If I Could

Jack Johnson

Hawaiian

Ukulele chords and lyrics

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INTRO x4

	[A]		[E]			[F#m]			[Bm]
A|--0-------4-----|--0--------------|
E|----------------|-----2HO---------|
C|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|-----------------|

	[A]		[E]			[F#m]			[Bm]		[A]		[E]			[F#m]		[Bm]
A |--------------0-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |----2---2S5-2--2|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C |--4---4---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Verse 1
[A]A brand new [E]baby was [|][F#m]born yesterday 
[Bm]Just in [|][A]time	[E]	[|]	[F#m]	[Bm]	[|]
[A]Papa [E]cried, baby[|] [F#m]cried, Said, 
"Your tears [Bm]are like[|][A]mine."[E]	[|]	[F#m]	[Bm]	[|]
[A]I heard some [E]words from a [|][F#m]friend on the phone;
[Bm]Didn't sound so[|][A]good	[E]	[|]	[F#m]	[Bm]	[|]
[A]The doctor [E]gave him two [|][F#m]weeks to [Bm] live;
I'd give him [|][E]more...if I[|][A] could[D][|]

Chorus
[Bm]	You [E]know that I [|][A]would now[D]	[|]
[Bm]	[E]If only I [|][A]could	[D]	[|]
[Bm]	[E]You know that I would[|][A]	now,[D]	[|]
[Bm]	[E]If only I could [|] [A]	[E]	[|]

Interlude 	
[F#m]	[Bm]	[|]	[A]	[E]	[|]	
[F#m]	[Bm]	[|]	[A]	[E]	[|]
[F#m]	[Bm]	[|]	[A]	[E]	[|]
[F#m]	[Bm]	[|]

Verse 2
[A]Down the mid[E]dle drops [|][F#m]one more
[Bm]Grain of [|]	[A]sand.	[E]	[|]	[F#m]	[Bm]They say that [|]
[A]new life makes [E]losing life [|][F#m]easier [Bm]to under[|]
[A]stand [E]	[|][F#m]	[Bm]	[|]
[A]Words are [E]kind; they help [|][F#m]ease the mind.
I'll [Bm]miss my old [|][A]friend. [E] [|] [F#m]	[Bm]
And though you've[|][A]gotta [E]go, 
We'll keep a [|][F#m]piece of your [Bm]soul. 
One goes [|][E]out, one comes[|][A] in. 	[D][|]

Chorus
[Bm]	You [E]know that I [|][A]would now[D]	[|]
[Bm]	[E]If only I [|][A]could	[D]	[|]
[Bm]	[E]You know that I would[|][A]	now,[D]	[|]
[Bm]	[E]If only I could [|] [A]