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If I Were You

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[Intro]
Relative to Capo
(2x)
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[Verse]
Cadd9Wish I could say that I'm Ghappy she's happy there in your arms
Em7Wish I could I smile at her smDsus4iling instead of falling apart
Cadd9Never thought that I'd be Gjealous until you got what I had
Em7Never would have let her go if Dsus4I'd have known how bad I'd want her back
Cadd9OoohooDsus4o
I'm Em7acting like Dsus4I don't Cadd9care
Cadd9OoohooEm7o
But yEm7ou've got a Dsus4good one Cadd9there
[Chorus]
GIf I were you I wouldn't let her go easy
Cadd9Tell her she's beautiful until she believes me
Em7Kiss her like I'm never Dsus4gonna quit
Em7Love her better than tCadd9he last guy did
GIf I were you I'd be holding her closer
Cadd9Tell her she's the one I'll never get over
Em7Do all the Dsus4things I didn't Cadd9do
If I were yGou
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[Verse]
Cadd9It's hard to sit and watch Gyou make her laugh the way that I did
Em7Don't fall in love or screw it Dsus4up 'cos she can mess with your head
Cadd9Just like that buzz from that Gcup of whatever she's sipping on
Em7If you were me you'd know that Dsus4she'll drink anything with patron
Cadd9OoohooDsus4o
Em7How could I Dsus4let her Cadd9leave
Cadd9OoohooEm7o
Em7I know it's too Dsus4late for Cadd9me
[Chorus]
GIf I were you I wouldn't let her go easy
Cadd9Tell her she's beautiful until she believes me
Em7Kiss her like I'm never Dsus4gonna quit
Em7Love her better than tCadd9he last guy did
GIf I were you I'd be holding her closer
Cadd9Tell her she's the one I'll never get over
Em7Do all the Dsus4things I didn't Cadd9do
If I were yGou
I'd do Em7whatever it takes not to Dsus4wind up in my Cadd9shoes
[Chorus]
GIf I were you I wouldn't let her go easy
Cadd9Tell her she's beautiful until she believes me
Em7Kiss her like I'm never Dsus4gonna quit
Em7Love her better than tCadd9he last guy did
GIf I were you I'd be holding her closer
Cadd9Tell her she's the one I'll never get over
Em7Do all the Dsus4things I didn't Cadd9do
I wondeEm7r how some fool let a Dsus4girl like her slip Cadd9through 
If I were you
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Oh if I were you
[Outro]
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If I Were You

by Smithfield

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Dsus4

[Intro]

Relative to Capo

(2x)

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

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

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[Verse]

Cadd9 G

Wish I could say that I'm happy she's happy there in your arms

Em7 Dsus4

Wish I could I smile at her smiling instead of falling apart

Cadd9 G

Never thought that I'd be jealous until you got what I had

Em7 Dsus4

Never would have let her go if I'd have known how bad I'd want her back

Cadd9 Dsus4

Ooohooo

Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9

I'm acting like I don't care

Cadd9 Em7

Ooohooo

Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9

But you've got a good one there

[Chorus]

If I were you I wouldn't let her go easy

Cadd9

Tell her she's beautiful until she believes me

Em7 Dsus4

Kiss her like I'm never gonna quit

Em7 Cadd9

Love her better than the last guy did

If I were you I'd be holding her closer

Cadd9

Tell her she's the one I'll never get over

Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9

Do all the things I didn't do

If I were you

[Instrumental]

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[Verse]

Cadd9 G

It's hard to sit and watch you make her laugh the way that I did

Em7 Dsus4

Don't fall in love or screw it up 'cos she can mess with your head

Cadd9 G

Just like that buzz from that cup of whatever she's sipping on

Em7 Dsus4

If you were me you'd know that she'll drink anything with patron

Cadd9 Dsus4

Ooohooo

Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9

How could I let her leave

Cadd9 Em7

Ooohooo

Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9

I know it's too late for me

[Chorus]

If I were you I wouldn't let her go easy

Cadd9

Tell her she's beautiful until she believes me

Em7 Dsus4

Kiss her like I'm never gonna quit

Em7 Cadd9

Love her better than the last guy did

If I were you I'd be holding her closer

Cadd9

Tell her she's the one I'll never get over

Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9

Do all the things I didn't do

If I were you

Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9

I'd do whatever it takes not to wind up in my shoes

[Chorus]

If I were you I wouldn't let her go easy

Cadd9

Tell her she's beautiful until she believes me

Em7 Dsus4

Kiss her like I'm never gonna quit

Em7 Cadd9

Love her better than the last guy did

If I were you I'd be holding her closer

Cadd9

Tell her she's the one I'll never get over

Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9

Do all the things I didn't do

Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9

I wonder how some fool let a girl like her slip through

If I were you

[Instrumental]

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Oh if I were you

[Outro]

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