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[Intro]
Dm/C/  Bb/F/  Dm/C/  Bb///
DmI can?t Cmake you turn a- Bbround
And I can?t Ftake back what I didDm  
I wouldn?t Cblame you if you Bbhated me
DmBefore you Cslam that open Bbdoor
And throw a- Fway four good yearsDm  
Think of Ceverything we Bbused to be
GmI know you say that you?re Bbover me
But I?m Gmaskin you, beggin you Bbnot to leave
DmWhat if I Bbtold you I?ve Fchanged
CWould you still walk a- Dmway
What if I Bbtold you I Floved you
Would you Csay that it?s too Bblate
What if you could Ffeel what I feel
When I Cwatch you slowly Dmdrift a- Cway
BbWhat if you?re wrong
CWhat if I?m right
BbThat you could move onC  
What if you DmstayC  Bb  
DmI know right Cnow it?s hard to Bbbreathe
Hard to Fthink and hard to Dmsee
All the Creasons we should Bbwork it out
DmIt might be Ceasier to Bbgo,
But if you walk Fout, you?ll never Dmknow
How strong we Ccould be at the Bbend of this
GmI know that sorry is Bbnot enough
But I?ll do Gmeverything, anything to Bbmake it up
DmWhat if I Bbtold you I?ve Fchanged
CWould you still walk a- Dmway
What if I Bbtold you I Floved you
Would you Csay that it?s too Bblate
What if you could Ffeel what I feel
When I Cwatch you slowly Dmdrift awayC  
BbWhat if you?re wrong
CWhat if I?m right
BbThat you could move onC  
What if you Bbstay
Inst. :  BbC/  Dm//C  Bb///  Gm///
DmWhat if I Bbtold you I?ve Fchanged
CWould you still walk a- Dmway
What if I Bbtold you I Floved you
Would you Csay that it?s too Bblate
What if you could Ffeel what I feel
When I Cwatch you slowly Dmdrift a- Cway
BbWhat if you?re wrong
CWhat if I?m right
BbThat you could move onC  
What if you DmstaCyBb  
FOoooooDm  C  Bb  
DmI can?t Cmake you turn a- Bbround
FAnd I can?t Dmtake back what I did
CI wouldn?t blame you if you Bbhated me

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What If You Stay

by Chuck Wicks

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Dm/C/ Bb/F/ Dm/C/ Bb///

Dm C Bb

I can?t make you turn a- round

F Dm

And I can?t take back what I did

C Bb

I wouldn?t blame you if you hated me

Dm C Bb

Before you slam that open door

F Dm

And throw a- way four good years

C Bb

Think of everything we used to be

Gm Bb

I know you say that you?re over me

Gm Bb

But I?m askin you, beggin you not to leave

Dm Bb F

What if I told you I?ve changed

C Dm

Would you still walk a- way

Bb F

What if I told you I loved you

C Bb

Would you say that it?s too late

What if you could feel what I feel

C Dm C

When I watch you slowly drift a- way

What if you?re wrong

What if I?m right

Bb C

That you could move on

Dm C Bb

What if you stay

Dm C Bb

I know right now it?s hard to breathe

F Dm

Hard to think and hard to see

C Bb

All the reasons we should work it out

Dm C Bb

It might be easier to go,

F Dm

But if you walk out, you?ll never know

C Bb

How strong we could be at the end of this

Gm Bb

I know that sorry is not enough

Gm Bb

But I?ll do everything, anything to make it up

Dm Bb F

What if I told you I?ve changed

C Dm

Would you still walk a- way

Bb F

What if I told you I loved you

C Bb

Would you say that it?s too late

What if you could feel what I feel

C Dm C

When I watch you slowly drift away

What if you?re wrong

What if I?m right

Bb C

That you could move on

What if you stay

Inst. : BbC/ Dm//C Bb/// Gm///

Dm Bb F

What if I told you I?ve changed

C Dm

Would you still walk a- way

Bb F

What if I told you I loved you

C Bb

Would you say that it?s too late

What if you could feel what I feel

C Dm C

When I watch you slowly drift a- way

What if you?re wrong

What if I?m right

Bb C

That you could move on

Dm C Bb

What if you stay

F Dm C Bb

Oooooo

Dm C Bb

I can?t make you turn a- round

F Dm

And I can?t take back what I did

C Bb

I wouldn?t blame you if you hated me

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