If I'm To Die
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Intro
F A Dm Bb
F C
F A
If I’m to die before I reach you
Dm C Bb
Please know I’m meant to love you till I did
F A
If I’m to slip beneath a train meant to take me
Dm C Bb
Know that I believe that it was worth it
F
Tell my friends goodbye
A
Tell my almost ex-wife
Dm C Bb
That I loved her and left her too soon
C
[Refrão]
Dm C Bb
Oh I hope to be holding you soon
F C
Who knows what happens if I leave my room
Dm C Bb
Oh I’m scared that you’ll know what to do...
A Dm C Bb
If I’m to die before you
C
Verse
F A
If i’m to die before I hold you
Dm C Bb
Know my arms were the worst off for it
F
If i’m set upon dragged
A
From my room as I write
Dm
You won't be my last
C Bb
Thought before I quit
C
F
Give my family love
A
I would watch from above
Dm C Bb
But I fear there is nothing but sleep
C
[Refrão]
Dm C Bb
Oh I hope to be seeing you soon
F
Don’t know what's out there
C
More fear I assume
Dm C Bb
Oh i’m scared that you’ll know what to do...
A Dm C Bb
If i’m to die before you
C
Verse
F A
And if i’m to die before we spend a soft day
Dm C Bb
Know my final thoughts will be of regret
F A
If i'm to drown in the deep sea that parts us
Dm C Bb
I once lived and loved, don’t forget
C
F
Give my paintings to Alice
A
Tell all my good friends
Dm C Bb
That I didn’t dare earn their respect
C
[Refrão]
Dm C Bb
Oh I hope to be seeing you soon
F C
I don’t know what happens if I leave my room
Dm C Bb
Oh I’m scared that you’ll know what to do
A Dm C Bb
If I'm to die before you, if I'm to die before you
How to play If I'm To Die
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.