If You Were To Wake Up chords

Lyle Lovett

Key: 

Simplify chords 

  			This thing is a waltz.  3/4 count. I'll tab the first 
verse.  It should be easy to learn and, in particular, one where 
you can elaborate on when you get the time.  I'm still listening 
to the track to pick up more. 
 
(A little more interesting with a cello and fiddle around) 
 
If you were to 
 
     wake                  up                               and 
  D                      D                   G 
E ---------------------|----2--------------|--------------------|- 
B ---------------------|----3--------------|--------------------|- 
G -----------------2---|---------------2---|----------------0---|- 
D ----0----------------|-------------------|--------------------|- 
A ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|- 
E ---------------------|-------------------|----3---------------|- 
 
 
      I   were     be-    side you 
  G                     D                    D     (hammer off) 
E ----0----------------|-------------------|----2---------------|- 
B ----3----------------|-------------------|----3---------------|- 
G -----------------0---|---------------2---|----4----h2-----0---|- 
D ---------------------|----0--------------|----0---------------|- 
A ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|- 
E ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|- 
 
 
                        would you gently 
  D                       D 
E ----2----------------|----2--------------|- 
B ----3----------------|----3--------------|- 
G ----2------------2---|---------------2---|- 
D ----0----------------|-------------------|- 
A ---------------------|-------------------|- 
E ---------------------|-------------------|- 
 
 
     smile                  dear 
  D                      D                   D 
E ---------------------|----2--------------|--------------------|- 
B ---------------------|----3--------------|--------------------|- 
G -----------------2---|---------------2---|----------------2---|- 
D ----0----------------|-------------------|----0---------------|- 
A ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|- 
E ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|- 
 
 
and whisper         my    name 
   D                     A                   A   (hammer on) 
E ----2----------------|-------------------|--------------------|- 
B ----3----------------|--------------2----|----2-h3------------|- 
G -----------------0---|-------------------|--------------------|- 
D ---------------------|----2--------------|----------------2---|- 
A ---------------------|-------------------|----0---------------|- 
E ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|- 
 
 
                       and would you re- 
  A                      A 
E ---------------------|-------------------|- 
B ----3-h2-------------|----2--------------|- 
G ---------------------|----2--------------|- 
D -----------------2---|---------------2---|- 
A ----0----------------|-------------------|- 
E ---------------------|-------------------|- 
 
     mem-                  ber                               the 
  D                                         G 
E ---------------------|----2--------------|--------------------|- 
B ---------------------|----3--------------|--------------------|- 
G -----------------2---|---------------2---|----------------0---|- 
D ----0----------------|-------------------|--------------------|- 
A ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|- 
E ---------------------|-------------------|----3---------------|- 
 
 
     way  that     I     held you 
                         D                     D  (hammer off) 
E ----0----------------|-------------------|----2---------------|- 
B ----3----------------|-------------------|----3---------------|- 
G -----------------0---|---------------2---|----4----h2-----0---|- 
D ---------------------|----0--------------|----0---------------|- 
A ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|- 
E ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|- 
 
 
                  and     would you 
  D                       D 
E ----2----------------|----2--------------|- 
B ----3----------------|----3--------------|- 
G ----2------------2---|---------------2---|- 
D ----0----------------|-------------------|- 
A ---------------------|-------------------|- 
E ---------------------|-------------------|- 
 
 
     want                  me                                to 
  D                      D                   A 
E ---------------------|----2--------------|--------------------|- 
B ---------------------|----3--------------|--------------------|- 
G -----------------2---|---------------2---|----------------2---|- 
D ----0----------------|-------------------|----2---------------|- 
A ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|- 
E ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|- 
 
 
   hold  you         a- gain 
   A                     D                       (hammer off) 
E -----------------0---|-------------------|----2---------------|- 
B ----2-h3-------------|-------------------|----3---------------|- 
G ---------------------|--------------2----|----4----h2-----0---|- 
D ---------------------|----0--------------|----0---------------|- 
A ----0----------------|-------------------|--------------------|- 
E ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|- 
 
 
                            Time reaches (etc.) 
  D                      D 
E ----2----------------|----2--------------|- 
B ----3----------------|----3--------------|- 
G ----2------------2---|---------------2---|- 
D ----0----------------|-------------------|- 
A ---------------------|-------------------|- 
E ---------------------|-------------------|- 
 
 
                 D       G 
If you were to wake up 
               D 
And I were beside you 
                  D 
Would you gently smile dear 
                A 
And whisper my name 
                D         G 
And would you remember 
                D 
The way that I held you 
                D         A 
And would you want me 
                D 
To hold you again 
 
(melody repeats) 
 
Time reaches to you 
Just like a willow 
That bends to the water 
And clings to the shore 
And there was a time dear 
That once you did love me 
And there was a time 
You loved me no more 
 
Rain on your window 
Light on your pillow 
The way you lie sleeping 
Is it like before 
For there was a time dear 
That once you did love me 
And there was a time 
You loved me no more