If I Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda Chords by Lou Rawls

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I [A] could have been _ _ [G#m] a little more [F#] _ [C#] understanding and [A] I'd still be loving you right [E] _ now.
_ [A] _ I _ [C#m] _ _
should have [A] been smarter, _ [B] I could have [F#] used my [F] head and [A] we'd still be _ [C#m] together _ [E] somehow. _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] If I could have, would have, [F#m] should have, _ that's [C#m] what folks always [F#m] say.
_ _ [C#m] If I could have, would [F#m] have, should have, [A] and it's always [C#m] too late, I'm saying it _ now.
[F#m] _ _ I'm [C#m] saying it _ now.
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If I would have [F#m] stopped it before [G#m] it all got [F#] started [C#] out, _ [A] I wouldn't be so _ sad and lonely [E] without you.
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I wish there [F#m] was a way _ [G#m] to turn back the [F#] hands of [C#] time.
[A] I'd do it different if I had it to do all [E] over again.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] If I could have, would have, [F#m] should have, _ that's [C#m] what folks always [F#m] say.
_ _ [C#m] If I could have, would have, should have, [F#m] _ _ [A] it's always too [C#m] late, I'm saying it now.
_ [F#m] _ [C#m] I'm saying it now.
_ [D] _ _ [E] You [A] know, _ I'm [F#m] gonna profit from all [G#m] my mistakes.
_ [C#m] _ I'll never [F#] do the same thing, same way all [F#m] over _
_ [E] [B] again.
Oh, _ [C#m] I _ [A] could have been _ [B] a little more understanding [C#] _ _ [A] and I'd still be loving you [E] right _ now.
[F#m] _ You [C#m] know, I could have [A] been smarter.
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[G#m] I could have [B] used [C#] my head [A] and we'd still be _ together _ [E] somehow.
_ _ _ [A] _ I [C#m] said, if I could have, would have, [A] should have, _ that's [C#m] what folks [A] always [F#m] say.
_ _ [C#m] If I could have, would have, [A] should have, but it's [C#m]
always too late, _ I'm saying it _ [F#m] now.
I'm saying it [C#m]
now.
_ [A] _ Well, _ [C#m] if I could have, would have, [F#m] should have, _ _ [C#m] if I could have, would [A] have, should have.
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How many [A] times have you said that to yourself?
Or have you heard someone else say it?
You know, if I would _ [C#m] have had a chance, _ [A] I would have done a lot better than I [C#m] did, man.
[A] Or you know, like they have big sales, you say,
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boy, if [F#m] I would have just went down there to that sale [C#m] while it was happening [G#m] on,
I could [F#m] have gotten me some real [C#m] dynamite bargains, man.
[G#] I should have went down there, [F#m] you know.
We always [G#m] say that.
We're always a day [A] late and a dollar short.
We always [C#m] say, if I could have, would have, [A] should have, _ _ [C#m] if I could have, would [F#m] have, should have.
_ _ [C#m] You know, there comes a time in [F#m] everybody's life when they make that statement.
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_ [F#m] If I would have just, _ [C#m] _
[E] or I could have [F#m] just, _ _ [C#m] or the bottom line is, I [F#m] should have just.
_ [C#m] And you always [E] wind up on the [F#m] outside looking in, [C#m] talking about, if I could have, would have, [F#m] should have,
_ _ _ [C#m] if I could have, would have, [A] should have.
[F#m] _ _ [C#m] If I could have, [F#m] I would have, [C#m] and I should [A] have.
_ [D#] _ [C#m] If I could have, I would have, should have. _ _ _
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