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If I Had You Chords by Dire Straits

If I Had You chords by Dire Straits

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: E

Difficulty: Novice

Dire Straits - If I Had You    (Basic Backing Chords)


   Intro:
E   E   E    E


   Chorus:
E   A        E             A
Ooh If I had you, Yeah the things that I could do
                 E
(Honey) If I had you
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Verse 1:
E           A                                   E
Now I could sing like an angel, fly just like a bird
A                                    E
Sing you the best love song you ever heard
A                               E
I could be a poet like Muhammad Ali
A                                       C#m            B    E
Float like a butterfly, sting just like a, just like a bee


   Chorus:
E   A        E        A
Ooh If I had you, the things that I could do
         E
If I had you


Verse 2:
E       A                               E
Now I'd go get your name tattooed on my chest
          A                                     E
Well it'd just say 'My baby, my baby, she's the best!'
A                                              E
I could be your Superman, you could be my Lois Lane
A                                          C#m         B      E
I could be a Tarzan, you could be my sweet Jane if you wanted to


   Chorus:
E   A        E        A
Mmm If I had you, the things that I could do
         E
If I had you ,yea one more time
E   A        E                     A
Ooh If I had you, only had you,the things that I could do,Oh Yea
         E
If I had you


   Bridge:
N.C.
                         E     A            E
So come on dance with me baby, don't let me go
                         A            E
Yeah dance with me baby, don't let me go
                   A         E               B
Baby don't let me, don't let me don't let me go, oh no
F#m                       E            B
Don't let me,don't let me,don't let me go
                  E
Dont let me go go now


   Bridge:
N.C.
                         E     A            E
So come on dance with me baby, don't let me go
                         A            E
Yeah dance with me baby, don't let me go
                   A         E               B
Baby don't let me, don't let me don't let me go, oh no
F#m                       E            B
Don't let me,don't let me,don't let me go
                  E
Dont let me go go now


   Outro:
               (Keyboard Backing)
A   A   E   E
B   B   B   B
F#m F#m E   E
B   B   E   E      x2

Mark W

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