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If It Kills Me

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This is the version from the EP "We Sing" not from the new studio album version but
generally the same thing.
Chords:
D: x57775
E: x79997
Em: x79987
A: 577655
F#m*: x91111109 (that's nine,eleven,eleven,ten,nine)
F#m: 244222
Bm: x24432
G: 355433
Gm: 355333
Am: 577555
A#: 688766
C: 81010988 (that's eight,ten,ten,nine,eight,eight)
B: x24442
[Intro]
hit the bass note for D then pluck D,E, Em(hit the high e 
string when you play
E chords)
[Verse]
DHello, tell me you Eknow
Yeah, you Emfigured me out
DSomething gave it EawayEm  
DAnd it would be such a beautiful Emoment
To Emsee the look on your face
DTo know that I Eknow that you know Emnow
                           Em    D  F#m*    Em  D  
And baby that’s a case of my wishful thinking
AYou Dknow Emnothing
DCause you and I
Why, we go Ecarrying on for Emhours, on and
DWe get along much better
        E   Em(hold)
Than you and your boyfriend
[Chorus]
DWell all I really wanna do is F#mlove you
A kind much closer than Bmfriends use
But I still can’t say it after Gall we’ve been Gmthrough
DAnd all I really want from you is to F#mfeel me
As the feeling inside keeps Bmbuilding
And I will find a way to you if it Gkills me
If it Gmkills me
[Break]
D,Gm,Am,A#,C  
[Verse]
DWell how long, can I go Eon like this,
EmWishing to kiss you,
DBefore I brightly EexploEmde?
DThis double life I lead isn’t Ehealthy for me
In fact it Emmakes me nervous
DIf I get caught I could be risking it EallEm  
Baby there’s a lot that I Dmiss
F#m*  Em     D  A  
In case I’m wrong
[Chorus]
DWell all I really wanna do is F#mlove you
A kind much closer than Bmfriends use
But I still can’t say it after Gall we’ve been Gmthrough
DAnd all I really want from you is to F#mfeel me
As the feeling inside keeps Bmbuilding
And I will find a way to you if it Gkills me
If it Gmkills me
[Break]
D,Gm,Am,A#,Am,Em  
[Verse]
If I should be so bold
I’d Dask you to hold my Emheart in your hand
DTell you from the start how I’ve Emlonged to Dbe your Aman
       A(pause)
But I never said I would
I guess I’m gonna miss my chance again
[Break]
D,F#m,Bm,Gm,Am,A#,C  
[Verse]
DAll I really wanna do is F#mlove you
A kind much closer than Bmfriends use
But I still can’t say it after Gall we’ve been Gmthrough
DAnd all I really want from you is to F#mfeel me
As the feeling inside keeps Bmbuilding
And I will find a way to you if it Gkills me
If it Gmkills me
If it Gkills meF#m  
I think it might Bmkill Gmme
DAnd all I really want from you is to F#mfeel me
It’s a feeling inside that keeps Bbuilding
And I will find a way to you if it Gkills me
If it Gmkills me
                D  Gm,Am,A#,C  
It might kill me
e|-----------5-------------|
B|-----------7-------------|
G|-----------7-------------|
D|---2/4-----7-------------|
A|-----------5-------------|
E|-------------------------|
I'm pretty sure this is 99.9% accurate but if there's anything wrong just comment thanks.
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The story behind the song

Jason Mraz is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist who rose to prominence with his debut studio album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come. This song is from his fourth album, Love Is a Four Letter Word, released in 2012. That album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200.

AI-written from these sources:Jason Mraz — Wikipedia ↗

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If It Kills Me

by Jason Mraz

Lyrics & chords · Original key

This is the version from the EP "We Sing" not from the new studio album version but

generally the same thing.

Chords:

: x57775

: x79997

: x79987

: 577655

F#m

*: x91111109 (that's nine,eleven,eleven,ten,nine)

F#m

: 244222

: x24432

: 355433

: 355333

: 577555

: 688766

: 81010988 (that's eight,ten,ten,nine,eight,eight)

: x24442

[Intro]

D E Em

hit the bass note for D then pluck ,, (hit the high e

string when you play

E chords)

[Verse]

D E

Hello, tell me you know

Yeah, you figured me out

D E Em

Something gave it away

D E

And it would be such a beautiful moment

To see the look on your face

D E Em

To know that I know that you know now

Em D F#m Em D

And baby that’s a case of my wishful thinking

A D Em

You know nothing

Cause you and I

E Em

Why, we go carrying on for hours, on and

We get along much better

E Em

(hold)

Than you and your boyfriend

[Chorus]

D F#m

Well all I really wanna do is love you

A kind much closer than friends use

G Gm

But I still can’t say it after all we’ve been through

D F#m

And all I really want from you is to feel me

As the feeling inside keeps building

And I will find a way to you if it kills me

If it kills me

[Break]

D Gm Am A# C

,,,,

[Verse]

D E

Well how long, can I go on like this,

Wishing to kiss you,

D E Em

Before I brightly explode?

D E

This double life I lead isn’t healthy for me

In fact it makes me nervous

D E Em

If I get caught I could be risking it all

Baby there’s a lot that I miss

F#m Em D A

In case I’m wrong

[Chorus]

D F#m

Well all I really wanna do is love you

A kind much closer than friends use

G Gm

But I still can’t say it after all we’ve been through

D F#m

And all I really want from you is to feel me

As the feeling inside keeps building

And I will find a way to you if it kills me

If it kills me

[Break]

D Gm Am A# Am Em

,,,,,

[Verse]

If I should be so bold

D Em

I’d ask you to hold my heart in your hand

D Em D A

Tell you from the start how I’ve longed to be your man

(pause)

But I never said I would

I guess I’m gonna miss my chance again

[Break]

D F#m Bm Gm Am A# C

,,,,,,

[Verse]

D F#m

All I really wanna do is love you

A kind much closer than friends use

G Gm

But I still can’t say it after all we’ve been through

D F#m

And all I really want from you is to feel me

As the feeling inside keeps building

And I will find a way to you if it kills me

If it kills me

G F#m

If it kills me

Bm Gm

I think it might kill me

D F#m

And all I really want from you is to feel me

It’s a feeling inside that keeps building

And I will find a way to you if it kills me

If it kills me

D Gm Am A# C

,,,

It might kill me

e|-----------5-------------|

B|-----------7-------------|

G|-----------7-------------|

D|---2/4-----7-------------|

A|-----------5-------------|

E|-------------------------|

I'm pretty sure this is 99.9% accurate but if there's anything wrong just comment thanks.

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