If You Really Loved Me
Tim MinchinVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
If you really loved me
the way you say you do
If you love me half as much
as I love you
You would pluck a planet from the sky
Youd use a star to dot the i
In I love you... that is what youd do
You'd take a dreary day
and you would paint it blue
If you loved me unconditionally
These are the things
that you would do for me
Because I need you
Like a fish needs the sea
Like a fire needs oxygen
Like a flower needs a bee
And if you really care for me
Youd let me video you while you wee
Standing up in the bath,
I shouldnt even have to ask
Perhaps youll even store
a little more in a flask
These are just the things that people do
When their love for one another is true
Ba da da
We go together
Like a cracker and Brie
Like racism and ignorance
Like bling and R&B
But if you really want to show you care
Youd let me wear your underwear
When we visit your mum's,
it's a bit of harmless fun
I just like talking about your childhood
with some lace between my buns
Theres no reason for a big to-do
If your love for one another is true
Ba da da
We go together
Like a bird in a nest
Like Internet and porn
Like guns and the US
And if you love me
like you say that you do
You'd purchase forty cockatoo
And teach them to fly
in formation in the sky
And shit the words Tim is God
on my ex-girlfriends Hyundai
Sure, it might be easier with doves
But shirking challenges is not what love
Is all about
Love is not all wine and roses
Sometimes its handcuffs and cheese
No-one said love is for free
And if you agree with that
You'll sing me passages from the Koran
wearing nothing but a Bob the Builder hat
Dmaj5/Gb (or... D/Gb)
To the tune of waltzing Matilda
I just love the combination of Islam,
nationalism and buil--der
--*SOLO*-- (Best of luck...)
(Builder)
(Islam)
(Nationalism)
(And a little bitty builder)
(Islam)
(Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy)
(And Bob the fucking Builder)
... (Let Bob the fucking Builder!)
Because I need you
Like a tick needs a tock
Like bananas need pyjamas
Like a nun needs cock
But if you want to put your love for me first
You wouldnt go through childbirth
Youd agree to adopt
so that you could stay thin
Well get a Chinese kid,
it could teach us Mandarin
And communists dont make as much noise
And theyre really good
at sharing their toys
Because I dig you
Like an Aussie digs pies
Like Born-Agains dig Jesus
Like Jesus dug guys
And if you love me unconditionally
Youd do my tax return for me
Cos its way overdue,
and I just dont know,
I guess Im self-employed
but do I still pay as I go?
And does the threshold apply to me?
And should I register for GST?
And if you love me unconditionally
Would you let me video you while you wee?
Assuming there's nothing worth watching on the ABC
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Readable chord sheet for If You Really Loved Me by Tim Minchin
If you really l[Gm]oved me
the [D7/F#]way you say you do
[Bb/F]If you love me half as much
as [C7]I l[E]ove you
You would [Cm7]pluc[Eb]k a planet from the [Bb]sky
Youd [A]use a star to dot the [D]i
In I love [Gm]you... [D7/F#]that is what youd do
You'd [Bb/F]take a dreary day
and you would [C7]pai[E]nt it blue
If you l[Cm7]oved[Eb] me uncondition[Bb]ally
[A]These are the things
that you would do for [D]me
Because I need you
Like a fish needs the sea
Like a fire needs oxygen
Like a flower needs a bee
And if you really care for me
Youd let me video you while you wee
Standing up in the bath,
I shouldnt even have to ask
Perhaps youll even store
a little more in a flask
These are just the things that people do
When their [A]love for one[D] another is [Gm]true
Ba da da
We go together
Like a cracker and Brie
Like racism and ignorance
Like bling and R&B
But if you really want to show you care
Youd let me wear your underwear
When we visit your mum's,
it's a bit of harmless fun
I just like talking about your childhood
with some lace between my buns
Theres no reason for a big to-do
If your love for one another is true
Ba da da
We go together
Like a bird in a nest
Like Internet and porn
Like guns and the US
And if you love me
like you say that you do
You'd purchase forty cockatoo
And teach them to fly
in formation in the sky
And shit the words Tim is God
on my ex-girlfriends Hyundai
Sure, it might be easier with doves
But shirking challenges is not what love
Is all [Eb]about
[D]Love is not all wine and [Eb]roses
[D]Sometimes its handcuffs and [Eb]cheese
[C/E]No-one said love is for [F]free
And i[Am/E]f you agree with that
You'll sing me [Cm]pas[Eb]sages from the Koran
wearing [D7]nothing but a Bob the Builder [Gm]hat
Dmaj
To the tune of waltzing Matilda
I just [Dm]lov[F]e the combination of [Gm]Isl[E]am,
nationalism and[Eb] bu[F]il--[F]der [E]
--*SOLO*-- (Best of luck...)
(Builder)
(Islam)
(Nationalism)
(And a little bitty builder)
(Islam)
(Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy)
(And Bob the fucking Builder)
... (Let Bob the fucking Builder!)
Because I [Am]need you
Like a [E7]tic[Ab]k needs a tock
Like [C/G]bananas need pyjamas
Like a [D7/F#]nun needs cock
But if you [Dm7]want[F] to put your love for me [C]first
You [B]wouldnt go through child[E]birth
Youd agree to [Am]adopt
so that [E7]you[Ab] could stay thin
Well get a [C/G]Chinese kid,
it could [D7/F#]teach us Mandarin
And [Dm7]comm[F]unists dont make as much [C]noise
And theyre [B]really good
at [E]sharing their [Am]toys [G]
Because I [Cm]dig you
Like an [G/B]Aussie digs pies
Like [Eb]Born-Agains dig Jesus
Like [F7]Jes[A]us dug guys
And if you [Fm7]love[Ab] me unconditiona[G]lly
Youd [D]do my tax return for [G]me
Cos its way ove[Cm]rdue,
and [G/B]I just dont know,
I [Eb]guess Im self-employed
but do I [F7]sti[A]ll pay as I go?
And does the t[Fm7]hres[Ab]hold apply to [G]me?
And should I [C]register for GST[G]?
And if you [C]love me uncondition[G]ally
Would you [A]let me vide[D]o you while you we[Gm]e?
Assuming there's nothing worth watching on the AB[C]C