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If Ever I Would Leave You

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Intro: |  F|  F7   Dm|  F7- |  Cm/Gb  Cm7| F  
Verse 1
If ever  I would leF9ave you, 
it wouldn't be in sBbmaj9um -  mBber
Seeing Fdimyou in sF7ummer,
 GdimI   nF7ev - Bbdimer    F7(b9)would    Bbmaj9goBb6  
YDmour Bb7hair streaked with Ebsunlight,
CMyour lF7ips red as Bbmaj9flame,
 Bb6Your face with a Cm7lus-G7ter
  Cmthat puts gold Dmto sCm7hame.F7  
Verse 2
But if I'd ever lF9eave you,
it couldn't be in aBbmaj9utumn;Bb  
How I'd lFdimeave in F7autumn, 
GdimI   nF7ev - Bbdimer   F7(b9)will   Bbmaj9know.Bb6  
IDm've Bb7seen how you sEbparkle     
CMwhen fF7all nips the Bbmaj9air;
Bb6I know you in Cm7autuG7mn         
  CmaCm7nd I must  F9be   Bbthere.
Bridge:
And could I leDave you Daugrunning D6merrily tGhrough A7the sDnow?Dmaj7  D6  
Or on a wF#intry eBvening 
F#when you Em7catch the A7fire's gDlow?F7  
Verse 3
If ever I would lF9eave you,   
how could it be in Bbmaj9springtBbime,
Knowing Fdimhow in sCm7pring FI'm  
Gdimbe - wF7itched  Ebmaj7by   yCm6ou  sD7o?Gm7  
DmOh, Bb7no, not in sEbpring-Ebmaj7time,  Cm7  
summer, Ebmwinter, or fBball 
  C9No never could I lF9eave you
     Cm7  F9at    Bb6alCb6l.Bb  
Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner

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If Ever I Would Leave You

by Robert Goulet

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm/Gb

Cm7

Bbmaj9

Fdim

Gdim

Bbdim

F7(b9)

Bb6

Bb7

Daug

Dmaj7

F F7 Dm F7 Cm/Gb Cm7 F

Intro: | | | - | |

Verse 1

If ever I would leave you,

Bbmaj9 Bb

it wouldn't be in sum - mer

Fdim F7

Seeing you in summer,

Gdim F7 Bbdim F7(b9) Bbmaj9 Bb6

I nev - er would go

Dm Bb7 Eb

Your hair streaked with sunlight,

CM F7 Bbmaj9

your lips red as flame,

Bb6 Cm7 G7

Your face with a lus-ter

Cm Dm Cm7 F7

that puts gold to shame.

Verse 2

But if I'd ever leave you,

Bbmaj9 Bb

it couldn't be in autumn;

Fdim F7

How I'd leave in autumn,

Gdim F7 Bbdim F7(b9) Bbmaj9 Bb6

I nev - er will know.

Dm Bb7 Eb

I've seen how you sparkle

CM F7 Bbmaj9

when fall nips the air;

Bb6 Cm7 G7

I know you in autumn

Cm Cm7 F9 Bb

and I must be there.

Bridge:

D Daug D6 G A7 D Dmaj7 D6

And could I leave you running merrily through the snow?

F# B

Or on a wintry evening

F# Em7 A7 D F7

when you catch the fire's glow?

Verse 3

If ever I would leave you,

Bbmaj9 Bb

how could it be in springtime,

Fdim Cm7 F

Knowing how in spring I'm

Gdim F7 Ebmaj7 Cm6 D7 Gm7

be - witched by you so?

Dm Bb7 Eb Ebmaj7 Cm7

Oh, no, not in spring-time,

Ebm Bb

summer, winter, or fall

C9 F9

No never could I leave you

Cm7 F9 Bb6 Cb6 Bb

at all.

Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner

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