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If I Had You

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[Intro]
Em   G   Bm   D
[Verse]
So I Emgot my boots on,
Got the Gright amount of leather
And I'm Bmdoing me up with a
Dblack coloured liner
And I'm Emworking my strut but I
Gknow it don't matter
All we Bmneed in this world is some Dlove
There's a Emthin line between the Gdark side.
[Pre-Chorus]
And the Bmlight side, baby Dtonight
It's a Emstruggle gotta Grumble, tryin to Bmfi-ind Dit
[Chorus]
But If I Had CYou,
EmThat would be the only thing I'd Dever needBm  
Yeah if I had Cyou,
Then Emmoney, fame and fortune never Dcould compete
If BmI had Cyou,
EmLife would be a party, it'd be DecstasyBm  
Yeah, if I had Cyou
You y-y-y-y-Emyou y-y-y-y-y-Dyou y-y-y-y-y-you
yeah Bmif I had Emyou
[Interlude]
Em  G  Bm  D
[Verse]
From New EmYork to LA getting Ghigh rock and rolling
Get a Bmroom trash it up til it's Dten in the morning
Girls in Emstripper heels, boys rolling Gin Maseratis
What they Bmneed in this world is some Dlove
Theres a Emthin line between the Gwild time.
[Pre-Chorus]
And a Bmflat-line, baby Dtonight
Its a Emstruggle gotta Grumble, tryin to Bmfi-ind Dit
[Chorus]
But If I Had CYou,
EmThat would be the only thing I'd Dever needBm  
Yeah if I had Cyou,
Then Emmoney, fame and fortune never Dcould compete
If BmI had Cyou,
EmLife would be a party, it'd be DecstasyBm  
Yeah, if I had Cyou
You y-y-y-y-Emyou y-y-y-y-y-Dyou y-y-y-y-y-you
BmIf I had
[Bridge]
  D     Em    CThe flashing of the lDighEmtsC  
It might feel so gDoodEm  C  
But I got you stuck Don Emmy Cmind, yeah
  D     Em    CThe flashing and the DstaEmgeC  
It might get me hDighEm  C  
But it don't mean a Dthing Emto-Cnight
   CThat would be the only thing Id Dever needBm  
Yeah if I had Cyou,
Then Emmoney, fame and fortune never Dcould compete
[Chorus]
If I had Cyou,
EmLife would be a party, it'd be DecstasyBm  
Yeah, if I had Cyou
You y-y-y-y-Emyou y-y-y-y-y-Dyou y-y-y-y-y-you
BmIf I had Cyou
EmThat would be the only thing Id Dever needBm  
Yeah if I had Cyou,
Then Emmoney, fame and fortune never Dcould compete
If BmI had Cyou,
EmLife would be a party, it'd be DecstasyBm  
Yeah, if I had Cyou
You y-y-y-y-Emyou y-y-y-y-y-Dyou y-y-y-y-y-you
       BmN.C
If I had you

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If I Had You

by Adam Lambert

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em G Bm D

[Verse]

So I got my boots on,

Got the right amount of leather

And I'm doing me up with a

black coloured liner

And I'm working my strut but I

know it don't matter

Bm D

All we need in this world is some love

Em G

There's a thin line between the dark side.

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm D

And the light side, baby tonight

Em G Bm D

It's a struggle gotta rumble, tryin to fi-ind it

[Chorus]

But If I Had You,

Em D Bm

That would be the only thing I'd ever need

Yeah if I had you,

Em D

Then money, fame and fortune never could compete

Bm C

If I had you,

Em D Bm

Life would be a party, it'd be ecstasy

Yeah, if I had you

Em D

You y-y-y-y-you y-y-y-y-y-you y-y-y-y-y-you

Bm Em

yeah if I had you

[Interlude]

Em G Bm D

[Verse]

Em G

From New York to LA getting high rock and rolling

Bm D

Get a room trash it up til it's ten in the morning

Em G

Girls in stripper heels, boys rolling in Maseratis

Bm D

What they need in this world is some love

Em G

Theres a thin line between the wild time.

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm D

And a flat-line, baby tonight

Em G Bm D

Its a struggle gotta rumble, tryin to fi-ind it

[Chorus]

But If I Had You,

Em D Bm

That would be the only thing I'd ever need

Yeah if I had you,

Em D

Then money, fame and fortune never could compete

Bm C

If I had you,

Em D Bm

Life would be a party, it'd be ecstasy

Yeah, if I had you

Em D

You y-y-y-y-you y-y-y-y-y-you y-y-y-y-y-you

If I had

[Bridge]

D Em C D Em C

The flashing of the lights

D Em C

It might feel so good

D Em C

But I got you stuck on my mind, yeah

D Em C D Em C

The flashing and the stage

D Em C

It might get me high

D Em C

But it don't mean a thing to-night

C D Bm

That would be the only thing Id ever need

Yeah if I had you,

Em D

Then money, fame and fortune never could compete

[Chorus]

If I had you,

Em D Bm

Life would be a party, it'd be ecstasy

Yeah, if I had you

Em D

You y-y-y-y-you y-y-y-y-y-you y-y-y-y-y-you

Bm C

If I had you

Em D Bm

That would be the only thing Id ever need

Yeah if I had you,

Em D

Then money, fame and fortune never could compete

Bm C

If I had you,

Em D Bm

Life would be a party, it'd be ecstasy

Yeah, if I had you

Em D

You y-y-y-y-you y-y-y-y-y-you y-y-y-y-y-you

N.C

If I had you

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