If Someones Gonna Love You
View chords used in this chart
Intro:
C D Cmaj7 D
Cmaj7 D Cmaj7 D
Am Cmaj7 D
Am Cmaj7 D
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 C
[Verso 1]
Cmaj7 D
You're a child and I'm your mother
Cmaj7 D
Say goodbye to your friends between the laughter
Cmaj7 D Cmaj7
And I'm sort of the one you want
D Cmaj7 D
Sort of the one you want
[Verso 2]
Cmaj7 D
And before we go back to each other
Cmaj7 D
Smoking before two p.m. is over
Cmaj7 D
And I'm sort of cooking you a meal
Cmaj7 D Fmaj7
And the door is open for you, dear
Cmaj7
[Pré-Refrão]
Cmaj7 D
Well I wrote to you last in a video game
Cmaj7 D
In the journal I typed out your name
Cmaj7 D Cmaj7 D
Cmaj7 D Cmaj7
Well I wrote to you last in the butter on your bread
D
The footprints in the dirt
Cmaj7 D
The wrinkles in your bed
Cmaj7 D Fmaj7
Cmaj7 Bm G A
N.C. muted strum
[Refrão]
Am A
If someones gonna love you, let it be me
Cmaj7 D
When youre glowing with naivety
Am
Son I wrote to you last in an essay
Cmaj7 D
To impress you
You impress me
Am Cmaj7
Son I wrote to you last with the sunscreen on your face
D
The footprints in the dirt
Am
For you Id leave a trace
A Cmaj7 D
(If someones gonna love you)
(Let it be me)
(Let it be me)
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 B
Em N.C. muted strum
[Ponte]
N.C. muted strum
A-one, a-two, a-one, two, three, four
Cmaj7 Amaj7 A
Cmaj7 A
[Verso 3]
Cmaj7
And before we come back to each other
Amaj7 A
Youll be a guide and a friend and a lover
Cmaj7
And the more we come back to each other
Amaj7 A
You confide in your friends between the laughter
Cmaj7 Amaj7 A
If someones gonna love you, then let it be me
Cmaj7 Amaj7 A
Outro:
G E E5
How to play If Someones Gonna Love You
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 C. 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.