If It Were Me Chords
If It Were Me by Radney Foster is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D, Em, C/B, Bb and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G C D G C Em G
Her eyes tell the story too many nights alone
G C D G C Em D
He always takes for granted she's waiting there at home
C Em C G
He treats her like she's nothing, man that guy's a fool
C C/B Em D
Can't he see he holds a priceless jewel
G C Em D
If it were me I'd be thanking my lucky stars
G C Em D
If it were me I'd be holding her in my arms
C Em D G C
She'd never ever wonder what true love means
C G C D G C D
If it were me
G C D G C Em G
I've heard the lies he tells her when he stays out 'til dawn
G C D G C Em D
The stuff he tries to sell her nobody buys for long
C Em C G
She deserves much better than the crumbs he throws her way
C C/B Em D
I think it's time somebody set him straight
G C Em D
If it were me I'd be thanking my lucky stars
G C Em D
If it were me I'd be holding her in my arms
C Em D G C
She'd never ever wonder what true love means
C G C D
If it were me
Em D G C G
Someday she's gonna realize she's worth a whole lot more
Bb Am D
I'll be right there waiting at her door
G C Em D
If it were me I'd be thanking my lucky stars
G C Em D
If it were me I'd be holding her in my arms
C Em D G C
She'd never ever wonder what true love means
C G C D G C D G
If it were me