If Chords
If by The Divine Comedy is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, F#m, Em, G, F#, Bbm, G#m, G#m/B, A and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
D F#m Em G
D F#m Em G
D F#m Em G
If you were the road I'd go all the way
D F#m Em G
If you were the night I'd sleep in the day
D F#m Em G
If you were the day I'd cry in the night
D F#m Em G
'Cause you are the way The truth and the light
D F#m Em G D
If you were a tree, I could put my arms around you
F#m Em G
And you could not complain
D F#m Em G D F#m
If you were a tree, I could carve my name into your side
Em G
And you would not cry,
D F#m Em G
Cause trees don't cry
D F#m Em G
D F#m Em G D
If you were a man, I would still love you
D F#m Em G D
If you were a drink, I'd drink my fill of you
D F#m Em G D
If you were attacked, I would kill for you
D F#m Em G D
If your name was Jack, I'd change mine to Jill for you
D F#m Em G D
If you were a horse, I'd clean the crap out of your stable
F#m Em G
And never once complain
D F#m
If you were a horse,
F# Bbm G#m G#m/B
I could ride you through the fields at dawn
F# Bbm G#m G#m/B
Through the day until the day was gone
F# Bbm G#m G#m/B
I could sing about you in my songs
F# Bbm G#m G#m/B A D
As we rode away into the sett---ing sun
(Sun)
D F#m Em G
D F#m Em G
D F#m Em G
D F#m Em G
D F#m Em G
If you were, my little girl
D F#m Em G
I would find it hard to let you go
D F#m Em G
If you were, my sister
D F#m Em G
I would find it doubly so
D F#m Em G D
If you were a dog, I'd feed you scraps from off the table
F#m Em G
Though my wife complains
D F#m Em Gm
If you were my dog I am sure you'd like it better then,
Gm
you'd be my loyal four legged friend
Gm
You'd never have to think again
Gm
And we could be together till the end