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If Ever I Stray

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Frank Turner - If Ever I Stray
 G/C- 330033
[Verse 1]
Tab (Can be used throughout the song)
Chords Shapes G, Cadd9, D, Am, C
e|--------------------------------------|
B|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3----|
G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0h2-0-0-0----|
D|---0-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-2-0-0---0-2-0----|
A|---0-2-0-0-0-2-0-3-3-3---------3-3----|
E|-3------------------------------------|
e|----2----3----2----0----0----0----|
B|----3----3----3----1----1----1----|
G|----2----2----2----2----2----0----|   < Number of plectrum strokes not shown
D|----0----0----0----2----0----2----|
A|-------------------0----2----3----|
E|----------------------------------|
[Verse]
GForgive me someone, for I have sinned
And I Cadd9know not where I should begin
And Dsome days it feels like you just can't win
No Ammatter what you do or sCay.
GThings didn't kill me but I don't feel stronger
Cadd9Life is short but it feels much longer
When you've Dlost that fight, yeah you've lost that hunger
To Ampull yourself through the dCay.
[Chorus]
But if Gever I stray from the path I follow
CTake me down to the English Channel
DThrow me in where the water is shallow
And then Amdrag me on G/Bback to Cshore!
'Cos Glove is free and life is cheap
But as Clong as I've got me a place to sleep
DClothes on my back and some food to eat
I Amcan't ask for G/Banything Cmore
DCome on everybody sing it 1, 2, 3, 4
G
[Verse]
So we've Gall got secrets that we hold inside
Yeah Cadd9the worst little things that you never confide
The wDorst one of all that you just can't hide
Is that you're Amnever quite as strong as you Csound
GSo I'm sorry baby, for the times I've hurt you
Cadd9Sorry friends, for the times I desert you
DMost days it feels like I don't deserve you
And I Amwonder that you're all still arCound
[Chorus]
But if Gever I stray from the path I follow
CTake me down to the English Channel
DThrow me in where the water is shallow
And then Amdrag me on G/Bback to Cshore!
'Cos Glove is free and life is cheap
But as Clong as I've got me a place to sleep
DClothes on my back and some food to eat
I Amcan't ask for G/Banything Cmore
DCome on everybody sing it 1, 2, 3, 4
G
[Bridge]
Come on and join me in the Dwater
Swim for hope
Sometimes it's hard to Cremember
I couldn't do this Con my ownD  
[Chorus]
N.C.
But if ever I stray from the path I follow
N.C.
Take me down to the English Channel
N.C.
Throw me in where the water is shallow
And then Amdrag me on G/Bback to Cshore!D  
'Cos Glove is free and life is cheap
As Clong as I've got me a place to sleep
DClothes on my back and some food to eat
I Amcan't ask for G/Banything Cmore
AmCan't ask for G/Banything Cmore
Am         G/B     C      D
[Outro]
GThe path I chose isn't straight and narrow
Cadd9It wanders 'round like a drunken fellow
Some Ddays it's hard for me to follow
But if you've gAmot my G/Bback I'll go Con.
If Dyou've got my back I'll go onG.

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If Ever I Stray

by Frank Turner

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G/C

Cadd9

G/B

Frank Turner - If Ever I Stray

G/C

- 330033

[Verse 1]

Tab (Can be used throughout the song)

Chords Shapes G, Cadd9, D, Am, C

e|--------------------------------------|

B|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3----|

G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0h2-0-0-0----|

D|---0-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-2-0-0---0-2-0----|

A|---0-2-0-0-0-2-0-3-3-3---------3-3----|

E|-3------------------------------------|

e|----2----3----2----0----0----0----|

B|----3----3----3----1----1----1----|

G|----2----2----2----2----2----0----| < Number of plectrum strokes not shown

D|----0----0----0----2----0----2----|

A|-------------------0----2----3----|

E|----------------------------------|

[Verse]

Forgive me someone, for I have sinned

Cadd9

And I know not where I should begin

And some days it feels like you just can't win

Am C

No matter what you do or say.

Things didn't kill me but I don't feel stronger

Cadd9

Life is short but it feels much longer

When you've lost that fight, yeah you've lost that hunger

Am C

To pull yourself through the day.

[Chorus]

But if ever I stray from the path I follow

Take me down to the English Channel

Throw me in where the water is shallow

Am G/B C

And then drag me on back to shore!

'Cos love is free and life is cheap

But as long as I've got me a place to sleep

Clothes on my back and some food to eat

Am G/B C

I can't ask for anything more

Come on everybody sing it 1, 2, 3, 4

[Verse]

So we've all got secrets that we hold inside

Cadd9

Yeah the worst little things that you never confide

The worst one of all that you just can't hide

Am C

Is that you're never quite as strong as you sound

So I'm sorry baby, for the times I've hurt you

Cadd9

Sorry friends, for the times I desert you

Most days it feels like I don't deserve you

Am C

And I wonder that you're all still around

[Chorus]

But if ever I stray from the path I follow

Take me down to the English Channel

Throw me in where the water is shallow

Am G/B C

And then drag me on back to shore!

'Cos love is free and life is cheap

But as long as I've got me a place to sleep

Clothes on my back and some food to eat

Am G/B C

I can't ask for anything more

Come on everybody sing it 1, 2, 3, 4

[Bridge]

Come on and join me in the water

Swim for hope

Sometimes it's hard to remember

C D

I couldn't do this on my own

[Chorus]

N.C.

But if ever I stray from the path I follow

N.C.

Take me down to the English Channel

N.C.

Throw me in where the water is shallow

Am G/B C D

And then drag me on back to shore!

'Cos love is free and life is cheap

As long as I've got me a place to sleep

Clothes on my back and some food to eat

Am G/B C

I can't ask for anything more

Am G/B C

Can't ask for anything more

Am G/B C D

[Outro]

The path I chose isn't straight and narrow

Cadd9

It wanders 'round like a drunken fellow

Some days it's hard for me to follow

Am G/B C

But if you've got my back I'll go on.

D G

If you've got my back I'll go on.

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