IF I ONLY HAD THE WORDS

LEVEL 5A · 72 BPM · Billy Joel
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HANDS

TAKE IT OFF THE SCREEN

Print the sheet for the piano stand, or load the MIDI into any app and practise at your own tempo.

HOW TO PLAY

  1. 1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
  2. 2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
  3. 3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.

LYRICS

If I (A)on ly had the words

(A)to tell you,

if you (Bm7)on ly had the time to (Bm7)un der stand.

Though I (A)know it would n’t (A)change

your (D)feel ings,

and I (Bm7)know you’ll car ry on the best you can.

If I (A)on ly had the urge

(A)to tell you,

if you (Bm7)on ly knew how hard it is to say.

When the (A)sim ple lines have (A)all

been (D)tak en

and the (Bm7)ra di o re peats them ev ’ry day,

if I (C)nev er find the (C)song

(C)to sing you,

if you al ways had find it hard to com un pre hend,

well, you (C)know ly there would n’t be

much (Fmaj7)mean ing,

if I (F)all to that you can ask tired of an y man.

(C)gain.

(E7)Life

goes (E7)on and on,

and to night

will (G)soon be gone.

But if we (Fmaj7)try

we (Em7)can be (Dm7)sure.

(G)If I

(C)La,

(F7)la, la, la.

(D7)La, la, la.

If I (C)on ly had the (C)words

(C)to tell you,

if you (Dm7)on ly had the time to un der stand.

Oh, (G)but I (C)on ly have these (C)arms

to (Fmaj7)hold you,

and it’s (Dm7)all that you can ask of an y man.

SONG INFO

Level
5 of 5
Key
A
Tempo
72 BPM
Plays
48
Chords
A Am Am7 Bb Bb9 Bm7 C C7
Category
Pop
Artist
Billy Joel

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