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If I Knew

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Intro:
C#m  A  D  A  F#m  E  C#m  D
Verse I:
    C#mWhat am I gonna Ado now?
    DMaybe move to a Anew town
    F#mFeel like it's Etime to
   at least tC#mry to settle dDown
    C#mFeeling totally Abummed out
    Dspent a week at a Afriend's house
    F#mgot too Emuch to 
    C#mtry to figure Dout
Chorus:
    If I Aknew what was F#mwrong
    I would Etell you
    Honest, I would F#mtell you
    EHonest, I wouldC#m  
A    D    A
    Honest F#mI wouldE  
C#m        D
Verse II:
    C#mOver and over in Amy mind
    Dget to the end hit the Arewind
    F#mbut it's hard not to Efeel like
    C#mI'm just wasting Dmy time
    C#mand if I'm holding out Aon you
    Dwell, it's not like I Ameant to
    F#mjust because I nevEer try
    C#mdoesn't mean that I Dcan't lose
Chorus
Bridge:
    DI'm not sure if it Amatters
    F#mnot sure if I Ecare that it matters
    I'm C#mnot sure if it Dmatters
    Anot sure if I F#mcare
Chorus II:
    EListen, If I Aknew what was F#mwrong
    I would Etell you
    honest I would F#mtell youE  
    Honest, if I Aknew what was F#mwrong
    I would Etell you
    honest I would F#mtell you
    EHonest, I Awould

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If I Knew

by Paul Baribeau

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

Intro:

C#m A D A F#m E C#m D

Verse I:

C#m A

What am I gonna do now?

D A

Maybe move to a new town

F#m E

Feel like it's time to

C#m D

at least try to settle down

C#m A

Feeling totally bummed out

D A

spent a week at a friend's house

F#m E

got too much to

C#m D

try to figure out

Chorus:

A F#m

If I knew what was wrong

I would tell you

F#m

Honest, I would tell you

E C#m

Honest, I would

A D A

F#m E

Honest I would

C#m D

Verse II:

C#m A

Over and over in my mind

D A

get to the end hit the rewind

F#m E

but it's hard not to feel like

C#m D

I'm just wasting my time

C#m A

and if I'm holding out on you

D A

well, it's not like I meant to

F#m E

just because I never try

C#m D

doesn't mean that I can't lose

Chorus

Bridge:

D A

I'm not sure if it matters

F#m E

not sure if I care that it matters

C#m D

I'm not sure if it matters

A F#m

not sure if I care

Chorus II:

E A F#m

Listen, If I knew what was wrong

I would tell you

F#m E

honest I would tell you

A F#m

Honest, if I knew what was wrong

I would tell you

F#m

honest I would tell you

E A

Honest, I would

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