If You Were My Love
View chords used in this chart
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 5th fret
(To play without a capo replace the chords above by Bb, C & Dm)
Intro: F G
F
Tonight there are no saviors
This night outside my window
G
Wasn’t anyone’s fault
F
When the moon rolls over the mountain
You are lost in your dreaming
G
Where is the wild white rose
F
I try to explain it
To someone who was crying
G
If you were my love
F
My hands reach for something
Someone that could tell me
G
Wasn’t anyone’s fault
Am G
Not anyone’s fault
Am
With our crosses to bear
G
And our dreams that still live on
Am
With our crosses to bear
G
And our dreams that still live on
F
If you were my love
G
However momentarily
F
If I were the one
G
Who watched over your sleeping
F
You would never
G
Have been frightened
Am
At all
G
At all
Am
With our crosses to bear
G
And our dreams that still live on
Am
With our crosses to bear
G
And our dreams that still live on
F
If you were my love
G
However momentarily
F
If I were the one
G
Who watched over your sleeping
F
You would never
G
Have been frightened
Am
At all
G
At all
F
At all
G
At all
F
Faithful
How to play If You Were My Love
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 Bb. 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.