If I Told You Now- Jason Robert Brown
Tabbed by Robin Young

     A7/D       DIf (xx0232@1)I told you now
       Adim (2312xx@1)            BmThat (x24432@1)I didn't have the answers
Bm/A (x04440@1)    Gsus2 (3x0233@1)           D/F (100232@1)  That I didn't know the reasons
       B7(b9)            EmThat (022000@1)I didn't hold the key

Em/D (010000@1) A7/C A7 (x02020@1)    D/F (100232@1) If I told   you now
       Adim/C    Adim (2312xx@1)    Bm (x24432@1)  Bm/AThat (x04440@1)I couldn't say  for certain
       G2                  D/FThat (100232@1)I wouldn't break my promise
          E7 (020130@1)    A7 (x02020@1)    Dsus (xx0233@1)D (xx0232@1)Dsus (xx0233@1)DCould (xx0232@1)you bear to look at me?

     DsusA7/D (xx0233@1)      DIf (xx0232@1)I told     you now
        Adim/C     Adim7      BmThat (x24432@1)in spite  of my    persistence
       G2            D/FAnd (100232@1)my confident demeanor
     B7(b9)                Em (022000@1)name="chord_020030@1">Em7/D
I am more  and more in doubt

     A7/C A7 (x02020@1)    D/FIf (100232@1)I told   you now
D (xx0232@1)       Adim (2312xx@1)             BmWould (x24432@1)you smile with understanding
          G2                 D/FWould (100232@1)you burn with disappointment
             E7 (020130@1)     A7 (x02020@1)    Dsus (xx0233@1)DOr (xx0232@1)would you turn and turn me out?

     Bm (x24432@1)        B (x2444x@1)AIf (x02220@1)I told you now
     G2                      D/FI (100232@1)suspect you still might say
               G11 (3x3211@1)       D2/F
We've gone too far to change
   Em7              D2/F
Or push away the tide

          E7 (020130@1)        D/EWould (000232@1)you close us down
         Edim7                 E7Or (020130@1)would I    get extra points
          D/ABecause (x00232@1)I tried?
     Gsus2/A
If I tried

     A/C (032220@1)name="chord_x02020@1">A7      D/F (100232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
If I told  you now
        Adim (2312xx@1)          BmAnd (x24432@1)I'm not about to tell you
       G2                 D/FBut (100232@1)in case I chose to mention
         D/E (000232@1)        Em9 (022032@1) Em6/F
Things I know you won't allow

F7 (131241@1)       G (320003@1)  Em7/G D/A (x00232@1) Would it hurt less  later
     E7 (020130@1)name="chord_002033@1">A7sus    Dsus (xx0233@1)D (xx0232@1)Dsus (xx0233@1)DIf (xx0232@1)I told    you now?

Adim/D - D - Adim/D - D

Adim/C   Bm (x24432@1)        Bm/AIf (x04440@1)     I told you now
           G2              Dsus2/F
That we're never really safe
             G11 (3x3211@1)      D2/F
From all the fires we set
   Em7               D2/F
Or debts we had to pay

Bb7/F     E7 (020130@1)      D/EWould (000232@1)you hold me now
      Edim7                  E7So (020130@1)at least for this, for here
       D/AI (x00232@1)know you'd stay
       Am7If (x02010@1)you'd stay

     A7/C       D2If (x43141@2)I told you now
         Adim/C               BmIt (x24432@1)would be    for your protection
           Gsus2 (3x0233@1)             D/F'Cause (100232@1)I'm sure I'll disappoint you
         D/E (000232@1)   Em9 (022032@1)    Em6/F  F7Though (131241@1)I can't imagine how

        G (320003@1)  Gdim (3423xx@1)name="chord_x00232@1">D/A
Does it make me   better
     G7/A F7/A       B (x2444x@1)B7If (x21202@1)I told     you now?
          Em7  E7/G D/AWould (x00232@1)you make me   better
     E7 (020130@1)name="chord_x02020@1">A7    Dsus (xx0233@1)Dsus2 (xx0230@1)DIf (xx0232@1)I told you now?
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