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If Not Now

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If not Gnow, Ctell me Gwhen?
If not Gnow, Ctell me Gwhen?
We may Gnever G/F#see this Emmoment
Or C2place in Dtime Gagain
If not Cnow, if not Dnow, tell me Gwhen?
I see sGorrow and Ctrouble in this Gland
I see sGorrow and Ctrouble in this Gland
Al-Gthough there G/F#will be Emstruggle
We'll C2make the Dchange we Gcan
If not Am7now, if not Dnow, tell me Gwhen?
If not Gnow, Ctell me Gwhen?
If not Gnow, Ctell me Gwhen?
We may nGever G/F#see this Emmoment
Or plC2ace in Dtime Gagain
If not Am7now, if not Dnow, tell me Gwhen?
I may Gnever Csee the Promised GLand
I may Gnever Csee the Promised GLand
And Gyet we'll G/F#take the Emjourney
And we'll Cwalk it Dhand in Ghand
If not Am7now, if not Dnow, tell me Gwhen?
We'll wCork it 'G/Btil it's dGone
Every dCaughter, G/Bevery Gson
Every Csoul that G/Bever Glonged for something Dbetter
Something Cbrighter
And it will Gtake a change of Cheart for this to Gmend
It will Gtake a change of Cheart for this to Gmend
But Gmira-G/F#cles do Emhappen every Cshining Dnow and Gthen
If not Am7now, if not Dnow, tell me Gwhen?
If not Gnow, Ctell me Gwhen?
If not Gnow, Ctell me Gwhen?
We may nGever sG/F#ee this Emmoment
Or plCace in tiDme agaGin
If not Am7now, if not Dnow, tell me wGhen?
And Gmira-G/F#cles do Emhappen every C2shining Dnow and Gthen
If not Am7now, if not Dnow, tell me Gwhen?
If not Am7now, if not Dnow, tell me Gwhen?
If not Am7now, if not Dnow, tell me Gwhen?

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If Not Now

by Carrie Newcomer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Am7

G/B

G C G

If not now, tell me when?

G C G

If not now, tell me when?

G G/F# Em

We may never see this moment

C2 D G

Or place in time again

C D G

If not now, if not now, tell me when?

G C G

I see sorrow and trouble in this land

G C G

I see sorrow and trouble in this land

G G/F# Em

Al-though there will be struggle

C2 D G

We'll make the change we can

Am7 D G

If not now, if not now, tell me when?

G C G

If not now, tell me when?

G C G

If not now, tell me when?

G G/F# Em

We may never see this moment

C2 D G

Or place in time again

Am7 D G

If not now, if not now, tell me when?

G C G

I may never see the Promised Land

G C G

I may never see the Promised Land

G G/F# Em

And yet we'll take the journey

C D G

And we'll walk it hand in hand

Am7 D G

If not now, if not now, tell me when?

C G/B G

We'll work it 'til it's done

C G/B G

Every daughter, every son

C G/B G D

Every soul that ever longed for something better

Something brighter

G C G

And it will take a change of heart for this to mend

G C G

It will take a change of heart for this to mend

G G/F# Em C D G

But mira-cles do happen every shining now and then

Am7 D G

If not now, if not now, tell me when?

G C G

If not now, tell me when?

G C G

If not now, tell me when?

G G/F# Em

We may never see this moment

C D G

Or place in time again

Am7 D G

If not now, if not now, tell me when?

G G/F# Em C2 D G

And mira-cles do happen every shining now and then

Am7 D G

If not now, if not now, tell me when?

Am7 D G

If not now, if not now, tell me when?

Am7 D G

If not now, if not now, tell me when?

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