If You Could Only See Cifras

If You Could Only See
Originally Recorded by: Tonic
Transcribed by Eric Norcross
10/09/09
Updated 04/16/14
 
This is the version I've been playing since I first learned the song back in high
school. I've recently been altering my style & approach to this and a few other songs
so some adjustments have been edited in (along with a few improvisations that I really
dig).
 
***Capo on 1*** – This is usually relative to voice, but I can't stand playing it
any other way regardless.
 
I play this with all open chords, except when the part comes up “Sayin' you love
but you don't”, I like to use bar chords for C & G.
 
Most performers use bar chords on the verse chords as well, but I
prefer open when playing it acoustically.
 
Lastly, a lot of people have issues figuring out the strumming pattern.
 
You just have to take it slow and work your way up to the speed and rhythm that
best fits YOU, over time you'll figure out the best way to perform it for yourself.
 
 
     Am      C       G       G*     G/F      F       E   Dadd4add9   A
e|---0---|---0---|---3---|---3---|---3---|---x---|---0---|---0---|---0---|
B|---1---|---1---|---3---|---3---|---3---|---1---|---0---|---3---|---2---|
G|---2---|---0---|---0---|---0---|---0---|---2---|---1---|---0---|---2---|
D|---2---|---2---|---0---|---0---|---0---|---3---|---2---|---4---|---2---|
A|---0---|---3---|---2---|---x---|---x---|---3---|---2---|---5---|---2---|
E|---0---|---3---|---3---|---3---|---1---|---x---|---0---|---5---|---2---|
 
INTERLUDE CHORDS:
 
     Am      E       G       F
e|---0---|---0---|---0---|---0---|
B|---0---|---0---|---0---|---0---|
G|---2---|---6---|---4---|---2---|
D|---2---|---6---|---5---|---3---|
A|---0---|---3---|---5---|---3---|
E|---0---|---x---|---3---|---1---|
 
 
                   Am              C
If you could only see the way she loves me
     G*                         G/F
Then maybe you would understand
                Am           C
Why I feel this way about our love
    G*                  G/F
And what I must do
                  Am               C                      G*       F
If you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says
 
When she says she loves me
 
 
INTERLUDE:
Am      E       G       F
Am      E       G       F
 
 
G                       A
Well you got your reasons
G                       A
And you got your lies
G                       A                  F (full bar/no mutes)
And you got your manipulations
                        C slide to Dadd4add9
They cut me down to size
 
Am                  C
Sayin you love but you don't
G                        F
You give your love but you wont
 
                   Am              C
If you could only see the way she loves me
     G*                         G/F
Then maybe you would understand
                Am           C
Why I feel this way about our love
     G*                 G/F
And what I must do
                   Am               C                      G*     F
If you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says
F
When she says she loves me
 
 
INTERLUDE:
Am      E       G       F
 
 
G                   A
Seems the road less traveled
G               A          C slide up to Dadd4add9
Shows happiness unraveled
G                             A
And you got to take a little dirt
G                       A       F
To keep what you love
                        C slide up to Dadd4add9
That's what you gotta do
 
 
Am               C
Sayin' you love but you don't
G                        F
You give your love but you won't
G                                                         F (full bar/no mutes)
You're stretching out your arms to something that's just not there
Am                    C
Sayin' you love where you stand
G                    F
Give your heart when you can
 
 
                  Am               C
If you could only see the way she loves me
      G*                                G/F
Then maybe you would understand
                Am           C
Why I feel this way about our love
G*                      G/F
And what I must do
                   Am               C                     G*       F
If you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says
 
When she says she loves me
 
 
Am               C
Sayin' you love but you don't
G                         F
You give your love but you won't
G                                                         F
You're stretching out your arms to something that's just not there
Am               C
Sayin' you love where you stand
G                F
Give your heart when you can
 
 
                   Am               C
If you could only see the way she loves me
G*                              G/F
Then maybe you would understand
                Am           C
Why I feel this way about our love
G*                      G/F
And what I must do
                   Am                C                    G*       F
If you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says
 
When she says she loves me
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