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If I Had You

Brenda Lee

RockAdvanced for beginners13 chords

How to play it

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

A×○○
A7×○○○
FdimDiagram coming soon
D9Diagram coming soon
Dm7Diagram coming soon
E7○○○○
F#mDiagram coming soon
CdimDiagram coming soon
D××○
C#mDiagram coming soon
G#7Diagram coming soon
F#7Diagram coming soon
A6Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro: A  A7M A7M/9 A7 Fdim D9  Dm7+ Dm6 
 
A        E7       A       A7M       A7M/9 
I could show the world how to smile 
A7     Fdim D9  Dm7+        Dm6 
I could be glad all of the while 
A       C#m5-/7     F#m          Bm5-/7 Cdim  E7  A  F#m  D9 E7 
I could change the gray skies to blue  if I had you 
A        E7        A     A7M   A7M/9 
I could leave the old days behind 
A7   Fdim     D9  Dm7+        Dm6 
Leave all my pals, I'd never mind 
A       C#m5-/7   F#m  Bm5-/7 Cdim  E7 A D Dm7 A 
I could start my life anew   if I had you 
Bridge 
C#m            C#m5-/7         G#7 
I could climb a snow-capped mountain 
C#m           C#m5-/7      G#7 
Sail the mighty ocean    wide 
C#m              C#m5-/7       F#7 
I could cross the burning desert 
Bm5-/7         Cdim Fdim E7 
If I had you by   my side 
A       E7    A        A7M      A7M/9 
I could be a king, dear, uncrowned 
A7   Fdim  D9   Dm7+      Dm6 
Humble or poor, rich or renowned 
A       C#m5-/7   F#m     Bm5-/7 Cdim  E7  A D Dm7 A6 
There is nothing I couldn't do    if I had you

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Chord set

A · A7 · Fdim · D9 · Dm7 · E7 · F#m · Cdim · D · C#m · G#7 · F#7 · A6

Practice tip

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