IF ONLY
Rod Stewart

from the album ?Vagabond Heart? (1991)


transcribed by Steve Garner (s_garner@hotmail.com)

INTRO:  C (x32010@1)G/B (143121@7)Am (x02210@1)F (133211@1)Dm (xx0231@1)F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)
  C (x32010@1)              G/B (143121@7)     Am (x02210@1)               FIf (133211@1)only I?d have listened to all of my closest friends
   C (x32010@1)               G/B (143121@7)         Am (x02210@1)        FAnd (133211@1)knew that it was over and the party had to end
  C (x32010@1)             G/B (143121@7)       Am (x02210@1)           FIf (133211@1)only I?d have noticed the sadness in her eyes
     Dm (xx0231@1)             F (133211@1)              CShe?d (x32010@1)still be in my arms tonight, if only


  C (x32010@1)             G/B (143121@7)           Am (x02210@1)               FIf (133211@1)only I?d have realized the unimportance of being cool
   C (x32010@1)             G/B (143121@7)            Am (x02210@1)            FTo (133211@1)give a kiss and maybe just say ?darling I love you?
  C (x32010@1)                G/B (143121@7)           Am (x02210@1)               FIf (133211@1)only I?d said I?m sorry, I?d have been a much better man
     Dm (xx0231@1)             F (133211@1)              CShe?d (x32010@1)still be in my arms tonight, if only


          Am (x02210@1)             CThere?s (x32010@1)an emptiness that fills my heart
Em (022000@1)                CNow (x32010@1)that she?s not here
  Am (x02210@1)                    FI (133211@1)loved her more than my own life
 Am (x02210@1)                 Dm (xx0231@1)  F (133211@1)   CSomething (x32010@1)I?ve always feared, if only


  C (x32010@1)              G/BIf (143121@7)only I had come home that night
            Am (x02210@1)                     FInstead (133211@1)of stayin? out for one more drink
  C (x32010@1)             G/B (143121@7)                Am (x02210@1)             FIf (133211@1)only I?d been unconcerned what the other guys may think
  C (x32010@1)                     G/B (143121@7)        Am (x02210@1)                FIf (133211@1)only I?d have held her tight, but I guess it?s too late now
 Dm (xx0231@1)              F (133211@1)             COh (x32010@1)how blind could one man be, if only


           F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)      AmWoah (x02210@1)oh but I will not be sad after all the fun we?ve had
     C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)         F (133211@1)           CYou (x32010@1)live some   and you learn some, if only


BRIDGE:  G# (xx1114@1)D# (x43121@3)Bb (x1333x@1)F (133211@1)G# (xx1114@1)D# (x43121@3)Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)Dm (xx0231@1)F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)Dm (xx0231@1)        C (x32010@1)Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1)Am (x02210@1)Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)
  C (x32010@1)            G/B (143121@7)             Am (x02210@1)                   FIf (133211@1)only I could convince her the importance of one more chance
  C (x32010@1)              G/B (143121@7)   Am (x02210@1)                FIf (133211@1)only God would allow me one more celestial dance
  C (x32010@1)              G/B (143121@7)           Am (x02210@1)                    FIf (133211@1)only I had the nerve to call her up and tell her how I feel
    Dm (xx0231@1)              F (133211@1)              CShe?d (x32010@1)still be in my arms tonight, if only


          Am (x02210@1)            CBut (x32010@1)it?s only love and love ain?t real
Em (022000@1)                     CIt?s (x32010@1)only a four letter word
       Am (x02210@1)                      FWe (133211@1)spend half our lives chasing after it
     Am (x02210@1)           Dm (xx0231@1)F (133211@1)  CHow (x32010@1)wonderfully absurd, if only


            F (133211@1)      G (320003@1)    C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)      G (320003@1)   AmWoah (x02210@1)woah but I will not be sad after all the fun we had
     C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)        FYou (133211@1)live some and you learn some
        F (133211@1)         G (320003@1)  C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)        AmWoah (x02210@1)but I will not be sad after all the fun that we had
     C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)         FYou (133211@1)live some and you learn some
     F (133211@1)             CYou (x32010@1)learn some, if only