If Only
The KooksVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Bm *guitar break*
So hold your head, and hold your tongue
But only say what you have to
And as a child yes I dreamed
Of holding her in the silver screen
She loved her man but loved him twice
I wish I'd been that passenger
Having fun, fly my kite
The devil inside won't control my life
Too much love, so little hate
The devil inside won't control my fate
Oh, if only, if only
Oh, he wasn't so lonely
He'd have someone to play with
maj7
Instead of bombing our neighbours
Yeah, yeah...
(verse chords:)
So here I go to see the world
With my eyes and with my soul
And too much love, so little hate
The devil inside won't control my fate
(Chorus chords:)
Oh, if only, if only
Oh, he wasn't so lonely
He'd have someone to play with
Instead of bombing our neighbours
Yeah, yeah...
Yeah!
Bm *guitar breakes again*
So hold your head and run my time
The what of life no man can rhyme
Bm7 etc. (verse)
So here we are and here we bleed
To be a victim there's no need
Having fun, I never fight
The devil inside controls my life
Too much love so little hate
The devil inside controls my fate
(Chorus 2x)
Oh, if only, if only
Oh, he wasn't so lonely
He'd have someone to play with
Instead of bombing our neighbours
Oh, if only, if only
Oh, he wasn't so lonely
He'd have someone to play with
Instead of bombing our neighbours
Source: Songsterr · Rights holder? Request removal.
Readable chord sheet for If Only by The Kooks
[Bm7] [F#sus4] [D] [Em7]
[D] [Bm7]
[Dmaj7]
[Bm]
Bm *guitar break*
So hold your head, and hold your tongue
But only say what you have to
[Bm7]And as a [F#sus4]child yes I dre[D]amed
Of holding [Em7]her in the silver sc[Bm7]reen
She loved her[F#sus4] man but loved him t[D]wice
I wish I'd [Em7]been that passeng[Bm7]er
Having[F#sus4] fun, fly my [D]kite
The devil ins[Em7]ide won't control my l[Bm7]ife
Too much l[F#sus4]ove, so little h[D]ate
The devil ins[Em7]ide won't control my f[Bm7]ate
Oh, if o[D]nly, if only [Bm7]
Oh, he wa[D]sn't so lonely [Bm7]
He'd have s[D]omeone to play with [Bm7]
maj7
Instead of bombing our neighbours
[Bm7]Yeah, ye[F#m7]ah... [D] [Em7]
(verse chords:)
So here I go to see the world
With my eyes and with my soul
And too much love, so little hate
The devil inside won't control my fate
(Chorus chords:)
Oh, if only, if only
Oh, he wasn't so lonely
He'd have someone to play with
Instead of bombing our neighbours
[Dm]Yeah, yeah...
[Dm7]Yeah!
Bm *guitar breakes again*
So hold your head and run my time
The what of life no man can rhyme
Bm7 etc. (verse)
So here we are and here we bleed
To be a victim there's no need
Having fun, I never fight
The devil inside controls my life
Too much love so little hate
The devil inside controls my fate
(Chorus 2x)
Oh, if only, if only
Oh, he wasn't so lonely
He'd have someone to play with
Instead of bombing our neighbours
Oh, if only, if only
Oh, he wasn't so lonely
He'd have someone to play with
Instead of bombing our neighbours
[D]