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If I Never Sing Another Song

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[INTRO]
The audieF9nce treated him kBbm7indly
But noboF9dy shouted for Bbm7more
G#M7These days you don’t read much abDb/Ebout him
No star G#M7on his dressing room Db/Ebdoor
I wCm9ent backstage to sGmee him
Dm(M7)                   G7#11
No crowds to stand in my way
He didBbn't look sad
        F/A add 9
No he didn’t look sad
        Bb (big scale walk up)    D
But here’s something he wanted to say
[STROPHE 1]
In my hAmeyday young girls wrE/G#ote to me
Gdim7Everybody seemed to have time to devDm/Fote to me
G/FEveryone I saw all swore they kC/Enew meF  
             F#m7/11     C#7aug/F    Esus  E
Once upon a song
Main attrAmaction, couldn't E/G#buy a seat
Gdim7The celebrity, celebrities were dying Dm/Fto meet
G/FI've had every accolade besEmtowed on mE7e
And so you sAmeeD/A  Am  
[CHORUS]
If I never sing anFother G/Fsong
Or tEm7ake another Fbow
I would get Dmby, but I'm not E7surAme howBm/A  Am  
[STROPHE 2]
AmAlways posing, but you loE/G#ve it all
Though you haGdim7ve to learn to act like you're abovDm/Fe it all
EverG/Fything I did the world apC/EplaudedF  
             F#m7/11 (add C)    C#7aug/F    Esus  E
Once upon a star
Framed citAmations, hang on every E/G#wall
Got a sGdim7crapbook full of quotes, I can't recaDm/Fll them all
There were tG/Fimes I felt the world bEm7elonged to mE7e
And so you sAmeeBm/A  Am  
[CHORUS]
If I never sing anoFther soG/Fng
It wouldn't boEmther Fme
             Dm   Dm/C   E7(add F)
I had my share of fame
You know my nAmameD7/A  Am  
N.C.
Modulate up to Eb
[B`- PART]
If I never sing anFm7other sAb/BbongBb7  
Or E7#11take aEbM7nother AbM7bow
I AbM7/Ebwould get Dm7b5by,
But I'm nG13b9ot sure hCm7owG7/D  Eb  
If I Edim7never sing aFm7nother Ab/Bbsong
E7#11Or take anEbM7other bAbM7ow
Life would go oDm7b5n
But I'm not suG7augre HowCm  
N.C.
(Solo on scale with C5, C+, and C6 bass)

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If I Never Sing Another Song

by Jamie Cullum

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm7

G#M7

Db/Eb

Cm9

E/G#

Gdim7

Dm/F

G/F

C/E

D/A

Em7

Bm/A

Dm/C

D7/A

Fm7

Ab/Bb

[INTRO]

F9 Bbm7

The audience treated him kindly

F9 Bbm7

But nobody shouted for more

G#M7 Db/Eb

These days you don’t read much about him

G#M7 Db/Eb

No star on his dressing room door

Cm9 Gm

I went backstage to see him

Dm(M7) G7#11

No crowds to stand in my way

He didn't look sad

F/A add 9

No he didn’t look sad

Bb (big scale walk up) D

But here’s something he wanted to say

[STROPHE 1]

Am E/G#

In my heyday young girls wrote to me

Gdim7 Dm/F

Everybody seemed to have time to devote to me

G/F C/E F

Everyone I saw all swore they knew me

F#m7/11 C#7aug/F Esus E

Once upon a song

Am E/G#

Main attraction, couldn't buy a seat

Gdim7 Dm/F

The celebrity, celebrities were dying to meet

G/F Em E7

I've had every accolade bestowed on me

Am D/A Am

And so you see

[CHORUS]

F G/F

If I never sing another song

Em7 F

Or take another bow

Dm E7 Am Bm/A Am

I would get by, but I'm not sure how

[STROPHE 2]

Am E/G#

Always posing, but you love it all

Gdim7 Dm/F

Though you have to learn to act like you're above it all

G/F C/E F

Everything I did the world applauded

F#m7/11 (add C) C#7aug/F Esus E

Once upon a star

Am E/G#

Framed citations, hang on every wall

Gdim7 Dm/F

Got a scrapbook full of quotes, I can't recall them all

G/F Em7 E7

There were times I felt the world belonged to me

Am Bm/A Am

And so you see

[CHORUS]

F G/F

If I never sing another song

Em F

It wouldn't bother me

Dm Dm/C E7 F

(add )

I had my share of fame

Am D7/A Am

You know my name

N.C.

Modulate up to Eb

[B`- PART]

Fm7 Ab/Bb Bb7

If I never sing another song

E7#11 EbM7 AbM7

Or take another bow

AbM7/Eb Dm7b5

I would get by,

G13b9 Cm7 G7/D Eb

But I'm not sure how

Edim7 Fm7 Ab/Bb

If I never sing another song

E7#11 EbM7 AbM7

Or take another bow

Dm7b5

Life would go on

G7aug Cm

But I'm not sure How

N.C.

(Solo on scale with C5, C+, and C6 bass)

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