Ab] It's not the way I planned it.
[Db] No, no, no, no, no.
[Ab] If you could only know [Bbm] my feelings, you would know how much I [Ab] [Eb] [Ab] disbelieve.
[Eb] If you were [Fm] here tonight [Eb] [Ab] by [Eb]
[Fm] my [Eb] side, [Ab] [Eb] if [Fm] you were with me [Eb] now.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] I [Eb] [Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Db] [Eb] am with you.
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] Every night I just [Db] wait here anticipating [Ab] for the day I won't feel this pain.
[Bbm] Baby, please don't keep me waiting.
So [Cm] [Eb] [Ab] please.
If you were here [Eb] [Ab] tonight by [Eb]
[Fm] my [Eb] side, [Ab] if [Eb] you were with [Ab] me now.
[Eb] [Ab] [Ebm]
Girl, this [Ab] bed's too [Eb] big [Fm] for me [Ebm] to be in [Ab] all alone.
[Eb] All [Ab] alone.
[Eb]
[Fm] So [Eb] keep me waiting, baby.
[Ab] [Eb] If you were with [Fm] me now.
[Eb] [Db] [Eb] Hold me, [Fm] girl.
[Eb] I'm [Ab] screaming from [Eb] my skin.
Girl, do me right.
[Ab] Got no [Eb] problem.
[Fm] All I [Eb] need.
[Ab] Got no [Eb] problem.
[Fm] You're the [Eb] star of my [Ab] world.
You stay [Ebm] in my arms.
[Fm] You're with [Eb] me.
[Ab] Make our [Eb] love all night.
[Fm] Do just [Eb] what.
[Ab] Please don't [Ebm] be the reason.
[Ab] Girl, I [Eb] love you more.
[Ab] You're the [Eb] one that I [Bbm] adore.
[Eb] Oh, oh, [Ab] oh, oh.
Oh, [Eb] [Ab] [Cm] girl.
[N]
Don't leave me lonely.
Cold by myself.
All alone tonight.
I'm praying for myself.
Key:
Eb
Ab
Fm
Db
Cm
Eb
Ab
Fm
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab]
As the night [G] moves _ [Ab] in, [Eb] love takes on [Fm] new meaning.
[Eb] _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _
[Fm] If you [Eb] were here, [Db] you [Eb] would [Ab] know what I mean to [Gm] _ [Ab] say.
_ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Db] The circumstance [Eb] leaves me [Fm] only waiting [Eb] _ _ [Ab] for [Eb] _ _
[Ab] the [Eb] chance.
[Db] _ [Eb] I only want to [Fm] love you [G] more, [Db] _ _ [Eb] more.
[Ab] Can't you understand it?
[Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Cm] Girl, you know how [Eb] much [Bbm] I care. _
[Cm] It's not the [Ab] way I planned it.
[Db] _ No.
[Fm]
If you could only know my [Db] feelings, you would know how much I [Ab] disbelieve.
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ If you were here tonight _ [Eb] _ by [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] my [Eb] _ _ [Ab] side, [Eb] if [Ab] you were with me [Eb] now,
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
[Fm] when the lights [G] go [Db] out, I [Eb] cannot [Fm] _ [Eb] pretend.
_ [Db] This [Eb] _ _
[Fm] _ [Eb] bed's too big [Db] for [Eb] me to [Cm] be in [Eb] alone.
All alone.
[Fm] _ _ [Gm] Snowman, [Db] _ [Eb] light a candle [Ab] for our _ [Eb] love.
[Db] _ _ [Eb] Love.
So we'll [Fm] [Eb] always be [Db] [Ab] one [Eb] [Ab] to one in _ [Eb] love.
Oh. _ _
[Ab] Can't you understand it?
[Db] _ _ _ _
[Cm] Girl, you know how much [Bbm] I care. _
[Ab] It's not the way I planned it.
[Db] No, no, no, no, no.
[Ab] If you could only know [Bbm] my feelings, you would know how much I [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] disbelieve.
[Eb] If you were [Fm] here tonight [Eb] _ [Ab] by _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] my [Eb] side, [Ab] _ [Eb] if [Fm] you were with me _ [Eb] now.
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] I _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] am with you.
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] Every night I just [Db] wait here anticipating [Ab] for the day I won't feel this pain.
[Bbm] Baby, please don't keep me waiting.
So [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] please.
If you were here _ [Eb] _ [Ab] tonight by [Eb] _ _
[Fm] my [Eb] side, _ [Ab] _ if [Eb] you were with [Ab] me now.
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _
Girl, this [Ab] bed's too [Eb] big [Fm] for me [Ebm] to be in [Ab] all alone.
[Eb] _ All [Ab] alone.
[Eb] _ _
[Fm] So [Eb] keep me waiting, baby.
_ [Ab] [Eb] If you were with [Fm] me now.
[Eb] _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] Hold me, [Fm] girl.
_ [Eb] I'm [Ab] screaming from [Eb] my skin.
Girl, do me right.
[Ab] Got no [Eb] problem. _
[Fm] All I [Eb] need.
[Ab] Got no [Eb] problem. _
[Fm] You're the [Eb] star of my [Ab] world.
You stay [Ebm] in my arms.
[Fm] You're with [Eb] me.
_ [Ab] Make our [Eb] love all night.
[Fm] Do just [Eb] what.
_ [Ab] Please don't [Ebm] be the reason.
[Ab] Girl, I [Eb] love you more.
[Ab] You're the [Eb] one that I [Bbm] adore.
[Eb] Oh, oh, [Ab] oh, oh.
Oh, [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ girl.
[N]
Don't leave me lonely.
_ Cold by myself.
All alone tonight.
I'm praying for myself. _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab]
As the night [G] moves _ [Ab] in, [Eb] love takes on [Fm] new meaning.
[Eb] _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _
[Fm] If you [Eb] were here, [Db] you [Eb] would [Ab] know what I mean to [Gm] _ [Ab] say.
_ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Db] The circumstance [Eb] leaves me [Fm] only waiting [Eb] _ _ [Ab] for [Eb] _ _
[Ab] the [Eb] chance.
[Db] _ [Eb] I only want to [Fm] love you [G] more, [Db] _ _ [Eb] more.
[Ab] Can't you understand it?
[Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Cm] Girl, you know how [Eb] much [Bbm] I care. _
[Cm] It's not the [Ab] way I planned it.
[Db] _ No.
[Fm]
If you could only know my [Db] feelings, you would know how much I [Ab] disbelieve.
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ If you were here tonight _ [Eb] _ by [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] my [Eb] _ _ [Ab] side, [Eb] if [Ab] you were with me [Eb] now,
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
[Fm] when the lights [G] go [Db] out, I [Eb] cannot [Fm] _ [Eb] pretend.
_ [Db] This [Eb] _ _
[Fm] _ [Eb] bed's too big [Db] for [Eb] me to [Cm] be in [Eb] alone.
All alone.
[Fm] _ _ [Gm] Snowman, [Db] _ [Eb] light a candle [Ab] for our _ [Eb] love.
[Db] _ _ [Eb] Love.
So we'll [Fm] [Eb] always be [Db] [Ab] one [Eb] [Ab] to one in _ [Eb] love.
Oh. _ _
[Ab] Can't you understand it?
[Db] _ _ _ _
[Cm] Girl, you know how much [Bbm] I care. _
[Ab] It's not the way I planned it.
[Db] No, no, no, no, no.
[Ab] If you could only know [Bbm] my feelings, you would know how much I [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] disbelieve.
[Eb] If you were [Fm] here tonight [Eb] _ [Ab] by _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] my [Eb] side, [Ab] _ [Eb] if [Fm] you were with me _ [Eb] now.
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] I _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] am with you.
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] Every night I just [Db] wait here anticipating [Ab] for the day I won't feel this pain.
[Bbm] Baby, please don't keep me waiting.
So [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] please.
If you were here _ [Eb] _ [Ab] tonight by [Eb] _ _
[Fm] my [Eb] side, _ [Ab] _ if [Eb] you were with [Ab] me now.
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _
Girl, this [Ab] bed's too [Eb] big [Fm] for me [Ebm] to be in [Ab] all alone.
[Eb] _ All [Ab] alone.
[Eb] _ _
[Fm] So [Eb] keep me waiting, baby.
_ [Ab] [Eb] If you were with [Fm] me now.
[Eb] _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] Hold me, [Fm] girl.
_ [Eb] I'm [Ab] screaming from [Eb] my skin.
Girl, do me right.
[Ab] Got no [Eb] problem. _
[Fm] All I [Eb] need.
[Ab] Got no [Eb] problem. _
[Fm] You're the [Eb] star of my [Ab] world.
You stay [Ebm] in my arms.
[Fm] You're with [Eb] me.
_ [Ab] Make our [Eb] love all night.
[Fm] Do just [Eb] what.
_ [Ab] Please don't [Ebm] be the reason.
[Ab] Girl, I [Eb] love you more.
[Ab] You're the [Eb] one that I [Bbm] adore.
[Eb] Oh, oh, [Ab] oh, oh.
Oh, [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ girl.
[N]
Don't leave me lonely.
_ Cold by myself.
All alone tonight.
I'm praying for myself. _