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Intro:
C# F#
Verse 1: Ben Fuller:
C#
Yeah, I like it easy
But that's not how it's been
F#
I'm at that part of the movie when the good guy might not win
C#
Did I take a wrong turn?
Why Do You have me here?
F#
I want that happy ending
Not this one where I'm in tears
G# C# F#
And yeah, we both know
Chorus: Ben Fuller:
C#
If it was up to me, there'd be no gravel roads
No wounds, no blisters on my soul
F#
Pain might come, but it wouldn't come for me
A#m
If it was up to me, I'd take the easy ride
G#
But I'd miss the grace that changed my life
F#
Thank God I'm not the one in charge of things
A#m Fm F#
I'd never know how good Your plans could bе
C#
If it was up to me
Verse 2: Carrie Underwood, Both:
C#
If it was up to me, I'd nevеr taste the grace
That meets me where I am
F#
Or meet the God who came and picked me up
And taught me how to stand
C#
He always has a purpose
Through the joy and suffering
F#
I'd be crazy not to trust Him with everything
Chorus: Ben Fuller:
C#
If it was up to me, there'd be no gravel roads
No wounds, no blisters on my soul
F#
Pain might come, but it wouldn't come for me
A#m
If it was up to me, I'd take the easy ride
G#
But I'd miss the grace that changed my life
F#
Thank God I'm not the one in charge of things
A#m Fm F#
I'd never know how good Your plans could bе
C#
If it was up to me
F#
If it was up to me
Bridge: Both:
C#
Your ways are higher
Your ways are higher
F#
You know what You're doing with me
A#m
Your ways are higher
G#
Your ways are higher
F#
Put me where You want me to be
Pre-Chorus: Both:
G#
Yeah
C# F#
We both know
Chorus: Both, Ben Fuller, Carrie Underwood:
C#
If it was up to me, there'd be no gravel roads
No wounds, no blisters on my soul
F#
Pain might come, but it wouldn't come for me
A#m
If it was up to me, I'd take the easy ride
G#
But I'd miss the grace that changed my life
F#
Thank God I'm not the one in charge of things
A#m Fm F#
I'd never know how good Your plans could bе
C#
If it was up to me
F#
If it was up to me
Outro: Ben Fuller, Both, Carrie Underwood:
Yeah
C#
If it was up to me (Yeah)
If it was up to me
Song History
Published: April 13, 2025
Last Updated: September 10, 2025