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Capo 2
[Intro]
E B Am9
[Verse]
Am9If I had it Bmy way
Am9There?d be a new Beatles Bsong,
Am9I could sleep in on BMondays,
And sAm9ummer would last aBll year long. 
[Verse]
Am9If I had it Bmy way
Am9I?d have money to bBurn,
Am9I?d erase all my hBeartaches,
And Am9I?d forget abBout you girl. 
[Chorus]
Yeah, If EI had it my way
YBou?d be lying next to me,
Am9And I?d be holding mBore than just your memory.
Am9But that?s an impossiBble possibilitC#my.B  C#m  
Yeah, you?d be hAm9ere today,
If BI had it my way.
[Instrumental]
E B Am9 B
[Verse]
Am9If I had it Bmy way
Am9I?d undo what I?ve dBone,
Am9I?d change hBistory,
And IAm9?d re-write it jBust for us. 
[Chorus]
Yeah, If EI had it my way
YBou?d be lying next to me,
Am9And I?d be holding mBore than just your memory.
Am9But that?s an impossiBble possibilitC#my.B  C#m  
Yeah, you?d be Am9here today,
If BI had it my way.
[Instrumental]
E B Am9 B E B Am9 B
[Verse]
Yeah, If EI had it my way
YBou?d be lying next to me,
Am9And I?d be holding mBore than just your memory.
Am9But that?s an impossBible possibilitC#my.B  C#m  
Yeah, you?d be Am9here today,
If BI had it my way.
[Instrumental]
E B
[Outro]
BIf I had it Am9my way.B  
If I had it Emy way.B  
BIf I had it Am9my way.B  
If I had it Am9my way. 

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If I Had It My Way

by Jake Mathews

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am9

C#m

Capo 2

[Intro]

E B Am9

[Verse]

Am9 B

If I had it my way

Am9 B

There?d be a new Beatles song,

Am9 B

I could sleep in on Mondays,

Am9 B

And summer would last all year long.

[Verse]

Am9 B

If I had it my way

Am9 B

I?d have money to burn,

Am9 B

I?d erase all my heartaches,

Am9 B

And I?d forget about you girl.

[Chorus]

Yeah, If I had it my way

You?d be lying next to me,

Am9 B

And I?d be holding more than just your memory.

Am9 B C#m B C#m

But that?s an impossible possibility.

Am9

Yeah, you?d be here today,

If I had it my way.

[Instrumental]

E B Am9 B

[Verse]

Am9 B

If I had it my way

Am9 B

I?d undo what I?ve done,

Am9 B

I?d change history,

Am9 B

And I?d re-write it just for us.

[Chorus]

Yeah, If I had it my way

You?d be lying next to me,

Am9 B

And I?d be holding more than just your memory.

Am9 B C#m B C#m

But that?s an impossible possibility.

Am9

Yeah, you?d be here today,

If I had it my way.

[Instrumental]

E B Am9 B E B Am9 B

[Verse]

Yeah, If I had it my way

You?d be lying next to me,

Am9 B

And I?d be holding more than just your memory.

Am9 B C#m B C#m

But that?s an impossible possibility.

Am9

Yeah, you?d be here today,

If I had it my way.

[Instrumental]

E B

[Outro]

B Am9 B

If I had it my way.

E B

If I had it my way.

B Am9 B

If I had it my way.

Am9

If I had it my way.

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