If Not For You

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If Not For You chords
Bob Dylan (George Harrison singing) *
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_Not_for_You
G D C Am G D C
\ 3x \
G D C G D C
\ \
If not for you babe, I couldn't even find the door
G D C Am
\
I couldn't even see the floor; I'd be sad and blue,
G D C G D C
\ \
if not for you
G D C G D C
\ \
If not for you babe, the night would see me wide awake
G D C Am
\
The day would surely have to break; it would not be new,
G D C G D C
\ \
if not for you
C G
If not for you my sky would fall,
D7 G
rain would gather too.
C G A7
without your love I'd be no-where at all, I'd be lost,
D7 D C Bm D7
if not for you
G D C G D C
\ \
If not for you, the winter would hold no spring
G D C Am
\
Couldn't hear a robin sing; I just wouldn't have a clue
G D C
\
if not for you
G D C Am
\ 3x
G D C Am
\ 3x
G D C
\ 2x
C G
If not for you my sky would fall,
D7 G
rain would gather too.
C G A7
without your love I'd be no-where at all, I'd be lost,
D7 D C Bm D7
if not for you
G D C G D C
\ \
If not for you, the winter would hold no spring
G D C Am
\
Couldn't hear a robin sing; I just wouldn't have a clue
G D C
\
if not for you
G D C
\
if not for you
G D C G D C G
\ \
* Alternates:
Capo III
G E
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D B
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C A
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Am F#m
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D7 B7
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A7 F#7
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Capo V
G D
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D A
=
C G
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Am Em
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D7 A7
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A7 E7
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Capo VI
G E
=
D B
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C A
=
Am F#m
=
D7 B7
=
A7 F#7
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If Not For You chords and lyrics

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If Not For You chords
Bob Dylan (George Harrison singing) *  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_Not_for_You
G  D \ C 3x  Am   G  D \ C
G  D \ C  3x Am
G  D \ C  3x Am
G  D \ C  2x 
G  D \ C   G  D \ C    G
* Alternates:
Capo III
G  = E
D  = B
C  = A
Am = F#m
D7 = B7
A7 = F#7
Capo V
G  = D
D  = A
C  = G
Am = Em
D7 = A7
A7 = E7
Capo VI
G  = E
D  = B
C  = A
Am = F#m
D7 = B7
A7 = F#7
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If Not For You Chords by George Harrison

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