If Not For You Chords
If Not For You by George Harrison is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D/C, Am, C, D7, A7, E, D, B, A, F#m, B7 and F#7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Capo III or open
Intro:G D/C (2x)
G D/C G D/C
If not for you babe, I couldn't even find the door
G D/C Am
I couldn't even see the floor; I'd be sad and blue,
G D/C G D/C
if not for you
G D/C G D/C
If not for you babe, the night would see me wide awake
G D/C Am
The day would surely have to break; it would not be new,
G D/C G D/C
if not for you
C G
If not for you my sky would fall,
D7 G
rain would gather too.
C G A7
without your love I'd be no-where at all, I'd be lost,
D7
if not for you
G D/C G D/C
If not for you, the winter would hold no spring
G D/C Am
Couldn't hear a robin sing; I just wouldn't have a clue
G D/C
if not for you
G D/C 3x
Alternate:
Capo III
G = E
D = B
C = A
Am = F#m
D7 = B7
A7 = F#7