Cher-Turn Back Time
[Intro - BPM 108 - No drums - chug chords - BE CAREFUL KEYCHANGE]| B | B | (play sus4 as follows - 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 - (1)(2)3 4 - 1 2 3 4)
[Chorus - No drums - with E can play Emaj7 at points]
If I could
[B]turn back time .... If I could [E] find a way ....I'd take
back [C#m] those words that hurt you and you'd stay [F#] (12341234)
[Verse 1 - Pattern with chords - first onbeat, next off - repeat]
[F#] I don't know [B] why I did the [E]things I [F#] did
[F#] I don't know [B] why I said the [E]things I [F#] said
[F#] Love's like [B]a knife it can [E] cut deep insi [F#] ide
(all straight on chords - drums in)
[F#] words are like [B]weapons, they [E]wound some(snare) [F#] times
[Pre-Chorus - E G# F# as one single phrase sort of - XxxX xXXx xxxx xxxx]
[E] [G#m] [F#] I didn't really mean to [E] hurt you
[G#m] [F#] I didn't wanna see you go
[E]I know i made you cry, (drums in) [F#] but baby if I could
[Chorus - Full open downstrokes on chords]
turn [B] back time .... If I could [E] find a way....I'd take
back[C#m] those words that had hurt you and you'd [F#] stay
(1 bar dropped) .. If I could
[B] reach the stars I'd give them all [E] to you...Then you'd
[C#m] love me, love me, love me like used to (drums stop)
(rhythm of next chords F#xxB xxxx ExxF# xxxx )
do [F#]xx[B] xxxx [E] If I [F#] could turn back
[Verse 2 - Light drums]
[F#] My world was [B] shattered I was [E] torn a [F#] part
[F#] Like someone [B] took a knife and drove it [E] deep in my [F#] heart
[F#] You walk out that [B] door I swore that [E] i didn't [F#] care but I
(full drums in)
[F#] lost every [B] thing darling [E] then and [F#] there (1234)
[Pre-Chorus]
[E] [G#m] [F#] Too strong to tell you I was
[E] sorry [G#m] [F#] Too proud to tell you I was wrong
[E] And I know that I was blind [F#] and darling If I could
[Chorus]
turn [B] back time .... If I could [E] find a way....I'd take
back[C#m] those words that had hurt you and you'd [F#] stay
(1 bar dropped) .. If I could
[B] reach the stars I'd give them all [E] to you...Then you'd
[C#m] love me, love me, love me like you used to [F#] do
aaaaaaah (drums stop) (12341234)
[Ending to avoid complexity and key change]
Repeat chorus then
[F#] [B] [E] If I could[F#] turn back
[B] Time
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[Bridge - just bass drum]
[F#] [B] [E] If I could[F#] turn back
[F#] time .[B]...... (turn back [E] time) If I could[F#] turn back
[F#] time .[B]...... (turn back [E] time) If I could[F#] turn back
[F#] time .[B]...... [E] oh [F#] babe
[Big riff - all hits with snare] beh [F#] x x [B] - x x x [E] - [E] x [F#] [F#] - x x x x
[Pre-Chorus - Drums fully in]
[E] [G#m] [F#] I didn't really mean to [E] hurt you
[G#m] [F#] I didn't wanna see you go
[E]I know i made you cry, [F#] but baby if I could
[Chorus - Get ready for key change]
[B] turn back time ... If I could [E] find a way,
I'd take [C#m] back those words that hurt you (2 bars dropped)
If I could [D] reach the stars I'd give them [G] all to you Then you'd
[Em] love me, love me, love me like you used to [A] do
(previous dropped bar stays - 'If' comes in on 3rd beat of 1st bar - bass drum)
If I could turn back time ......
[D] turn back time If I could [G] find a way
Then [Em] maybe maybe maybe you'd [A] stay
[End on D]