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Maggie Reilly - If
CAPO 2nd Fret
[Verse 1]
BmLove, If the Gworld stopped AturF#mning
AAnd the Emskies grew Bmdark
I would Bmlive in a Gworld of AdreaF#mming
A'Til the Emclocks would Bmstart
[Chorus]
Tears Emfalling like rain
I Gwhisper your name Bmagain
'Til the Emdawn light breaks thru'
I'll be Gwaiting for you, 'til Bmthen
[Verse 2]
BmTime would have Glost all AmeaF#mning
AIf we Emwere to Bmpart
I'd be Bmstranded aGlone AforF#mever
ALost withEmout my Bmheart
[Chorus]
Tears Emfalling like rain
I Gwhisper your name Bmagain
'Til the Emdawn light breaks thru'
I'll be Gwaiting for you, 'til Bmthen
[Instrumental]
Bm G A F#m
A Em Bm
Bm G A F#m
A Em Bm
[Chorus]
Tears Emfalling like rain
I Gwhisper your name Bmagain
'Til the Emdawn light breaks thru'
I'll be Gwaiting for you, 'til Bmthen
[Outro]
Bm   G   A   Em

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F#m

Maggie Reilly - If

CAPO 2nd Fret

[Verse 1]

Bm G A F#m

Love, If the world stopped turning

A Em Bm

And the skies grew dark

Bm G A F#m

I would live in a world of dreaming

A Em Bm

'Til the clocks would start

[Chorus]

Tears falling like rain

G Bm

I whisper your name again

'Til the dawn light breaks thru'

G Bm

I'll be waiting for you, 'til then

[Verse 2]

Bm G A F#m

Time would have lost all meaning

A Em Bm

If we were to part

Bm G A F#m

I'd be stranded alone forever

A Em Bm

Lost without my heart

[Chorus]

Tears falling like rain

G Bm

I whisper your name again

'Til the dawn light breaks thru'

G Bm

I'll be waiting for you, 'til then

[Instrumental]

Bm G A F#m

A Em Bm

Bm G A F#m

A Em Bm

[Chorus]

Tears falling like rain

G Bm

I whisper your name again

'Til the dawn light breaks thru'

G Bm

I'll be waiting for you, 'til then

[Outro]

Bm G A Em

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