What If (ver. 3)
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Verse 1:
(1 strum of Am7 b4 the D, after each Verse line)
Em Am Am7
What if there was no life?
D C
Nothing wrong, nothing right.
Em Am Am7
What if there was no time?
D C
And no reason or rhyme.
Am7 D Em C D
What if you should decide, that you don't want me there by your side.
Em C D
That you don't want me there in your life.
Em Am Am7
What if I got it wrong
D C
And no poem or song
Em Am Am7
Could put right what I got wrong
D C
Or make you feel I belong
Am7 D Em C D
What if you should decide, that you don't want me there by your side.
Em C D
That you don't want me there in your life.
C Am
Oooh, that's right
Em D
Let's take a breath jump over the side
C Am
Oooh, that's right
Em D
How can you know it if you don't even try
C Am
Oooh, that's right
Verse 2:
Em Am Am7
Every step that you take
D C
Could be your biggest mistake
Em Am Am7
It could bend or it could break
D C
But that's the risk that you take
Am7 D
What if you should decide
Em C D
That you don't want me there in your life
Em C D
That you don't want me there by your side.
C Am
Oooh, that's right
Em D
Let's take a breath jump over the side
C Am
Oooh, that's right
Em D
How can you know it if you don't even try
Am7 Em D
Oooh, that's right
D
Ohhhhh
C Am
Oooh, that's right
Em D
Let's take a breath jump over the side
C Am
Oooh, that's right
Em D
You know that darkness always turns into light
Am7 Em D
Oooh, that's right
How to play What If (ver. 3)
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am7. 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.