If You Were Me Chords

KeyEm Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays617

If You Were Me by Frightened Rabbit is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Em with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords Em, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Em
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16
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    Em                                      C 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0------0----0-------| 
D|-------2---------2---------2---------2----------2----------| 
A|------------------------------------------3----------------| 
E|-0---------0---------0---------0---------------------------| 

                                 D 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0------0----0-------| 
D|-------2---------2---------2---------4----------4----------| 
A|-3---------3---------3---------5----------5----------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| 

                        C 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0------0----0-------| 
D|-------4---------4---------2---------2----------2----------| 
A|-5---------5---------3---------3---------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------3----------------| 


e|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|-----0---0-----0---0------| 
D|-------2---------2--------| 
A|-0------------------------| 
E|-----------0--------------| 



Em            C 
Time passes, accept the blame 
       D                            C 
and I accept that you might never care to see me again 
at least we can shake off some shame 
still I quiver like a dying leaf in a violent wind 

I dont wish to be excused for this, 
My disguise, my excuses they have worn so thin 
May I ask, answer honestly,  
What would you have done if you were me? 

Em                 C                D 
How could it go so wrong so quickly 
               C         D 
What would you do if you were me 
Don't assume that I have found this easy 
Oh, how would you feel if you were me 

Time passes, kills everything 
in it's path and then it buries us in history 
Some bits, some bits seem to stick 
I thought you and I could be a timeless thing 
I have to ask, please answer honestly,  
What would you have done if you were me? 

How could it go so wrong so quickly 
What would you do if you were me 
Don't assume that I have found this easy 
How would you feel if you were me? 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante