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If You Only Knew
Maroon 5
Japagermanesian (tabber)
Novice difficultly unless you include solo stuff that's interemediate
I didn't bother to tab to solos but theyre prolly improv neways
this is mainly a piano chord song so i just did the basic idea by ear
keep in mind this is very BASIC
explanations first then song
Verses
C5, A5, A5, G5  
think one two THREE for rhythm maybe pluck just the bass note for the first two hang on 
three a bit
my altered version
Cm7 Am7 A7 G (power chord with added 3rd on 4th string or G played like an F without the 
highest strings)
2nd half of verses/ bridge to chorus
B5, C5, D5, D5?,  D#5or Eb5  
Chorus
C5, E5, F5, D5  
guitar solo at end is over the chorus progression the bridge instumental part is pretty 
a do whatever you want part with slides and stuff
okay heres the song with chords placed as close as possible the verse is weird when 
the vocals to the chords
If You Only Knew
verse progression 4x (C5, A5, A5, G5)
come in on G5 4th time
Verse 1
          C5          A5       A5       G5
I wakA5e up A5thoG5ughts of you tied to to my mind as I wonder,
        C5               A5        A5         G5
WhA5at tA5o weG5ar what to eat who to be will I see you again,
(bridge)
B5And as my C5car breaks down D5I shake my head and say,
What a Eb5day,  hey hey
Chorus
C5If you only E5knew what F5I went though just to D5get to you,
C5I'm hanging from E5you and F5I'll hold on if you D5want me to,
Verse 2 riff for 2x come in on 2nd G5
Every C5bus, every A5train, every A5cab, every G5lane is C5jammed,
So I C5look to the sky A5and I reach A5for planes G5with my hands,
B5If all my C5days go wrong I'll D5think about last night,
It went Eb5right, hey hey
Chorus
C5If you only E5knew what F5I went though just to D5get to you
C5I'm hanging from E5you and F5I'll hold on if you D5want me to
Instumental Bridge slide around or chromatic stuff at end
Last Chorus guitar improv outro starts during
C5If you only E5knew what F5I went though just to D5get to you, hey
C5I'm swinging E5you and F5there's nothing i would D5rather do
Guitar Outro
make sure to slide down at end

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If You Only Knew

by Maroon 5

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D#5

Eb5

If You Only Knew

Maroon 5

Japagermanesian (tabber)

Novice difficultly unless you include solo stuff that's interemediate

I didn't bother to tab to solos but theyre prolly improv neways

this is mainly a piano chord song so i just did the basic idea by ear

keep in mind this is very BASIC

explanations first then song

Verses

C5 A5 A5 G5

, , ,

think one two THREE for rhythm maybe pluck just the bass note for the first two hang on

three a bit

my altered version

Cm7 Am7 A7 G (power chord with added 3rd on 4th string or G played like an F without the

highest strings)

2nd half of verses/ bridge to chorus

B5 C5 D5 D5 D#5 Eb5

, , , ?, or

Chorus

C5 E5 F5 D5

, , ,

guitar solo at end is over the chorus progression the bridge instumental part is pretty

a do whatever you want part with slides and stuff

okay heres the song with chords placed as close as possible the verse is weird when

the vocals to the chords

If You Only Knew

C5 A5 A5 G5

verse progression 4x (, , , )

come in on G5 4th time

Verse 1

C5 A5 A5 G5

A5 A5 G5

I wake up thoughts of you tied to to my mind as I wonder,

C5 A5 A5 G5

A5 A5 G5

What to wear what to eat who to be will I see you again,

(bridge)

B5 C5 D5

And as my car breaks down I shake my head and say,

Eb5

What a day, hey hey

Chorus

C5 E5 F5 D5

If you only knew what I went though just to get to you,

C5 E5 F5 D5

I'm hanging from you and I'll hold on if you want me to,

Verse 2 riff for 2x come in on 2nd G5

C5 A5 A5 G5 C5

Every bus, every train, every cab, every lane is jammed,

C5 A5 A5 G5

So I look to the sky and I reach for planes with my hands,

B5 C5 D5

If all my days go wrong I'll think about last night,

Eb5

It went right, hey hey

Chorus

C5 E5 F5 D5

If you only knew what I went though just to get to you

C5 E5 F5 D5

I'm hanging from you and I'll hold on if you want me to

Instumental Bridge slide around or chromatic stuff at end

Last Chorus guitar improv outro starts during

C5 E5 F5 D5

If you only knew what I went though just to get to you, hey

C5 E5 F5 D5

I'm swinging you and there's nothing i would rather do

Guitar Outro

make sure to slide down at end

About If You Only Knew Chords by Maroon 5

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