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If Time Is All I Have

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Tuning: Standard
Capo:   On 1st
Special Chords:
Asus2: X02200
Fmaj7: XX3210
E4:    033300
C7:    X32310
C9:    X3003X
F/G:   333211 or 3X3211
C/G:   332010 or 3X20XX
At the end with the "oooover"
G:     XX003X First beat can be full G
G*:    XX000X
Intro: |Am|C|
Verse: 
  AmWhen you wake up
Turn the radio Con
And you'll hear this simple Fsong
That I made up
That I made up for youAsus2  
  AmWhen you're driving
Turn the radio Cup
Cause I can't sing loud enFmaj7ough
Hard these days
To get my message thrE4oughE  
Chorus:
If Ctime is C7all C9I  Fhave
I'll F/Gwaste it all on yCou
Each C7day I'll C9turn it Fback
It'F/Gs what the broken-hearted Amdo
I'm tired of talking to an Cempty spaC/Gce
FOf silences keeping Dmme awake
Verse:
  AmWhen you marry
And you look arCound
I'll be somewhere in that crFmaj7owd
Torn up, that it isn't mE4eE  
  AmWhen you're older
And the memories fCade
But I know I'll still feel the sFmaj7ame
For as long as I lE4iveE  
Chorus#2:
And if Ctime is C7all C9I  Fhave
I'll F/Gwaste it all on yCou
Each C7day I'll C9turn it Fback
It'F/Gs what the broken-hearted Amdo
I'm tired of talking to an Cempty spaC/Gce
FOf silences keeping Dmme awake
Won't you Csay my Fname, one time
Please just Csay my Fname
Chorus#3:
If Ctime is C7all C9I  Fhave
I'll F/Gwaste it all on yCou
Each C7day I'll C9turn it Fback
It'F/Gs what the broken-hearted Amdo
I'm tired of talking to an Cempty spaC/Gce
FOf silences keeping Dmme awake
Chorus#4:
If Ctime is C7all C9I  Fhave
I'll F/Gwaste it all on yCou
Each C7day I'll C9turn it Fback
It'F/Gs what the broken-hearted Amdo
I'm tired of talking to an Cempty spaC/Gce
FOf silences keeping Dmme awake
Won't you Csay my Fname
                  G(4beats) G*(4beats)    Am  
When the song is  oooo -                ver.
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Don't forget to read the special chords at the begging for better playing.
Enjoy.

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If Time Is All I Have

by James Blunt

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

Fmaj7

F/G

C/G

Tuning: Standard

Capo: On 1st

Special Chords:

Asus2

: X02200

Fmaj7

: XX3210

: 033300

: X32310

: X3003X

F/G

: 333211 or 3X3211

C/G

: 332010 or 3X20XX

At the end with the "oooover"

G: XX003X First beat can be full G

*: XX000X

Am C

Intro: |||

Verse:

When you wake up

Turn the radio on

And you'll hear this simple song

That I made up

Asus2

That I made up for you

When you're driving

Turn the radio up

Fmaj7

Cause I can't sing loud enough

Hard these days

E4 E

To get my message through

Chorus:

C C7 C9 F

If time is all I have

F/G C

I'll waste it all on you

C7 C9 F

Each day I'll turn it back

F/G Am

It's what the broken-hearted do

C C/G

I'm tired of talking to an empty space

F Dm

Of silences keeping me awake

Verse:

When you marry

And you look around

Fmaj7

I'll be somewhere in that crowd

E4 E

Torn up, that it isn't me

When you're older

And the memories fade

Fmaj7

But I know I'll still feel the same

E4 E

For as long as I live

Chorus#2:

C C7 C9 F

And if time is all I have

F/G C

I'll waste it all on you

C7 C9 F

Each day I'll turn it back

F/G Am

It's what the broken-hearted do

C C/G

I'm tired of talking to an empty space

F Dm

Of silences keeping me awake

C F

Won't you say my name, one time

C F

Please just say my name

Chorus#3:

C C7 C9 F

If time is all I have

F/G C

I'll waste it all on you

C7 C9 F

Each day I'll turn it back

F/G Am

It's what the broken-hearted do

C C/G

I'm tired of talking to an empty space

F Dm

Of silences keeping me awake

Chorus#4:

C C7 C9 F

If time is all I have

F/G C

I'll waste it all on you

C7 C9 F

Each day I'll turn it back

F/G Am

It's what the broken-hearted do

C C/G

I'm tired of talking to an empty space

F Dm

Of silences keeping me awake

C F

Won't you say my name

G G Am

(4beats) *(4beats)

When the song is oooo - ver.

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Don't forget to read the special chords at the begging for better playing.

Enjoy.

About If Time Is All I Have Chords by James Blunt

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