{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2107375,"song":"If I Could","artist":"Ray Charles","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2107375-if-i-could-chords-by-ray-charles/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2107375?type=chord","rating":4.44535,"votes":9,"content":"\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf I could[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#m[/ch]                               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI'd protect you from the sadness in your eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]B7[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nGive you courage in a world of compromise[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYes, I would[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf I could[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#m[/ch]                                  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI would teach you all the things I've never learned[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]B7[/ch]                                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd I'd help you cross the bridges that I've burned[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYes, I would[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nIf I could[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                                 [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Amaj[/ch]\r\nI would try to shield your innocence from time[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#m[/ch]                          [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nBut the part of life I gave you isn't mine[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]C#7[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]F#mmaj7[/ch]  [ch]F#m7[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nI've watched you grow, so I could let -  you  -  go[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf I could[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#m[/ch]                                  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI would help you make it through the hungry years[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]B7[/ch]                               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut I know that I could never dry your tears[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut I would[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf I could[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYes, If I live[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]                                     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Amaj[/ch]\r\nIn a time and place where you don't want to be[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F#m[/ch]                              [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nYou don't have to walk along this road with me[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C#7[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]    [ch]F#mmaj7[/ch]  [ch]F#m7[/ch] [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nMy yesterday won't have to be  -  your  -  way[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIf I knew[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G#m[/ch]                                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI would try to change the world I brought you to[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C#7[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd there isn't very much that I could do[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nBut I would[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Amaj[/ch]\r\nIf I could[/tab]\r\nOh baby\r\n[tab] [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nDaddy wants to protect you[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m7[/ch]                           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd help my baby through the hungriest[/tab]\r\nCos you're part of me\r\n[tab]           [ch]Amaj[/ch]\r\nAnd if you ever ever need[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nSaid a shoulder to cry on[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#m7[/ch]\r\nOr just someone to talk to[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI'll be there, I'll be there[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Amaj[/ch]        [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nI didn't change your world[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#m7[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\nBut I would[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIf I could[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\nOh baby\n\n\nCos you're part of me","chords":["D","F#m","Am","B7","Em","A","Bm","E","Amaj","G#m7","C#7","F#mmaj7","F#m7","A7","G#m","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]}}}