[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]
bpm 72 Heavy mute - lot of strum with just first finger - fills are whole slaps on side of guitar with whole hand [C C9 C G Gsus4 G F] [Verse] [G]Don't wish it away Don't [Em] look at it like [F]it's forever [C F/C C F/C C F/C] [C] BEtween you and [G]me I could honestly [Bm] say that [F] things can only get better C F/C C F/C C F/C
And [C] while I'm [G] away [B7] Bust out the demons inside [Em] [Dm] And it [G7/D] won't be [C] long before you and me [G] run To the place in our [Am] hearts [F] where [G] we hide [Am7, G/B (quick fill - like Queen find me)]
[Chorus] And I [C] guess that's why they [G] call it the [F] blues Time on my [C] hands could be [G] time spent with [F] you [C] Laughing like [G] children, living like [Am] lovers [C] Rolling like [F] thunder under the [D] covers And I [F] guess that's why they [G] call it the [C] blues - [C C9 C G Gsus4 G F]
[Verse] Just [G] stare into space [Em] Picture my face [F] in your hands [C F/C C F/C C F/C] [C] Live for each [G]second Without hesi [Bm] tation and [F] never forget I'm your [C] man C F/C C F/C C F/C
[C] Wait on me [G] girl [B7] Cry in the night if it [Em] helps [Dm ] But [G7/D] more than [C] ever I simply love [G] you More than I [Am] love [F] life it[G] self [Am7, G/B]
[Chorus] And I [C] guess that's why they [G] call it the [F] blues Time on my [C] hands could be [G] time spent with [F] you [C] Laughing like [G] children, living like [Am] lovers [C] Rolling like [F] thunder under the [D] covers And I [F] guess that's why they [G] call it the [C] blues - C C9 C G Gsus4 G F
[Solo - Verse Chords] NOT SUNG - Just [G] stare into space NOT SUNG - [Em] Picture my face in your [F] hands [C F/C C F/C C F/C] NOT SUNG - [C] Live for each [G]second NOT SUNG - Without hesitation and [Bm] never [F] forget I'm your [C] man C F/C C F/C C F/C
[End of Verse] [C] Wait on me [G] girl [B7] Cry in the night if it [Em] helps [Dm ] But [G7/D] more than [C] ever I simply love [G] you More than I [Am] love [F] life it[G] self [Am7, G/B]
[Chorus] And I [C] guess that's why they [G] call it the [F] blues Time on my [C] hands could be [G] time spent with [F] you [C] Laughing like [G] children, living like [Am] lovers [C] Rolling like [F] thunder under the [D] covers And I [F] guess that's why they [G] call it the [C] blues
