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If I Were You

Hoobastank
Version1
90

Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 : X02200 or
 : X02220 or 577XXX
-;  2x
 Verse 1 | One strum each
C#m
e|-----0--------------------|---4-----------------------|
B|-----0--------------------|---5-----------------------|
G|-----2--------------------|---6-----------------------|
D|-----2--------------------|---6-----------------------|
A|-----0--------------------|---4-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
  You seem to find the dark, when everything is bright
G
e|-----0--------------------|---------0-------------------3--|
B|-----0--------------------|---------1-------------------3--|
G|-----2--------------------|---------0-------------------0--|
D|-----2--------------------|---------2-------------------0--|
A|-----0--------------------|---------3-------------------2--|
E|--------------------------|---------0-------------------3--|
  You look for all that's wrong, instead of all that's right
C#m
e|-----0--------------------|---4-----------------------|
B|-----0--------------------|---5-----------------------|
G|-----2--------------------|---6-----------------------|
D|-----2--------------------|---6-----------------------|
A|-----0--------------------|---4-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
  Does it feel good to you, to rain on my parade
G
e|-----0--------------------|---------0-------------------3--|
B|-----0--------------------|---------1-------------------3--|
G|-----2--------------------|---------0-------------------0--|
D|-----2--------------------|---------2-------------------0--|
A|-----0--------------------|---------3-------------------2--|
E|--------------------------|---------0-------------------3--|
  You never say a word, unless it's to complain
e|-----0--------------------|---2-----------------------|
B|-----1--------------------|---3-----------------------|
G|-----0--------------------|---2-----------------------|
D|-----2--------------------|---0-----------------------|
A|-----3--------------------|---X-----------------------|
E|-----0--------------------|---X-----------------------|
  It's driving me insane
 | Strum here
 If I were you
  Holding the world  right in  my hands
 The first thing I'd do
  Is thank the  stars for all  that I am
  If I were you
 Verse 2 |
 Look at what's around you now
 More than you ever dreamed
 Have you forgotten just, how hard  it used to be?
 So what's it going to take,  for you to realize
 That all could go away, in one  blink of an eye
   (keep playing )
 It happens all the time
 |
 If I were you
  Holding the world  right in  my hands
 The first thing I'd do
  Is thank the  stars  above
  tell the  ones I love
  that i do
 |
  Yeah if I were you
  Wohoo,  yeah if I were you
  If I were you
   -  ;4x
  Wohoo, If I were you
 So what's it going to take,  for you to realize
 It all could go away, in one  blink of an eye
   (keep playing )
  It happens all the time
 |
 If I were you
  Holding the world  right in  my hands
 The first thing I'd do
  Is thank the stars  above
  For the words  I love
  Take a breath  and enjoy  the view
  Live the  life that  I wanna  do
  If I were  you
  If I were  you
  If I were  you
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Readable chord sheet for If I Were You by Hoobastank

[A2]   : X02200 or
[A]    : X02220 or 577XXX

[A2]-[C#m]; 2x

Verse 1 | One strum each

       [A2]                      [C#m]
e|-----0--------------------|---4-----------------------|
B|-----0--------------------|---5-----------------------|
G|-----2--------------------|---6-----------------------|
D|-----2--------------------|---6-----------------------|
A|-----0--------------------|---4-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|

     You seem to find the dark, when everything is bright

       [A2]                             [C]                   [G]
e|-----0--------------------|---------0-------------------3--|
B|-----0--------------------|---------1-------------------3--|
G|-----2--------------------|---------0-------------------0--|
D|-----2--------------------|---------2-------------------0--|
A|-----0--------------------|---------3-------------------2--|
E|--------------------------|---------0-------------------3--|

     You look for all that's wrong, instead of all that's right

       [A2]                      [C#m]
e|-----0--------------------|---4-----------------------|
B|-----0--------------------|---5-----------------------|
G|-----2--------------------|---6-----------------------|
D|-----2--------------------|---6-----------------------|
A|-----0--------------------|---4-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|

      Does it feel good to you, to rain on my parade

       [A2]                             [C]                   [G]
e|-----0--------------------|---------0-------------------3--|
B|-----0--------------------|---------1-------------------3--|
G|-----2--------------------|---------0-------------------0--|
D|-----2--------------------|---------2-------------------0--|
A|-----0--------------------|---------3-------------------2--|
E|--------------------------|---------0-------------------3--|

       You never say a word,        unless it's to complain

e|-----0--------------------|---2-----------------------|
B|-----1--------------------|---3-----------------------|
G|-----0--------------------|---2-----------------------|
D|-----2--------------------|---0-----------------------|
A|-----3--------------------|---X-----------------------|
E|-----0--------------------|---X-----------------------|

    It's driving me            insane

| Strum here

[D]  If I were y[A]ou

  Holding the [C]world right [G]in my ha[D]nds

[D]  The first thing I'd [A]do

  Is thank the[C] stars for [G]all that I [D]am

  If I were yo[A]u   [C#m]        [C]            [G]

Verse 2 |

[A2]  Look at what's around you now

[C#m]  More than you ever dreamed

[A2]  Have you forgotten just, how h[C]ard it used to b[G]e?

[A2]  So what's it going to tak[C#m]e, for you to realize

[A2]  That all could go away, in o[C]ne blink of an [G]eye

   [C]                 [D]   (keep playing [D])
It happens all the time

|

[D]  If I were y[A]ou

  Holding the [C]world right [G]in my ha[D]nds

[D]  The first thing I'd [A]do

  Is thank t[C]he stars[G] above

  tell the[C] ones I [G]love

  that i do[D]

|

  Yeah if I were [F]you

  [G]Wohoo, yeah if I were yo[A]u

  If I were yo[F]u

  [G]           [A] - [C#m] ;4x
  Wohoo, If I were you

[A2]  So what's it going to ta[C#m]ke, for you to realize

[A2]  It all could go away, in o[C]ne blink of an e[G]ye

  [C]                    [D]    (keep playing [D])
  It happens all the time

|

[D]  If I were y[A]ou

  Holding the [C]world right [G]in my [D]hands

[D]  The first thing I'd [A]do

  Is thank the [C]stars ab[G]ove

  For the [C]words I [G]love

  Take a [Ab]breath and [Bb]enjoy the [C]view

  Live th[Ab]e life tha[Bb]t I wann[C]a do

  If I we[Ab]re you

  If I w[Bb]ere you

  If I w[C]ere you

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