• Song:

    If I Go

  • Artist:

    Colin Hay

  • Album:

    Transcendental Highway

From the Transcendental Highway album

Standard tuning

Chords used:

Am - 577655
G - 355433
F - 133211
Gm - 355333
Bb - X13331


Intro:Am - G

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5s13-13s15-12-12s13-12-8-10-12-8-----8s17-17s18--15-15s17-15-12-13-15-12-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Verse:

Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)         Am (x02210@1)          GMy (320003@1)love, you're tired and its late

Am (x02210@1)           G (320003@1)                Am (x02210@1)   GBut (320003@1)I have to say what I have to say

Am (x02210@1)      G (320003@1)                Am (x02210@1)        G (320003@1) 
I am not clear if you still want me near

Am (x02210@1)         G (320003@1)        Am (x02210@1)    GIf (320003@1)you do please let me know


Bridge:

F (133211@1)           G (320003@1)         AmI'm (x02210@1)no longer waiting for tomorrow   


e|--------------------------------|
B|--3s10-8----------5-5s6-5-3-1---|
G|--------------------------------| These bits are played in that line
D|--------------------------------| Listen for when
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

F (133211@1)           G (320003@1)             EWhile (022100@1)there's still time left today



e|-----------------|
B|-8-10-12---------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Chorus:

GIf (320003@1)I go

          GmYou'll (355333@1)be with me

   BbIf (x1333x@1)you want me to stay

      FWe'll (133211@1)fix whatever's broken

GWherever (320003@1)I go

        GmI'll (355333@1)be with you

           BbMy (x1333x@1)love is deeper than the sea

    FAnd (133211@1)taller than a mountain


Second verse:

Am (x02210@1)         GYou (320003@1)held my life

      Am (x02210@1)         GOn (320003@1)a puppet string

Am (x02210@1)      G (320003@1)          Am (x02210@1)   GI (320003@1)have no secrets from you

Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)              Am (x02210@1)         GTell (320003@1)me my love, is it still good enough?

Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)           Am (x02210@1)   GIf (320003@1)its not please set me free



e|-----------------------|
B|--13-12-10-8-9-10------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|


Bridge:
 
Bb (x1333x@1)       A (x02220@1)                      FYou're (133211@1)nonchalant and drifting with the breeze

G (320003@1)             Gm (355333@1)         ANow (x02220@1)won't you listen to me please




Then play the chorus again. That second bridge may be wrong, but the rest of it I'm
pretty sure of. Comments welcome.

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