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If You Could Only See
Written by Cyndi Thomson, Tommy Lee James & Arnie Roman
Recorded by Cyndi Thomson
Capo on 3 
[Intro]
|   A/C#    Dadd9|    Gadd9|
[Verse]
DYou come home Bmuncompleted
EmDown and defeated, Gfeelin' all alone
DYou think your dreams Bmare passin' by you
And Emdeep down in  D/F#side you, you're Gadd9runnin' out of hope
A/C#If you could Donly see Gwhat I D/F#see
A/C#You'd see the Dman that you Gwished you could be
A/C#If you could Donly see Gadd9what I D/F#see yEmou    D/F#  Gadd9  
DYou're my strength, Bmthe light that guides me
The Emangel beside me, the Gpath that I walk
DWhen I wake up, Bmyou're why I want to
The Emone I hold on to, when Gadd9I start to fall
A/C#If you could Donly see Gwhat I D/F#see
A/C#You'd see the Dman that you Gwished you could be
A/C#If you could Donly see Gadd9what I D/F#see yEmouD/F#  Gadd9  
DWish I could make you be  Bmlieve
In Emall that you are Gyou don't have to be
DEverything to everyone, Bmeverybody's number one
'Cause Embaby you're D/F#everything to meG  
[Instrumental]
|   D    Bm|   Em    G|   D    Bm|   Em    F#m     Gadd9|
A/C#If you could Donly see Gwhat I D/F#see
A/C#You'd see the Dman that you Gwished you could be
A/C#If you could Donly see Gadd9what I D/F#see yEmouD/F#  Gadd9  

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If You Could Only See

by Cyndi Thomson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

Dadd9

Gadd9

D/F#

F#m

If You Could Only See

Written by Cyndi Thomson, Tommy Lee James & Arnie Roman

Recorded by Cyndi Thomson

Capo on 3

[Intro]

A/C# Dadd9 Gadd9

| | |

[Verse]

D Bm

You come home uncompleted

Em G

Down and defeated, feelin' all alone

D Bm

You think your dreams are passin' by you

Em D/F# Gadd9

And deep down in side you, you're runnin' out of hope

A/C# D G D/F#

If you could only see what I see

A/C# D G

You'd see the man that you wished you could be

A/C# D Gadd9 D/F# Em D/F# Gadd9

If you could only see what I see you

D Bm

You're my strength, the light that guides me

Em G

The angel beside me, the path that I walk

D Bm

When I wake up, you're why I want to

Em Gadd9

The one I hold on to, when I start to fall

A/C# D G D/F#

If you could only see what I see

A/C# D G

You'd see the man that you wished you could be

A/C# D Gadd9 D/F# Em D/F# Gadd9

If you could only see what I see you

D Bm

Wish I could make you be lieve

Em G

In all that you are you don't have to be

D Bm

Everything to everyone, everybody's number one

Em D/F# G

'Cause baby you're everything to me

[Instrumental]

D Bm Em G D Bm Em F#m Gadd9

| | | | |

A/C# D G D/F#

If you could only see what I see

A/C# D G

You'd see the man that you wished you could be

A/C# D Gadd9 D/F# Em D/F# Gadd9

If you could only see what I see you

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