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capo 1
CHORDS
        EADGAE
   Cmaj7x35453
     Am7x02010
       F133211
       G355433
       Cx32010
     C/Bx22010
   F#dimxx1212
   Fmaj7xx3210
INTRO RIFF
e-|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|
G-|--------------------------|
D-|--------------------------|
A-|-----0--3--3----0----0----|
E-|--3----------------3------| x4
VERSE 1
    Cmaj7I hear the things yoAm7u say
    FI read your mind and GI understand
Baby the Cmaj7plans you make somehow got Am7off the track
maybe Fso or we just forGgot to plan
CHORUS
if it's Ftrue
I don't Gmind
          C             C\B                 Am7
there's a million other things that keep me up at night
  Fmaybe it's not quite F#dimright
but we'll Dmfind out
Dm Fmaj7  (C / intro riff)
if it's   true
VERSE 2
    Cmaj7the coast is never Am7clear
    Fanswers always beGyond our reach
and though it's Cmaj7not my way won't you Am7help me try
Flet's make jam when life Ggives us a peach
CHORUS
if it's Ftrue
I don't Gmind
          C             C\B                 Am7
there's a million other things that keep me up at night
  Fmaybe it's not quite F#dimright
but we'll Dmfind out
Dm Fmaj7  (C / intro riff)
if it's   true
BRIDGE
    Fwith every passing year the Gend draws near
    Fanother hope that's Gsmashed
    Ftell me it doesn't matter Ganyway
and CI don't C/Bfeel let Am7down
it's Falways Gbetter when Am7you are Cnear
VERSE 3
won't you Cmaj7try a little bit Am7harder?
I could Ftry a little bit Gmore
if you could Cmaj7only stop thinking about Am7all of all that we miss
mayFbe we'll find just what we're Glooking for
CHORUS
if it's Ftrue
I don't Gmind
          C             C\B                 Am7
there's a million other things that keep me up at night
  Fmaybe it's not quite F#dimright
but we'll Dmfind out
Dmfind out Fif Git's Ftrue
I don't Gmind
          C             C\B                 Am7
there's a million other things that keep me up at night
  Fmaybe it's not quite F#dimright
but we'll Dmfind out
Dm Fmaj7  (C / intro riff)
if it's   true

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If Its True

by Yo La Tengo

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Am7

C/B

F#dim

Fmaj7

capo 1

CHORDS

EADGAE

Cmaj7

x35453

Am7

x02010

133211

355433

x32010

C/B

x22010

F#dim

xx1212

Fmaj7

xx3210

INTRO RIFF

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

B-|--------------------------|

G-|--------------------------|

D-|--------------------------|

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

E-|--3----------------3------| x4

VERSE 1

Cmaj7 Am7

I hear the things you say

F G

I read your mind and I understand

Cmaj7 Am7

Baby the plans you make somehow got off the track

F G

maybe so or we just forgot to plan

CHORUS

if it's true

I don't mind

C C\B Am7

there's a million other things that keep me up at night

F F#dim

maybe it's not quite right

but we'll find out

Dm Fmaj7 (C / intro riff)

if it's true

VERSE 2

Cmaj7 Am7

the coast is never clear

F G

answers always beyond our reach

Cmaj7 Am7

and though it's not my way won't you help me try

F G

let's make jam when life gives us a peach

CHORUS

if it's true

I don't mind

C C\B Am7

there's a million other things that keep me up at night

F F#dim

maybe it's not quite right

but we'll find out

Dm Fmaj7 (C / intro riff)

if it's true

BRIDGE

F G

with every passing year the end draws near

F G

another hope that's smashed

F G

tell me it doesn't matter anyway

C C/B Am7

and I don't feel let down

F G Am7 C

it's always better when you are near

VERSE 3

Cmaj7 Am7

won't you try a little bit harder?

F G

I could try a little bit more

Cmaj7 Am7

if you could only stop thinking about all of all that we miss

F G

maybe we'll find just what we're looking for

CHORUS

if it's true

I don't mind

C C\B Am7

there's a million other things that keep me up at night

F F#dim

maybe it's not quite right

but we'll find out

Dm F G F

find out if it's true

I don't mind

C C\B Am7

there's a million other things that keep me up at night

F F#dim

maybe it's not quite right

but we'll find out

Dm Fmaj7 (C / intro riff)

if it's true

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