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Dire Straits - If I Had You    (Basic Backing Chords)
   [Intro]
E   E   E    E
   [Chorus]
EOoh AIf I had Eyou, Yeah the Athings that I could do
(Honey) If I had Eyou
[Verse 1]
ENow I could Asing like an angel, fly just like a Ebird
ASing you the best love song you ever Eheard
AI could be a poet like Muhammad EAli
AFloat like a butterfly, sting just like C#ma, just like a BbeeE  
   [Chorus]
EOoh AIf I had Eyou, the Athings that I could do
If I had Eyou
[Verse 2]
ENow I'd Ago get your name tattooed on my Echest
Well it'd Ajust say 'My baby, my baby, she's the Ebest!'
AI could be your Superman, you could be my Lois ELane
AI could be a Tarzan, you could be my sweet C#mJane if you Bwanted Eto
   [Chorus]
EMmm AIf I had Eyou, the Athings that I could do
If I had Eyou ,yea one more time
EOoh AIf I had Eyou, only had you,the Athings that I could do,Oh Yea
If I had Eyou
   [Bridge]
N.C.
So come on dance with me Ebaby, Adon't let me Ego
Yeah dance with me baby, Adon't let me Ego
Baby don't let me, Adon't let Eme don't let me Bgo, oh no
F#mDon't let me,don't let me,Edon't let me Bgo
Dont let me go go Enow
   [Bridge]
N.C.
So come on dance with me Ebaby, Adon't let me Ego
Yeah dance with me baby, Adon't let me Ego
Baby don't let me, Adon't let Eme don't let me Bgo, oh no
F#mDon't let me,don't let me,Edon't let me Bgo
Dont let me go go Enow
   [Outro]
               (Keyboard Backing)
A   A   E   E
B   B   B   B
F#m F#m E   E
   B     B     E        Ex2

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If I Had You

by Dire Straits

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C#m

F#m

Dire Straits - If I Had You (Basic Backing Chords)

[Intro]

E E E E

[Chorus]

E A E A

Ooh If I had you, Yeah the things that I could do

(Honey) If I had you

[Verse 1]

E A E

Now I could sing like an angel, fly just like a bird

A E

Sing you the best love song you ever heard

A E

I could be a poet like Muhammad Ali

A C#m B E

Float like a butterfly, sting just like a, just like a bee

[Chorus]

E A E A

Ooh If I had you, the things that I could do

If I had you

[Verse 2]

E A E

Now I'd go get your name tattooed on my chest

A E

Well it'd just say 'My baby, my baby, she's the best!'

A E

I could be your Superman, you could be my Lois Lane

A C#m B E

I could be a Tarzan, you could be my sweet Jane if you wanted to

[Chorus]

E A E A

Mmm If I had you, the things that I could do

If I had you ,yea one more time

E A E A

Ooh If I had you, only had you,the things that I could do,Oh Yea

If I had you

[Bridge]

N.C.

E A E

So come on dance with me baby, don't let me go

A E

Yeah dance with me baby, don't let me go

A E B

Baby don't let me, don't let me don't let me go, oh no

F#m E B

Don't let me,don't let me,don't let me go

Dont let me go go now

[Bridge]

N.C.

E A E

So come on dance with me baby, don't let me go

A E

Yeah dance with me baby, don't let me go

A E B

Baby don't let me, don't let me don't let me go, oh no

F#m E B

Don't let me,don't let me,don't let me go

Dont let me go go now

[Outro]

(Keyboard Backing)

A A E E

B B B B

F#m F#m E E

B B E E

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The chords for "If I Had You" show the original chord names (including E, A, C#m, B, C, F#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.