Chords for Midge Ure - If I Was (Extended Edit)
Tempo:
127.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Dm
F
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[Dm]
[G]
[F] [C]
[Dm]
[G]
[F] [C]
[Dm]
[G]
[F]
[C] If I was [Dm] a better man,
[G] would fellow men take [F] me to their heart?
[C] If I was [Dm] a stronger man,
[G] carrying the weight of popularity,
Would a happy man tell [F] me when I told of her,
[Am] I'd never harm her [D] at [E] [F] [G] all?
[C] If I was a [Dm] soldier,
[C] [G] Captain [D] [G] of Zayin, [F] lay [G] [F] before her,
[Dm] [C] If I was a [Dm] sailor,
[C] [Em] seven [G] oceans [Em] [F] I'd sail [Dm] to her.
[C]
[Dm]
[G]
[F] [C]
[Dm]
[G]
[F]
[C] If I was a [Dm] wiser man,
[G] would other men
[F] reach out and touch me?
[C] If [Dm] I was a kind man, [G] is she not loved for a hungry world?
[F] Tell me, would that appease her?
[Am] I want to please her [Em] again.
[F] [G]
[Am] If [D] [Dm] [G] [C]
I was a [Dm] painter, [C] [Em] paint [G] a world that [F] could entail her.
[Dm] [C] If I was her [Dm]
leader, [C] would [G] a love, probable, [Em]
[C] I'd [Dm] feed her?
If [G]
[Dm]
[F] [Dm] [G]
[Dm] [F] [Dm] [G]
[Dm] [F] [G] [Bm] [C]
I was a [Dm] painter, [C] I'd [Em] paint [G] a world that [F] could [G] entail [F] her.
[B]
[C] If I was her [Dm] leader, [C]
[G] would a love, probable, [F] I'd feed [Dm] her?
[G]
[Dm] [F] [Dm] [G]
[C]
[Dm] [F] [Dm] [G]
[C]
[F] [Bm]
[C] If I was her [F] poet, [C]
all my [G] love and burning words I would [F] show her.
[Dm] [Bm]
[C] If I [Em] [C] was her [Dm] flower, [C] her eyes [G] and kisses [Em] I [F] would cover.
[Cm] Come here my [D] baby, oh [Dm] they can't touch you now.
[G] I'll keep you safe [F] and warm, I'll never leave you [Cm] at all.
Come here my baby, [D]
oh they won't touch you.
[G]
Is she not loved for a hungry world?
[F] Tell me, would that appease you?
[A] I want to please you [Em]
again.
[G]
[C] [G] [Dm] [G]
[Em] If I [C] was her [F] poet, [C]
all my [G] love and burning words I would [F] show her.
[Dm] [Bm]
[C] If I was her [Dm] lover, [C]
[G] her eyes and kisses [Em]
I [F] would [Dm] cover.
[G]
If
[C] [Dm] [F] [Dm]
[G]
[C] [Dm] [F] [Dm]
[G]
[F] [G] [F] [Bm]
[C] I was [Am] her [F] soldier,
[C] [G] capture her arms I'd [F] lay before [Dm] her.
[G] [C] If I was a [F] sailor,
[C] [G] seven oceans [C] [F] I'd sail to her.
[G]
[C] If I
[Dm] was a painter,
[C] [G] I'd paint a world that [F] could entail her.
[Dm]
[G] [C] If I was her [F] leader,
[C] [G] would a love, probable, [F] I'd feed her?
[G] [C] If I was her [F] [Dm]
[C] poet, [G] all my love and burning words I would show her.
[F] [Dm]
[C]
[N]
[Dm]
[G]
[F] [C]
[Dm]
[G]
[F] [C]
[Dm]
[G]
[F]
[C] If I was [Dm] a better man,
[G] would fellow men take [F] me to their heart?
[C] If I was [Dm] a stronger man,
[G] carrying the weight of popularity,
Would a happy man tell [F] me when I told of her,
[Am] I'd never harm her [D] at [E] [F] [G] all?
[C] If I was a [Dm] soldier,
[C] [G] Captain [D] [G] of Zayin, [F] lay [G] [F] before her,
[Dm] [C] If I was a [Dm] sailor,
[C] [Em] seven [G] oceans [Em] [F] I'd sail [Dm] to her.
[C]
[Dm]
[G]
[F] [C]
[Dm]
[G]
[F]
[C] If I was a [Dm] wiser man,
[G] would other men
[F] reach out and touch me?
[C] If [Dm] I was a kind man, [G] is she not loved for a hungry world?
[F] Tell me, would that appease her?
[Am] I want to please her [Em] again.
[F] [G]
[Am] If [D] [Dm] [G] [C]
I was a [Dm] painter, [C] [Em] paint [G] a world that [F] could entail her.
[Dm] [C] If I was her [Dm]
leader, [C] would [G] a love, probable, [Em]
[C] I'd [Dm] feed her?
If [G]
[Dm]
[F] [Dm] [G]
[Dm] [F] [Dm] [G]
[Dm] [F] [G] [Bm] [C]
I was a [Dm] painter, [C] I'd [Em] paint [G] a world that [F] could [G] entail [F] her.
[B]
[C] If I was her [Dm] leader, [C]
[G] would a love, probable, [F] I'd feed [Dm] her?
[G]
[Dm] [F] [Dm] [G]
[C]
[Dm] [F] [Dm] [G]
[C]
[F] [Bm]
[C] If I was her [F] poet, [C]
all my [G] love and burning words I would [F] show her.
[Dm] [Bm]
[C] If I [Em] [C] was her [Dm] flower, [C] her eyes [G] and kisses [Em] I [F] would cover.
[Cm] Come here my [D] baby, oh [Dm] they can't touch you now.
[G] I'll keep you safe [F] and warm, I'll never leave you [Cm] at all.
Come here my baby, [D]
oh they won't touch you.
[G]
Is she not loved for a hungry world?
[F] Tell me, would that appease you?
[A] I want to please you [Em]
again.
[G]
[C] [G] [Dm] [G]
[Em] If I [C] was her [F] poet, [C]
all my [G] love and burning words I would [F] show her.
[Dm] [Bm]
[C] If I was her [Dm] lover, [C]
[G] her eyes and kisses [Em]
I [F] would [Dm] cover.
[G]
If
[C] [Dm] [F] [Dm]
[G]
[C] [Dm] [F] [Dm]
[G]
[F] [G] [F] [Bm]
[C] I was [Am] her [F] soldier,
[C] [G] capture her arms I'd [F] lay before [Dm] her.
[G] [C] If I was a [F] sailor,
[C] [G] seven oceans [C] [F] I'd sail to her.
[G]
[C] If I
[Dm] was a painter,
[C] [G] I'd paint a world that [F] could entail her.
[Dm]
[G] [C] If I was her [F] leader,
[C] [G] would a love, probable, [F] I'd feed her?
[G] [C] If I was her [F] [Dm]
[C] poet, [G] all my love and burning words I would show her.
[F] [Dm]
[C]
[N]
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[C] _ If I _ was _ _ [Dm] a better _ man, _ _
[G] would fellow _ men _ take [F] me to their _ _ heart?
[C] If I _ was _ _ [Dm] a stronger _ man, _ _
_ [G] carrying the weight of popularity,
Would a happy man tell [F] me when I told of her, _ _ _
_ [Am] I'd never harm _ her [D] at [E] _ _ _ [F] [G] all? _
_ [C] If I _ was a [Dm] soldier, _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] Captain _ [D] [G] of _ Zayin, [F] lay [G] [F] before _ _ her,
[Dm] _ [C] If I _ was a _ [Dm] _ sailor, _ _
_ [C] _ [Em] seven _ [G] _ oceans _ [Em] [F] I'd sail [Dm] to her. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] If I was a _ [Dm] _ wiser _ man, _
_ [G] would other men _ _
_ [F] reach out and touch _ me?
[C] _ _ _ _ _ If _ [Dm] I was a kind _ man, _ _ _ [G] is she not loved for a hungry world?
[F] Tell me, would that appease her? _
_ [Am] I want to please _ her _ [Em] again.
_ _ [F] _ [G] _
_ [Am] If [D] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ [C] _
I was _ a [Dm] painter, _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] [Em] paint [G] a world _ that [F] could entail her.
_ [Dm] _ [C] If I was her _ [Dm]
leader, _ _ _ _ _ [C] would [G] a love, probable, _ _ [Em] _
[C] I'd [Dm] feed her?
_ If [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _
I _ was a [Dm] painter, _ _ _ _ [C] I'd [Em] paint [G] a _ world that [F] could [G] entail [F] her.
_ _ [B] _
[C] If I was her [Dm] leader, _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] would a love, probable, _ _ [F] I'd feed [Dm] her?
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[C] If I _ was _ her [F] poet, _ _ _ _ _ [C]
all my [G] love and burning words I would [F] show her.
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bm]
[C] If I [Em] [C] was _ her [Dm] _ _ _ _ flower, [C] her eyes [G] and _ kisses [Em] I [F] would cover. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] Come here my [D] baby, _ oh [Dm] they can't touch you now.
[G] _ _ I'll keep you safe [F] and warm, _ I'll never leave you [Cm] at all.
_ Come here my baby, [D] _
_ oh they won't touch you.
[G]
Is she not loved for a hungry world?
[F] Tell me, would that appease you? _ _
[A] I want to please you _ [Em] _
again.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _
[Em] If I [C] was her [F] poet, _ _ _ _ _ [C]
all my [G] love and burning words I would [F] show her.
[Dm] _ _ [Bm] _
[C] If I _ was her _ [Dm] lover, _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] her eyes and _ kisses [Em]
I [F] would [Dm] cover.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ If _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ [Bm] _
_ [C] _ I was [Am] her _ [F] soldier, _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] capture her arms I'd [F] lay before _ _ [Dm] her. _
[G] [C] If _ I was a _ [F] _ sailor, _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] seven _ _ _ oceans [C] [F] I'd sail to her.
_ [G] _
[C] If I _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] was a painter, _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] I'd paint a world that [F] could entail her.
[Dm] _ _
[G] _ [C] If I was her _ [F] leader, _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] would a _ love, probable, _ [F] I'd feed her? _ _
[G] _ [C] If I was her [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] poet, [G] all my love and burning words I would show her. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ If I _ was _ _ [Dm] a better _ man, _ _
[G] would fellow _ men _ take [F] me to their _ _ heart?
[C] If I _ was _ _ [Dm] a stronger _ man, _ _
_ [G] carrying the weight of popularity,
Would a happy man tell [F] me when I told of her, _ _ _
_ [Am] I'd never harm _ her [D] at [E] _ _ _ [F] [G] all? _
_ [C] If I _ was a [Dm] soldier, _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] Captain _ [D] [G] of _ Zayin, [F] lay [G] [F] before _ _ her,
[Dm] _ [C] If I _ was a _ [Dm] _ sailor, _ _
_ [C] _ [Em] seven _ [G] _ oceans _ [Em] [F] I'd sail [Dm] to her. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] If I was a _ [Dm] _ wiser _ man, _
_ [G] would other men _ _
_ [F] reach out and touch _ me?
[C] _ _ _ _ _ If _ [Dm] I was a kind _ man, _ _ _ [G] is she not loved for a hungry world?
[F] Tell me, would that appease her? _
_ [Am] I want to please _ her _ [Em] again.
_ _ [F] _ [G] _
_ [Am] If [D] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ [C] _
I was _ a [Dm] painter, _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] [Em] paint [G] a world _ that [F] could entail her.
_ [Dm] _ [C] If I was her _ [Dm]
leader, _ _ _ _ _ [C] would [G] a love, probable, _ _ [Em] _
[C] I'd [Dm] feed her?
_ If [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _
I _ was a [Dm] painter, _ _ _ _ [C] I'd [Em] paint [G] a _ world that [F] could [G] entail [F] her.
_ _ [B] _
[C] If I was her [Dm] leader, _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] would a love, probable, _ _ [F] I'd feed [Dm] her?
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
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[Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[C] If I _ was _ her [F] poet, _ _ _ _ _ [C]
all my [G] love and burning words I would [F] show her.
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bm]
[C] If I [Em] [C] was _ her [Dm] _ _ _ _ flower, [C] her eyes [G] and _ kisses [Em] I [F] would cover. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] Come here my [D] baby, _ oh [Dm] they can't touch you now.
[G] _ _ I'll keep you safe [F] and warm, _ I'll never leave you [Cm] at all.
_ Come here my baby, [D] _
_ oh they won't touch you.
[G]
Is she not loved for a hungry world?
[F] Tell me, would that appease you? _ _
[A] I want to please you _ [Em] _
again.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _
[Em] If I [C] was her [F] poet, _ _ _ _ _ [C]
all my [G] love and burning words I would [F] show her.
[Dm] _ _ [Bm] _
[C] If I _ was her _ [Dm] lover, _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] her eyes and _ kisses [Em]
I [F] would [Dm] cover.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ If _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ [Bm] _
_ [C] _ I was [Am] her _ [F] soldier, _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] capture her arms I'd [F] lay before _ _ [Dm] her. _
[G] [C] If _ I was a _ [F] _ sailor, _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] seven _ _ _ oceans [C] [F] I'd sail to her.
_ [G] _
[C] If I _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] was a painter, _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] I'd paint a world that [F] could entail her.
[Dm] _ _
[G] _ [C] If I was her _ [F] leader, _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] would a _ love, probable, _ [F] I'd feed her? _ _
[G] _ [C] If I was her [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] poet, [G] all my love and burning words I would show her. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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