If i'd be the one

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RockAdvanced for beginners12 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              Standard Tuning 6 String 
 
hide this tab Intro: 
e|----------------------------------------------------------9---|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------11--------|
d|-9-7-5--10-9-7-5-5s9----10-9-5--9-7-5-10-9-5-----11-----------|
a|-----------------------------------------------9--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Intro Chords:   G  G  G  G  Em  Em  C  C 
 
        G5                                       Em 
Verse: I´ve been lost inside, empty space in my heart 
         Em              C5 
         and some things never change.. Oh 
         G5                                           Em 
         how it hurts me and how it´s tearing me apart 
         Em          C5 
         and it just goes on and on 
                                 (riff 1) 
                               e-----------------9-----------| 
                               b-----------------------------| 
                               g-----------11----------------| 
                               d--------11-------------------| 
                               a-----------------------------| 
                               E-----------------------------| 
 
          Em                           C5              D5 
Bridge:  Can you read my mind? take a good look at my face 
                   Em                           C5               B 
         could you take the time, just to stand here in my place 
 
G5                   D/F#           Am       D/F#  G A G 
Chorus:  what if i´d been the one to say goodbye, goodbye 
         G5                   D/F#                  C 
         could you smile when inside you just wanna cry 
                  D            Em            C5  D5 
         look inside,  can you read my mind 
         G5                                           Em 
Verse: when i hear your name, feels so cold deep inside 
         Em              C5 
         still it´s hard to explain Oh 
         G5                                                          Em 
         what your love meant to me, they say time will heal the pain 
         Em          C5 
         and it just goes on forever 
         Em                             C5                   D5 
Bridge:  Can you read my mind? have you closed the door on love 
                 Em                        C5               B 
         can you be so blind? did you think i´d just give up 
 
G5                   D/F#           Am       D/F# G A G 
Chorus:  what if i´d been the one to say goodbye, goodbye 
         G5                   D/F#                  C 
         could you smile when inside you just wanna cry 
                 D   D/F# 
         wanna cry 
         G5                   D/F#           Am       D/F# G A G 
         what if i´d been the one to say goodbye, goodbye 
         G5                   D/F#              C 
         could you smile when it hurt so deep inside
 
                D 
         and it never fades away 
 
Outro:  G5   G5  Em  C5          G5  G5  Em  C5 
 
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Chord set

E · G · Em · C · G5 · C5 · D5 · B · D · F# · Am · A

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.