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What If

Babyface
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
 ] ---
 
 ]
 I ran into a friend  of yours  the other day
 And I asked  her  how you've been
 She said my girl  is fine;  just bought a house
 got a job,  real good  man
 I told her I was glad  for you;  that's wonderful
 But does she ever  ask `bout  me?
 She said she's  happy with  her life right now
 Let her go,  let her  be
 ]
 And I told  myself I would, but something in my heart  just would  not let you
go
  Fbreak
 I just wanna know
 ]
 What if we were  wrong about  each other?
 What if  you were  really made for me?
 What if  we was `sposed  to be together?
 Would that  not mean  anything?
 What if that was  `sposed  to  be my house  that you go home to every day?
 How can  you be sure  that things are better?
 If you  can't be sure your  heart is still here with me
 Still wanting  me
 do Verse 1 chords]
 Your friend asked me if there was someone special in my life that I was seeing
 I told her there was no one in particular
 There's just I, myself, and me
 I told her that I dream of you quite often
 She just cut her eyes at me
 She said you got a home, you're very happy
 So just stop your meddling
 do Pre-chorus 1 chords]
 I told her that I won't
 I said things were cool, but I guess I was wrong
 I still can't move on
 ]
 Now that could be my car
 That could be my house
 That could be my baby  boy that  you're nursing
 That could be the trash  that I  always take out
 That could be the chair  that I  love to chill in
 That could be my food  on the table  at the end of the day
Hugs  and the kisses,  all the love we make
What  the hell do  you expect me to say?
What  if it's really  `sposed to be this way?
What  if you're really  `sposed to be with me?

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Readable chord sheet for What If by Babyface

] [D]-[A]-[Bm]-[G]
         [Bm] [G] [Bm] [A]

]
I ran into a f[D]riend of [A]yours the other day
And I [Bm]asked her[G] how you've been
She said my g[Bm]irl is fine;[G] just bought a house
got a j[Bm]ob, real g[A]ood man
I told her I was [D]glad for [A]you; that's wonderful
But does she [Bm]ever ask [G]`bout me?
She said she's[Bm] happy wit[G]h[G] her life right now
Let her g[Bm]o, let [A]her be

]
And I [F#]told myself I would, but something in my h[Bm]eart just wo[F#]uld not let you
[G]go
               F
I just wanna know

]
What if we we[D]re wrong a[A]bout each other?
What i[Bm]f you wer[G]e really made for me?
What i[Bm]f we was [G]`sposed to be together?
Would [Cm]that not [A]mean anything?
What if that [D]was `spo[A]sed to[Bm] be my [G]house that you go home to every day?
How ca[Bm]n you be [G]sure that things are better?
If you[Bm] can't be sure y[F#]our heart is still here with m[G]e [F#]
Still [Bm]wanting m[F#]e

do Verse 1 chords]
Your friend asked me if there was someone special in my life that I was seeing
I told her there was no one in particular
There's just I, myself, and me
I told her that I dream of you quite often
She just cut her eyes at me
She said you got a home, you're very happy
So just stop your meddling

do Pre-chorus 1 chords]
I told her that I won't
I said things were cool, but I guess I was wrong
I still can't move on

[Repeat Chorus]

]
Now that could be my [Bm]car
That could be my [F#]house
That could be my [Bm]baby boy t[A]hat you're nursing
That could be the [Bm]trash that I[F#] always take out
That could be the [Bm]chair that I[A] love to chill in
That could be my [Bm]food on the table[F#] at the end of the day
[Bm]Hugs and the kiss[A]es, all the love we make
[Bm]What the hell d[G]o you expect me to say?
[Bm]What if it's rea[G]lly `sposed to be this way?
[Bm]What if you're reall[A]y `sposed to be with me?

[Chorus 2x then fade-out, move chords one step higher]

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