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If She Would Have Been Faithful

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Tuning: Standard
Capo 1st Fret
[Intro]
G       C       C       D       Em      Em      C       C       C       Am      Em
[Verse 1]
CI was thinking about her
EmVisiting the past
DReconstructing Ddetails with old CphotographsEm  
AmStudying the Amfaces
DWith an objective Dpoint of view
AmSuddenly Emremembering Amdoesn't haunt Fme
CAt the time you couldn't tell me
EmThat one day I'd be glad
DThat something Dthat I thought Cwas love was misinEmterpreted
AmShe had another Amlover - she emphDatically Ddenied
GBut they were Gdoin' me a Dfavor
A blEmessing Din disguiGseD  
[Chorus]
GIf she would have been Dfaithful
DIf she could Chave been tDrue
GThen I Gwould've been Dcheated
DI would never know Creal Dlove
GI Gwould'Gve missed out on Dyou
[Verse 2]
CI watch you sleeping - yEmour body touchin' me
DThere's no doubt Dabout it
CThis is wheEmre I want to be
AmIt's so Amironic- DI had to lose tDo win
AmI want to Dthank her (DThank her Dagain)
[Chorus]
GIf she would have been fDaithful
DIf she could Chave been Dtrue
GThen I wGould've been cheDated
DI would never know Creal Dlove
GI Gwould'Gve mAmissed out on Fyou
[Solo accompaniment]
Dm      Dm      F       F       F
[Bridge]
DmIt's a paradox - full of Dmcontradiction
How I got from tDhere to Dhere
AmIt defies a
ELogiEcal EexplanatGioGn
[Ending Chorus]
GIf she would have been fDaithful
DIf she could Chave been tDrue
GThen I wGould've been cheDated
DI would Cnever know rDeal love
GI Gwould'Gve misseDd out on Dyou
GIf she would have been fDaithful
DIf she could Chave been tDrue
GThen I would've been cheDated
DI would Cnever know rDeal love
GI Gwould'Gve mDissed out on Dyou
GIf she would have been fGaithful
CIf she would have been fCaithful
GIf she would have been fGaithful
CIf she would have been fCaithful
GIf she would have been faiDthfulD  D  

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If She Would Have Been Faithful

by Chicago

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard

Capo 1st Fret

[Intro]

G C C D Em Em C C C Am Em

[Verse 1]

I was thinking about her

Visiting the past

D D C Em

Reconstructing details with old photographs

Am Am

Studying the faces

D D

With an objective point of view

Am Em Am F

Suddenly remembering doesn't haunt me

At the time you couldn't tell me

That one day I'd be glad

D D C Em

That something that I thought was love was misinterpreted

Am Am D D

She had another lover - she emphatically denied

G G D

But they were doin' me a favor

Em D G D

A blessing in disguise

[Chorus]

G D

If she would have been faithful

D C D

If she could have been true

G G D

Then I would've been cheated

D C D

I would never know real love

G G G D

I would've missed out on you

[Verse 2]

C Em

I watch you sleeping - your body touchin' me

D D

There's no doubt about it

C Em

This is where I want to be

Am Am D D

It's so ironic- I had to lose to win

Am D D D

I want to thank her (Thank her again)

[Chorus]

G D

If she would have been faithful

D C D

If she could have been true

G G D

Then I would've been cheated

D C D

I would never know real love

G G G Am F

I would've missed out on you

[Solo accompaniment]

Dm Dm F F F

[Bridge]

Dm Dm

It's a paradox - full of contradiction

D D

How I got from there to here

It defies a

E E E G G

Logical explanation

[Ending Chorus]

G D

If she would have been faithful

D C D

If she could have been true

G G D

Then I would've been cheated

D C D

I would never know real love

G G G D D

I would've missed out on you

G D

If she would have been faithful

D C D

If she could have been true

G D

Then I would've been cheated

D C D

I would never know real love

G G G D D

I would've missed out on you

G G

If she would have been faithful

C C

If she would have been faithful

G G

If she would have been faithful

C C

If she would have been faithful

G D D D

If she would have been faithful

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