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Kate Winslet - What if? (From the soundtrack to "A Christmas Carol")
Capo 1st Fret
[Verse 1]
Here I Cstand Galone,
With this Emweight upon my Cheart,
And it Cwill not Ggo awaDy.
In my Chead I keep on Glooking back,
EmRight back to the Cstart,
Wondering C/Ewhat it was that Dmade you Cchange.
[Pre-Chorus]
Well I Amtried but I had to Gdraw the Cline,
Still this Amquestion keeps on Gspinning in my CmindD;
[Chorus]
What if GI had Dnever let you Cgo?
Would you Gbe the Dman I used to Cknow?
If I Emstayed, If you Dtried,
If we could Gonly turn back Ctime,
Well I Amguess we'll nDever kGnow.
[Verse 2]
Many Croads you'll Gtake,
Some to Emjoy, some to Cheartache.
AnyCone can Glose their Dway.
If I Csaid that we'd be Gturning back,
EmRight back to the Cstart,
Would you C/Etake the chance and Dmake a chCange?
[Pre-Chorus]
Do you Amthink how it Gwould have been someCtimes?
Do you Ampray that I'd Gnever left your Cside?D  
[Chorus]
What if GI had Dnever let you Cgo?
Would you Gbe the Dman I used to Cknow?
If I Emstayed, If you Dtried,
If we could Gonly turn back Ctime,
Well I Am7guess we'll nDever kGnow.
[Middle 8]
C    G    Cadd9
If Gyou would leave and turn the hands of Cadd9time.
I'd Gtake you back and you would still be Cadd9mine.
'Cos I Am7tried but I G/Bhad to draw the Cadd9line,
Still these Am7questions keep on G/Bspinning in my Cadd9mind,
[Outro] (Key Change)
What if AbI had Ebnever let you Dbgo?
Would you Abbe the Ebman I used to Dbknow?
What if AbI had Ebnever walked aDbway,
Would I still Ablove you Ebmore than I can Dbsay.
If I Fmstayed, If you Eb/Gtried,
If could Ab/Conly turn back Dbtime,
But I gBbm7uess we'll Eb7never Abknow.
        DbWe'll Eb7never Abadd9know.
Chords:
e|-C0----G3----D2----Em0-----Am0-----Ab4-----Eb6-----Db4----Bbm-1-|
B|-1----3----3----0-----0-----4-----6-----6-----2-|
G|-0----0----2----0-----1-----5-----8-----6-----3-|
D|-2----0----0----2-----2-----6-----8-----4-----3-|
A|-3----2----0----2-----2-----6-----6-----4-----1-|
E|-X----3----X----0-----0-----4-----X-----X-----X-|

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What If

by Kate Winslet

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

Am7

Cadd9

G/B

Eb/G

Ab/C

Bbm7

Eb7

Abadd9

Bbm

Kate Winslet - What if? (From the soundtrack to "A Christmas Carol")

Capo 1st Fret

[Verse 1]

C G

Here I stand alone,

Em C

With this weight upon my heart,

C G D

And it will not go away.

C G

In my head I keep on looking back,

Em C

Right back to the start,

C/E D C

Wondering what it was that made you change.

[Pre-Chorus]

Am G C

Well I tried but I had to draw the line,

Am G C D

Still this question keeps on spinning in my mind;

[Chorus]

G D C

What if I had never let you go?

G D C

Would you be the man I used to know?

Em D

If I stayed, If you tried,

G C

If we could only turn back time,

Am D G

Well I guess we'll never know.

[Verse 2]

C G

Many roads you'll take,

Em C

Some to joy, some to heartache.

C G D

Anyone can lose their way.

C G

If I said that we'd be turning back,

Em C

Right back to the start,

C/E D C

Would you take the chance and make a change?

[Pre-Chorus]

Am G C

Do you think how it would have been sometimes?

Am G C D

Do you pray that I'd never left your side?

[Chorus]

G D C

What if I had never let you go?

G D C

Would you be the man I used to know?

Em D

If I stayed, If you tried,

G C

If we could only turn back time,

Am7 D G

Well I guess we'll never know.

[Middle 8]

C G Cadd9

G Cadd9

If you would leave and turn the hands of time.

G Cadd9

I'd take you back and you would still be mine.

Am7 G/B Cadd9

'Cos I tried but I had to draw the line,

Am7 G/B Cadd9

Still these questions keep on spinning in my mind,

[Outro] (Key Change)

Ab Eb Db

What if I had never let you go?

Ab Eb Db

Would you be the man I used to know?

Ab Eb Db

What if I had never walked away,

Ab Eb Db

Would I still love you more than I can say.

Fm Eb/G

If I stayed, If you tried,

Ab/C Db

If could only turn back time,

Bbm7 Eb7 Ab

But I guess we'll never know.

Db Eb7 Abadd9

We'll never know.

Chords:

C G D Em Am Ab Eb Db Bbm

e|-0----3----2----0-----0-----4-----6-----4-----1-|

B|-1----3----3----0-----0-----4-----6-----6-----2-|

G|-0----0----2----0-----1-----5-----8-----6-----3-|

D|-2----0----0----2-----2-----6-----8-----4-----3-|

A|-3----2----0----2-----2-----6-----6-----4-----1-|

|-X----3----X----0-----0-----4-----X-----X-----X-|

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