If I Wanted Someone
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Em Am C Em
like the memory from your mother's house from before you got too old
Em Am C Em
like the feeling from a photograph before it's meanings all got told
D Am G Am
the words I say can be silver, but what's left unsaid can be gold
Am G
so get to know me once I go away
Em
Em Am C Em
maybe 'cause I come from such an empty-hearted town
Em Am C Em
or maybe 'cause some love of mine had really let me down
D Am G Am
but the only time I am lonely is when others are around
Am G
I just never end up knowing what to say
Em
C G
if I wanted someone to clean me up, I'd find myself a maid
D Am
if I wanted someone to spend my money, I wouldn't need to get paid
C G
if I wanted someone to understand me, I'd have so much more to say
D Em C
I want you to make the days move easy
Em Am C Em
I took everything I thought from what it means to be a man
Em Am C Em
we need words to be put to what we do not understand
D Am G Am
while you lean into the echoes and you do not raise a hand
Am G
oh woman, help me see it like it is
C G
if I wanted someone to clean me up, I'd find myself a maid
D Am
if I wanted someone to spend my money, I wouldn't need to get paid
C G
if I wanted someone to understand me, I'd have so much more to say
D Em C
I want you to make the days move easy
Em Am C Em Em Am C Em D Am G Am Em
C G
if I wanted someone to clean me up, I'd find myself a maid
D Am
if I wanted someone to spend my money, I wouldn't need to get paid
C G
if I wanted someone to understand me, I'd have so much more to say
D Em C
I want you to make the days move easy
C G
if I wanted someone to clean me up, I'd find myself a maid
D Am
if I wanted someone to spend my money, I wouldn't need to get paid
C G
if I wanted someone to cut me down, I'd have handed you the blade
D Em C
I want you to make the days move easy
D Em Em C
I just want you to make the days move easy
Em Am C
How to play If I Wanted Someone
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 Em. 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.