If I Only Had the Heart Chords & Lyrics by The Maine
If I Only Had the Heart
guitar chords lyrics
Hello! This is my first tab. I am merely combining what I've learned from videos and the
(limited) tabs across the internet, into a simple chord sheet for people to get the
jist of the song. To figure out the rhythm, listen to the song. Hope you enjoy!
(Side Note: When I play, I use B5, C#5, D#5, E5. Whether you use these or not is up to
you. I feel it sounds better "my" way)
Capo 4 (All chords are relevant to the capo)
This:
e|---0-------0-------0-------0---|
B|-----0-------0-------0-------0-|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-2-----2/4-----4/6-----6/1-----|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
is played over the first four lines of the song. It is played again during the song, so
I will refer to it as IR1 (Intro Riff 1)
IR1
I fell asleep last night (I fell asleep last night)
IR1
But I woke up too late (I woke up too late)
IR1
And everything I loved (Everything I loved)
IR1
Oh I begin to hate
E A
I know I sound repetitive
E
Cause I'm repeating myself
B
And I'm competitive
E
I want you all by yourself
A E
And that alone is just the problem
(E)
I've got these woes
B
I just can't solve them
E A
If I could gather up the nerve
E B
I'd put my feelings into words
E A E
And if I weren't so young, or stupid, or restless
B
I might be able to just soon forget this
C# B A C# D# E
Just forget this, just forgive this, just forget this
E A C#
Please just forget me
B A
When I'm out all alone on the east coast
E A C#
Please don't forgive me
B A
When you're home all alone
E A
And you need me most
E B
Oh, and you need me most
Yeah, when you need me most
E A E B
E A
Oh, if I only had the heart
E B
To find out exactly who you are
(You know I'd try now)
E
But it's just fine
A
No you can't save me
E
It's no fault but mine
B
Please just blame me
E A
If I could gather up the nerve
E B
I'd put my feelings into words
E A E
And if I weren't so young, or stupid, or restless
B
I might be able to just soon forget this
C# B A C# B A
Just forget this, just forgive this, just forget this
E A C#
Please just forget me
B A
When I'm out all alone on the east coast
E A C#
Please don't forgive me
B A
When you're home all alone
E A
And you need me most
E B
Oh, and you need me most
Yeah, when you need me most
E A E B (x2)
A (hold)
Riff 2 (R2):
S S T. S S S W (W)
e||------------------------||
B||------------------------||
G||--4-4-x--4---4-2-(2)----|| (T. = Dotted 32nd)
D||--2-2-x--4---4-2-(2)----||
A||--4-4-x--2---2-0-(0)----||
E||------------------------||
R2
Oh, if I only had the heart (x4)
R2
Oh, if I only had the heart. The nerve, the words,
R2
You'd think by now, I would have learned
R2
Oh, if I only had the heart. The nerve, the words,
R2
You'd think by now, I would have learned
IR1
Please just forget me
IR1
When I'm out all alone on the east coast
IR1
And please don't forgive me
IR1
When you're home all alone
E A
And you need me most
E B
Yeah, you need me most
Oh, and you need me most
E A E B
E A
This is my adaptation of the song. Feel free to change it around and play it the way you
like it. Hope this helps!
-PinealOptics
