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If I Had My Way

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[Chords]
    G5= 3x0033
   G/E= 02x033
  G/F#= 2x0033
   G/A= x02033
  G/Bb= x10033
   G/B= x20033
 Csus2= x3x033
 Dsus4= xx0233
    B5= x244xx
    D5= x577xx
    Eb= x6888x
    Em= 079987
[Intro]
G5
[Verse 1]
G/EPeace G/F#came to G5me sG/Ao I mG5et her in the middle
I said, "G/EShow who G/F#you rG5eally aG/Are"G5  
G/EPeace G/F#came to G5me lG/Aike a G5ring in my mind
G/EHow dG/F#id I lG5et it G/Aget this G/Bbfar?
[Chorus]
G5If I had my way, if I Csus2had my wayG/Bb  
G5I would take all your promises and Dsus4just sCsus2hake 'em all G/BboffG  
[Verse 2]
G/EPeace G/F#came to G5me sG/Ao I mG5ade a little wager
In G/Ea minute G/F#she can G5turn you G/Ainside-G/Bbout
[Chorus]
G5If I had my way, if I Csus2had my wayG/Bb  
G5I would take all your promises and Dsus4just sCsus2hake 'em all G/Bboff
G5If I had my way, if I Csus2had my wayG/Bb  
G5I would take all your promises and Dsus4just sCsus2hake 'em all G/BboffB5  D5  Eb5  Em  
[Bridge]
EmYou Ebbreathe, I Emlisten, you Ebsleep and I Emstare
EmYou Ebwake and I'm G5already Csus2there, G5already Csus2there
[Verse 3]
G/EPeace G/F#came to G5me, G/AI preG5tended, I was sleeping
Then G/EI woke G/F#up and G5slipped G/Ainto a G/BdreamG/A  G5  G/E  Dsus4  Csus2  
G/B  G/A  G5  G/E  Dsus4 Csus2
[Chorus]
G5If I had my way, if I Csus2had my wayG/Bb  
G5If I had my way, if I Csus2had my wayG/Bb  
G5If I had my way, if I Csus2had my wayG/Bb  
G5I would take all your promises and Dsus4just sCsus2hake 'em off, G/Bbshake em off
G5If I had my way, if I Csus2had my wayG/Bb  
G5If I had my way, if I Csus2had my wayG/Bb  
G5                    Csus2          G/Bb
G5                    Csus2          G/Bb
G5                    Csus2          G/Bb
G5                    Csus2

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If I Had My Way

by Big Sugar

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/E

G/F#

G/A

G/Bb

G/B

Csus2

Dsus4

Eb5

[Chords]

= 3x0033

G/E

= 02x033

G/F#

= 2x0033

G/A

= x02033

G/Bb

= x10033

G/B

= x20033

Csus2

= x3x033

Dsus4

= xx0233

= x244xx

= x577xx

= x6888x

= 079987

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G/E G/F# G5 G/A G5

Peace came to me so I met her in the middle

G/E G/F# G5 G/A G5

I said, "Show who you really are"

G/E G/F# G5 G/A G5

Peace came to me like a ring in my mind

G/E G/F# G5 G/A G/Bb

How did I let it get this far?

[Chorus]

G5 Csus2 G/Bb

If I had my way, if I had my way

G5 Dsus4 Csus2 G/Bb G

I would take all your promises and just shake 'em all off

[Verse 2]

G/E G/F# G5 G/A G5

Peace came to me so I made a little wager

G/E G/F# G5 G/A G/Bb

In a minute she can turn you inside-out

[Chorus]

G5 Csus2 G/Bb

If I had my way, if I had my way

G5 Dsus4 Csus2 G/Bb

I would take all your promises and just shake 'em all off

G5 Csus2 G/Bb

If I had my way, if I had my way

G5 Dsus4 Csus2 G/Bb B5 D5 Eb5 Em

I would take all your promises and just shake 'em all off

[Bridge]

Em Eb Em Eb Em

You breathe, I listen, you sleep and I stare

Em Eb G5 Csus2 G5 Csus2

You wake and I'm already there, already there

[Verse 3]

G/E G/F# G5 G/A G5

Peace came to me, I pretended, I was sleeping

G/E G/F# G5 G/A G/B G/A G5 G/E Dsus4 Csus2

Then I woke up and slipped into a dream

G/B G/A G5 G/E Dsus4 Csus2

[Chorus]

G5 Csus2 G/Bb

If I had my way, if I had my way

G5 Csus2 G/Bb

If I had my way, if I had my way

G5 Csus2 G/Bb

If I had my way, if I had my way

G5 Dsus4 Csus2 G/Bb

I would take all your promises and just shake 'em off, shake em off

G5 Csus2 G/Bb

If I had my way, if I had my way

G5 Csus2 G/Bb

If I had my way, if I had my way

G5 Csus2 G/Bb

G5 Csus2

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