If Only Chords
by James Arthur
If Only by James Arthur is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Ebm with a capo on the 6st fret. It uses the chords Am, C, D, F, Em and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am C
Verso 1:
Am D
I still remember my name
Am C
But forgotten my royal mistakes
If only
Am D
I could go back in time
Am D C
When you were a friend of mine
If only
F
We were just a little less tired and true
C D
You were being you, and I was being too human
F
But who was I fooling
Am
Ohh if only
If only I could trust you'd
Em
Rest your head and turn the light on
G Em
If only I could wish your kiss was not a falling star
Am Em
If only I was yours, the shoulder that you'd wanna to cry on
G F
If only you could pull me safely through these prison bars
Am
Ehh if only
(If only, if only)
C
(If only, if only)
Verso 2:
Am
I took your crown of thorns
G C
Laid down to be reborn
If only
Am
I wasn't flesh and bone
G
I could rise up from being stoned
If only
F
You could see through someone like me
D
Tryna be free, maybe just a little less lonely
F
Ohh I was so lonely
D G
If only
Am
If only I could trust you'd
Em
Rest your head and turn the light on (If only, if only)
G Em
If only I could wish your kiss was not a falling star
(If only, if only)
Am Em
If only I was yours, the shoulder that you'd wanna to cry on
(If only, if only)
G F
If only you could pull me safely through these prison bars
(If only)
F Am
Ehh if only
Ponte:
It's out with the old, I'll be new
F Am D
And don't worry about the drink and drugs, I am through
Am
If only I believed that was true
F
We'd be living all the dreams in a house with a view
If only, if only you knew how the voices of demons could drown out the truth
Em
Now my one place of freedom is sleeping with you
C Am
If only, if only you knew
G Am
If only I could trust you'd
Em
Rest your head and turn the light on
G F
If only I could wish your kiss was not a falling star
Am Em
If only, If only I was your shoulder to cry on
G F
If only you could pull me safely through these prison bars
Am
Ehh if only
C Am F
If only, if only If only