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If Id Been The One

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[Intro]
G        Em   C
[Verse]
  GI’ve been lost inside empty space in my Emheart
And some Cthings they don’t change, no
  GHow it hurts me and how it’s tearin’ me apEmart
And it Cjust goes on and on
[Bridge]
Can you Emread my mind
Take a Cgood look at my Dface
Could you Emtake the time
Just to Cstand here in my Bplace
[Chorus]
  GWhat if I’d been the D/F#one to say goodAmbye, goodD/F#bye
  GCould you smile when inD/F#side you just wanna Ccry, look insDide
Can you Emread my mind..C. whoa Dwhoa
[Verse]
  GWhen I hear your name, feels so cold deep insEmide
Still it’s Chard to explain, oh
  GWhat your love meant to me, they say time will heal the Empain
But it Cjust goes on forever
[Bridge]
Can you Emread my mind
Have you Cclosed the door on Dlove
Can you Embe so blind
Did you Cthink I’d just give Bup
[Chorus]
  GWhat if I’d been the D/F#one to say goodAmbye, goodD/F#bye
  GCould you smile when inD/F#side you just wanna Ccry, wanna Dcry
  GWhat if I’d been the Done to say goodAmbye, goodDbye
  GCould you smile when it Dhurts so deep insCide
And it Dnever fades awayyyyyy
[Instrumental]
         G       Em    CFade away
G        Em   C
[Bridge]
  AmTime can’t erase the reasons Dwhy
  AmCount my mistakes and the Cheartaches
DSince you said goodGbye
[Chorus]
  What if I’d been the D/F#one to say goodAmbye, goodD/F#bye
  GCould you smile when insD/F#ide you just wanna Ccry, wanna Dcry
  GWhat if I’d been the Done to say goodAmbye, goodDbye
  GCould you smile when it Dhurts so deep insCide
And it Dnever fades awayyyyyy
[Outro]
         G       Em  CNever fades away
         G       Em  CNo it don’t fade away
G        Em   C
G(fade outEm)C  

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If Id Been The One

by 38 Special

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D/F#

[Intro]

G Em C

[Verse]

G Em

I’ve been lost inside empty space in my heart

And some things they don’t change, no

G Em

How it hurts me and how it’s tearin’ me apart

And it just goes on and on

[Bridge]

Can you read my mind

C D

Take a good look at my face

Could you take the time

C B

Just to stand here in my place

[Chorus]

G D/F# Am D/F#

What if I’d been the one to say goodbye, goodbye

G D/F# C D

Could you smile when inside you just wanna cry, look inside

Em C D

Can you read my mind... whoa whoa

[Verse]

G Em

When I hear your name, feels so cold deep inside

Still it’s hard to explain, oh

G Em

What your love meant to me, they say time will heal the pain

But it just goes on forever

[Bridge]

Can you read my mind

C D

Have you closed the door on love

Can you be so blind

C B

Did you think I’d just give up

[Chorus]

G D/F# Am D/F#

What if I’d been the one to say goodbye, goodbye

G D/F# C D

Could you smile when inside you just wanna cry, wanna cry

G D Am D

What if I’d been the one to say goodbye, goodbye

G D C

Could you smile when it hurts so deep inside

And it never fades awayyyyyy

[Instrumental]

G Em C

Fade away

G Em C

[Bridge]

Am D

Time can’t erase the reasons why

Am C

Count my mistakes and the heartaches

D G

Since you said goodbye

[Chorus]

D/F# Am D/F#

What if I’d been the one to say goodbye, goodbye

G D/F# C D

Could you smile when inside you just wanna cry, wanna cry

G D Am D

What if I’d been the one to say goodbye, goodbye

G D C

Could you smile when it hurts so deep inside

And it never fades awayyyyyy

[Outro]

G Em C

Never fades away

G Em C

No it don’t fade away

G Em C

(fade out)

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