Chords for If I'd Had My Way
Tempo:
61.55 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Db
Ab
Bbm
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab]
[Bb] [Eb] Oh, [Ab]
[Bb] if I'd had my [Eb] way about [Db] it, I'd have danced in grassy fields [Eb] and prairie meadows.
[Cm] I'd have risen in the morning [Bbm] just to hear the [Db] robin's lovely [Eb] mellow.
[Fm] I'd have rested in white [Db] spaces high above the hurting places [Ab] and found a [Bb] cross that asked much [Ab] less of me.
[Bbm] Never sailed in raging wind or [Eb] troubled sea if [Bbm] you thought it [Eb] best to leave it up to me.
[Abm] [Eb] But if I'd had my way, I [Gb] might have been wading [Db] through the river [Ab] when you wanted [Eb] me to walk [F] upon the sea.
[Eb] And if I'd had my way, and [Gb] all of my wants and [Db] whims and wishes, [Bbm] you knew how [Db] weak, how shallow [Eb] I would be.
If I'd had my way, [Ab] if [Bb] [Ab] I'd [Ab] had my way about it, [Db] I'd have only known your [Eb] majesty and [Ab] glory.
[Cm] And passed that cup of sorrow [Bbm] to somebody [Db] else more willing [Eb] to receive.
[Fm] I'd have written lovely [Db] praises, inspiring [Ab] lofty praises, and soared [Cm] above my own [Ab] humanity.
[Db] [Bbm] Wounded or wouldn't die, [Bb] hearts wouldn't beat [Eb] [Bbm] if all along [Eb] you'd left it up to me.
[Ab] But [Eb] if I'd had my way, I might [Gb] have been wading through [Db] the river [Ab] when you wanted me [Eb] to walk upon [Fm] the sea.
[Cm] And [Eb] if I'd had my way, and all [Gb] of my wants and [Db] whims and wishes, [Bbm] you knew how weak, [Db] how shallow I [Eb] would be.
I [Cm] trust your wisdom over [Fm] mine, [Ab] cause you've proven all [F] the time that [Bbm] in my narrow way of seeing things, [Dbm] I leave the best behind sometimes.
[Ab] I might not have stayed [Bbm] as close if I'd had my [Db] way.
But if I'd had my way, I [Gb] [Db] [A] [E]
might have been wading through the river when you wanted me [Gb] to walk upon [Abm] the sea.
[B] And [Gb] if I'd had my way, and all of [A] my wants and [E] whims and wishes, [Dbm] you knew how weak, [E] how shallow [Gb] I would be.
I trust [Ebm] your wisdom over mine, [B] cause you've proven all [Ab] the time [Dbm] that in my narrow way of seeing things, [Em] I leave the best behind sometimes.
[B] I might not have [Abm] stayed as [Dbm] close if I'd [Gb] had my way.
[Db]
[B] If I'd had [Db] my way.
[Dbm]
[Eb] [B]
[Bb] [Eb] Oh, [Ab]
[Bb] if I'd had my [Eb] way about [Db] it, I'd have danced in grassy fields [Eb] and prairie meadows.
[Cm] I'd have risen in the morning [Bbm] just to hear the [Db] robin's lovely [Eb] mellow.
[Fm] I'd have rested in white [Db] spaces high above the hurting places [Ab] and found a [Bb] cross that asked much [Ab] less of me.
[Bbm] Never sailed in raging wind or [Eb] troubled sea if [Bbm] you thought it [Eb] best to leave it up to me.
[Abm] [Eb] But if I'd had my way, I [Gb] might have been wading [Db] through the river [Ab] when you wanted [Eb] me to walk [F] upon the sea.
[Eb] And if I'd had my way, and [Gb] all of my wants and [Db] whims and wishes, [Bbm] you knew how [Db] weak, how shallow [Eb] I would be.
If I'd had my way, [Ab] if [Bb] [Ab] I'd [Ab] had my way about it, [Db] I'd have only known your [Eb] majesty and [Ab] glory.
[Cm] And passed that cup of sorrow [Bbm] to somebody [Db] else more willing [Eb] to receive.
[Fm] I'd have written lovely [Db] praises, inspiring [Ab] lofty praises, and soared [Cm] above my own [Ab] humanity.
[Db] [Bbm] Wounded or wouldn't die, [Bb] hearts wouldn't beat [Eb] [Bbm] if all along [Eb] you'd left it up to me.
[Ab] But [Eb] if I'd had my way, I might [Gb] have been wading through [Db] the river [Ab] when you wanted me [Eb] to walk upon [Fm] the sea.
[Cm] And [Eb] if I'd had my way, and all [Gb] of my wants and [Db] whims and wishes, [Bbm] you knew how weak, [Db] how shallow I [Eb] would be.
I [Cm] trust your wisdom over [Fm] mine, [Ab] cause you've proven all [F] the time that [Bbm] in my narrow way of seeing things, [Dbm] I leave the best behind sometimes.
[Ab] I might not have stayed [Bbm] as close if I'd had my [Db] way.
But if I'd had my way, I [Gb] [Db] [A] [E]
might have been wading through the river when you wanted me [Gb] to walk upon [Abm] the sea.
[B] And [Gb] if I'd had my way, and all of [A] my wants and [E] whims and wishes, [Dbm] you knew how weak, [E] how shallow [Gb] I would be.
I trust [Ebm] your wisdom over mine, [B] cause you've proven all [Ab] the time [Dbm] that in my narrow way of seeing things, [Em] I leave the best behind sometimes.
[B] I might not have [Abm] stayed as [Dbm] close if I'd [Gb] had my way.
[Db]
[B] If I'd had [Db] my way.
[Dbm]
[Eb] [B]
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[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] Oh, _ [Ab] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ if I'd had my [Eb] way about [Db] it, I'd have danced in grassy fields [Eb] and prairie meadows. _ _
[Cm] I'd have risen in the morning [Bbm] just to hear the [Db] robin's lovely [Eb] mellow.
_ _ [Fm] I'd have rested in white [Db] spaces high above the hurting places [Ab] and found a [Bb] cross that asked much [Ab] less of me.
_ [Bbm] Never sailed in raging wind or [Eb] troubled sea if [Bbm] you thought it [Eb] best to leave it up to me.
[Abm] _ [Eb] But if I'd had my way, I [Gb] might have been wading [Db] through the river [Ab] when you wanted [Eb] me to walk [F] upon the sea.
[Eb] _ And if I'd had my way, and [Gb] all of my wants and [Db] whims and wishes, [Bbm] you knew how [Db] weak, how shallow [Eb] I would be.
If I'd had my way, [Ab] if [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] I'd [Ab] had my way about it, [Db] I'd have only known your [Eb] majesty and [Ab] glory.
[Cm] And passed that cup of sorrow [Bbm] to somebody [Db] else more willing [Eb] to receive.
_ [Fm] I'd have written lovely [Db] praises, inspiring [Ab] lofty praises, and soared [Cm] above my own [Ab] humanity.
[Db] _ _ [Bbm] Wounded or wouldn't die, [Bb] hearts wouldn't beat [Eb] _ [Bbm] if all along [Eb] you'd left it up to me.
[Ab] But [Eb] if I'd had my way, I might [Gb] have been wading through [Db] the river [Ab] when you wanted me [Eb] to walk upon [Fm] the sea.
[Cm] And [Eb] if I'd had my way, and all [Gb] of my wants and [Db] whims and wishes, [Bbm] you knew how weak, [Db] how shallow I [Eb] would be.
I [Cm] trust your wisdom over [Fm] mine, [Ab] cause you've proven all [F] the time that [Bbm] in my narrow way of seeing things, [Dbm] I leave the best behind sometimes.
[Ab] I might not have stayed [Bbm] as close if I'd had my [Db] way.
But if I'd had my way, I [Gb] _ [Db] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
might have been wading through the river when you wanted me [Gb] to walk upon [Abm] the sea.
_ [B] And [Gb] if I'd had my way, and all of [A] my wants and [E] whims and wishes, [Dbm] you knew how weak, [E] how shallow [Gb] I would be.
I trust [Ebm] your wisdom over mine, [B] cause you've proven all [Ab] the time [Dbm] that in my narrow way of seeing things, [Em] I leave the best behind sometimes.
[B] I might not have [Abm] stayed as [Dbm] close if I'd [Gb] had _ my way.
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_ _ _ _ [B] If I'd had [Db] my way. _
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[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] Oh, _ [Ab] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ if I'd had my [Eb] way about [Db] it, I'd have danced in grassy fields [Eb] and prairie meadows. _ _
[Cm] I'd have risen in the morning [Bbm] just to hear the [Db] robin's lovely [Eb] mellow.
_ _ [Fm] I'd have rested in white [Db] spaces high above the hurting places [Ab] and found a [Bb] cross that asked much [Ab] less of me.
_ [Bbm] Never sailed in raging wind or [Eb] troubled sea if [Bbm] you thought it [Eb] best to leave it up to me.
[Abm] _ [Eb] But if I'd had my way, I [Gb] might have been wading [Db] through the river [Ab] when you wanted [Eb] me to walk [F] upon the sea.
[Eb] _ And if I'd had my way, and [Gb] all of my wants and [Db] whims and wishes, [Bbm] you knew how [Db] weak, how shallow [Eb] I would be.
If I'd had my way, [Ab] if [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] I'd [Ab] had my way about it, [Db] I'd have only known your [Eb] majesty and [Ab] glory.
[Cm] And passed that cup of sorrow [Bbm] to somebody [Db] else more willing [Eb] to receive.
_ [Fm] I'd have written lovely [Db] praises, inspiring [Ab] lofty praises, and soared [Cm] above my own [Ab] humanity.
[Db] _ _ [Bbm] Wounded or wouldn't die, [Bb] hearts wouldn't beat [Eb] _ [Bbm] if all along [Eb] you'd left it up to me.
[Ab] But [Eb] if I'd had my way, I might [Gb] have been wading through [Db] the river [Ab] when you wanted me [Eb] to walk upon [Fm] the sea.
[Cm] And [Eb] if I'd had my way, and all [Gb] of my wants and [Db] whims and wishes, [Bbm] you knew how weak, [Db] how shallow I [Eb] would be.
I [Cm] trust your wisdom over [Fm] mine, [Ab] cause you've proven all [F] the time that [Bbm] in my narrow way of seeing things, [Dbm] I leave the best behind sometimes.
[Ab] I might not have stayed [Bbm] as close if I'd had my [Db] way.
But if I'd had my way, I [Gb] _ [Db] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
might have been wading through the river when you wanted me [Gb] to walk upon [Abm] the sea.
_ [B] And [Gb] if I'd had my way, and all of [A] my wants and [E] whims and wishes, [Dbm] you knew how weak, [E] how shallow [Gb] I would be.
I trust [Ebm] your wisdom over mine, [B] cause you've proven all [Ab] the time [Dbm] that in my narrow way of seeing things, [Em] I leave the best behind sometimes.
[B] I might not have [Abm] stayed as [Dbm] close if I'd [Gb] had _ my way.
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_ _ _ _ [B] If I'd had [Db] my way. _
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