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If I Could - Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams
Words And Music: ©2005 Jack Johnson - 115bpm
[Intro]
A E F#5 Bm7 A E5 F#5 B5
A E F#5 Bm7 A E5 F#5 B5
[Verse 1]
AA brand new E5baby was born F#5yesterday, Bm7just in time
A    E5    F#5     B5
  APapa cried, E5baby cried, F#5said your tears Bm7are like mine
A    E5    F#5     B5
  AI heard some E5words from a friend F#5on the phone Bm7Didn't sound so good
A    E5    F#5     B5
  AThe doctors E5gave him two F#5weeks to live    Bm7I'd give him more  EIf I could
[Chorus]
      A         D5     B5You Eknow that I would now
      A        D5      B5If Eonly I could
      A        D5     B5You Eknow that I would now
      A        D5      B5If Eonly I could
[Interlude]
A           E5            F#5       Bm7
A           E5            F#5       B5
A           E5            F#5       Bm7
A           E5            F#5       B5
[Verse 2]
ADown the midE5dle drops one F#5more Bm7grain of sand
A    E5    F#5     B5
They say Athat new life makes E5losing life F#5easier to Bm7understand
A    E5    F#5     B5
 AWords are kind E5they help ease F#5the mind - I'll Bm7miss my old friend
     A        E5          F#5  B5And though you've
  Agot to go   E5we'll keep a F#5piece of your soul Bm7- One goes out, Eone comes in
[Chorus]
      A        D5     B5You Eknow that I would now
      A        D5      B5If Eonly I could
      A        D5     B5You Eknow that I would now
      A        D5      B5If Eonly I could
[Outro]
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If I Could

by Jack Johnson

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F#5

Bm7

If I Could - Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams

[Intro]

A E F#5 Bm7 A E5 F#5 B5

[Verse 1]

A E5 F#5 Bm7

A brand new baby was born yesterday, just in time

A E5 F#5 B5

A E5 F#5 Bm7

Papa cried, baby cried, said your tears are like mine

A E5 F#5 B5

A E5 F#5 Bm7

I heard some words from a friend on the phone Didn't sound so good

A E5 F#5 B5

A E5 F#5 Bm7 E

The doctors gave him two weeks to live I'd give him more If I could

[Chorus]

A D5 B5 E

You know that I would now

A D5 B5 E

If only I could

A D5 B5 E

You know that I would now

A D5 B5 E

If only I could

[Interlude]

A E5 F#5 Bm7

A E5 F#5 B5

A E5 F#5 Bm7

A E5 F#5 B5

[Verse 2]

A E5 F#5 Bm7

Down the middle drops one more grain of sand

A E5 F#5 B5

A E5 F#5 Bm7

They say that new life makes losing life easier to understand

A E5 F#5 B5

A E5 F#5 Bm7

Words are kind they help ease the mind - I'll miss my old friend

A E5 F#5 B5

And though you've

A E5 F#5 Bm7 E

got to go we'll keep a piece of your soul - One goes out, one comes in

[Chorus]

A D5 B5 E

You know that I would now

A D5 B5 E

If only I could

A D5 B5 E

You know that I would now

A D5 B5 E

If only I could

[Outro]

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