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1/47

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 47Position: 12

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Key: G  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Em-   022000
 Bm-   x24432
 C-    x32010
 G-    320033
 D/F#- 2x023x
 D-    xx0232
 Am-   x02210
 G/B-  x2x003
Intro: 
Piano:
e|-------Em---15--14-|--------D--12--10-|--------C10--8--7-|----G-----|-5D/F#-------|
B|-------12--------|-------10--------|------8----------|-----8---|-----7---|
G|----12-----------|----11-----------|----9------------|---7---7-|---7---7-|
D|-14--------------|-12--------------|-10--------------|-5-------|-4-------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
e|-------Em---15--14-|--------D--12--10-|--------C10--8--7-|-------D3--2-----|
B|-------12--------|-------10--------|------8----------|-----3------3---|
G|----12-----------|----11-----------|----9------------|---2----------2-|
D|-14--------------|-12--------------|-10--------------|-0--------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
Verse 1:
  EmDon't speak
I can't believe
  Bmthis is here happening
  COur situation isn't GrightD/F#  
  EmGet real who your playing 
with  BmI never thought 
he'd be like this
  CYou were supposed 
to be there by my Dside 
Refrain 1:
When you Bmsay that you Cwant me
I Emjust don't beDlieve it 
Your always Bmready to Cgive up 
and Emnever turn aDround 
Chorus:
But what if I Gneed you Dbaby 
Would you even Amtry to Csave me 
Or Emwould you find some Dlame 
excuse to Cnever be true 
What if I Gsaid I Dlove you 
Would you be the Amone to Crun to 
Or Emwould you watch 
me Dwalk away 
wiCthout a fight 
Verse 2:
  EmSo sick of worrying that ya 
  Bmgonna quit over anything 
  CI could trip and you 
would let go like Gthat D/F#  
  EmAnd everything that we ever were 
  BmSeems to fade but not the hurt 
  CCause you don't know the 
good things from the Dbad 
Refrain 2:
When I Bmsay that I Cwant you 
You Emknow that I Dmean it 
And in my Bmhour of Cweakness 
There's sEmtill time to Dtry 
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
  DEvery time I speak 
you try and sCtop me 
  DCause every little 
thing is Cwrong 
You Amsay your noticing 
but you never see 
this is G/Bwho I really am 
that you can't leave 
Makes me Cwanna know right now 
If it's me you'll leave without 
Or Dwould you change your mind 
But what if I Emneed you Bm  C  D  
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
Baby what if 
I Gneed Dyou 
Yeah yeah 
What if I Amneed Cyou
what if I you 
EmOoh Dooh if I Cneed you 
What if I Gneed you D  
AmNeed Cyou Emyou DyouC  

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What If

by Ashley Tisdale

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

G/B

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022000

- x24432

- x32010

- 320033

D/F#

- 2x023x

- xx0232

- x02210

G/B

- x2x003

Intro:

Piano:

Em D C G D/F#

e|----------15--14-|----------12--10-|--------10--8--7-|---------|-5-------|

B|-------12--------|-------10--------|------8----------|-----8---|-----7---|

G|----12-----------|----11-----------|----9------------|---7---7-|---7---7-|

D|-14--------------|-12--------------|-10--------------|-5-------|-4-------|

A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|

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

Em D C D

e|----------15--14-|----------12--10-|--------10--8--7-|-------3--2-----|

B|-------12--------|-------10--------|------8----------|-----3------3---|

G|----12-----------|----11-----------|----9------------|---2----------2-|

D|-14--------------|-12--------------|-10--------------|-0--------------|

A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

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

Verse 1:

Don't speak

I can't believe

this is here happening

C G D/F#

Our situation isn't right

Get real who your playing

with I never thought

he'd be like this

You were supposed

to be there by my side

Refrain 1:

Bm C

When you say that you want me

Em D

I just don't believe it

Bm C

Your always ready to give up

Em D

and never turn around

Chorus:

G D

But what if I need you baby

Am C

Would you even try to save me

Em D

Or would you find some lame

excuse to never be true

G D

What if I said I love you

Am C

Would you be the one to run to

Or would you watch

me walk away

without a fight

Verse 2:

So sick of worrying that ya

gonna quit over anything

I could trip and you

G D/F#

would let go like that

And everything that we ever were

Seems to fade but not the hurt

Cause you don't know the

good things from the bad

Refrain 2:

Bm C

When I say that I want you

Em D

You know that I mean it

Bm C

And in my hour of weakness

Em D

There's still time to try

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge:

Every time I speak

you try and stop me

Cause every little

thing is wrong

You say your noticing

but you never see

G/B

this is who I really am

that you can't leave

Makes me wanna know right now

If it's me you'll leave without

Or would you change your mind

Em Bm C D

But what if I need you

(Repeat Chorus)

Outro:

Baby what if

G D

I need you

Yeah yeah

Am C

What if I need you

what if I you

Em D C

Ooh ooh if I need you

G D

What if I need you

Am C Em D C

Need you you you

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