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If You Belonged To Me by Traveling Wilburys
If You Belonged To Me
The Key of this song is based off the version that George Harrison plays on a 1997
The original was sung by Bob Dylan on their 3rd album, and his Harp key was D. George
it
slightly different lyrics and did not sing the last verse. Listen to the record for the
to get the harmonic parts down.
Capo 5th fret
Harmonic Key: C
G D G
Waltzing round the room tonight
C D G
In someone else's clothes
G D G
You're always coming out of things
C G D
Smelling like a rose
Em A
You hang your head and your heart is filled with so much misery
G D C G
You'd be happy as you could be
C D G
If you belonged to me
G D G
C D G
G D G
You say let's go to the rodeo
C D G
And see some cowboy fall
G D G
Sometimes it seems to me you've
C G D
Got no sympathy at all
Em A
You keep on going on and on about how you're so free
G D C G
You'd be happy as you could be
C D G
If you belonged to me
C
It ain't easy to get to you.
Em
But there must be some kind of a way
C
If only two could look to you
G D C
For only one moment of each day
G D
You're saying that you're all washed up
C D G
Got nothing else to give
G D G
Seems like you would've figured out
C G D
How long you have to live
Em A
You could feel like a baby again sitting on your daddy's knee
G C G
Oh how happy you could be
C D G
If you belonged to me
Harmonic verse
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G D G
C G D
Em A
G C G
C D G
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G D G
The guy your with is a ruthless pimp
C D G
Everybody knows
G D G
Every cent he takes from you
C G D
Goes straight up his nose
Em A
You look so sad, you're going so mad, any fool can see
G D C G
You'd be happy as you could be
C D G
If you belonged to me
G D G
C G D
Em A
G D C G
C D G
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
There are loads and loads of acoustics on this track using capos in different
positions. When I’m alone I use this version here: It is easy to play and
has more punch than the high one played with capo 7th fret which is very
prominent on the original recording.
If you have more than one player, though, I’d suggest for the second guitar:
transpose this tab down 5 steps (play in G) and use the capo on the
7th fret to match the key of D that the song is in.
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capo: 2nd fret
play: C
key: D
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Abaug 4-x-2-1-1-x
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
Am/F# 2-x-2-2-1-0
Am/F 1-x-2-2-1-0 (= Fmaj7)
Am/E 0[x]2-2-1-0
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Capo 2nd fret
INTRO
| C | G C | F | G C |
| C | G C | F | G C |
VERSE
C G C
You’re waltzing round the room tonight
F G C
In someone else's clo-othes
C G C
You're always coming out of things
F C G
Smelling like a ro-ose
Am Abaug C/G Am/F#
You hang your head and your heart is filled
Am/F Am/E Dm
With so much mise-ry
C Bb F C
You'd be happy as you could be
Bb F C
If you belonged to me
VERSE
C G C
You say let's go to the rodeo
F G C
And see some cowboy fa-all
C G C
Sometimes it seems to me you've got
F C G
No sympathy at a-all
Am Abaug C/G Am/F#
You keep on going on and on
Am/F Am/E Dm
About how you're so free
C Bb F C
You'd be happy as you could be
Bb F C
If you belonged to me
MIDDLE 8
F
It ain't easy to get to you
Am
But there must be some kind of a way
F
If only two could look to you
C G F
For one moment of each day
VERSE
C G C
You're saying that you're all washed up
F G C
Got nothing else to give
C G C
Seems like you would've figured out
F C G
How long you have to li-ive
Am Abaug C/G Am/F#
You could feel like a baby again
Am/F Am/E Dm
Sitting on your daddy's knee
C Bb F C
Oh how happy as you could be
Bb F C
If you belonged to me
SOLO (= VERSE + BRIDGE + CHORUS)
| C | G C | F | G C |
| C | G C | F | G C |
| Am Abaug | C/G Am/F# |
| Am/F Am/E | Dm | % |
| C Bb | F C | Bb F | C | % |
VERSE
C G C
The guy you’re with is a ruthless pimp
F G C
Everybody knows
C G C
Every cent he takes from you
F C G
Goes straight up his no-ose
Am Abaug C/G Am/F#
You look so sad, you're going so mad
Am/F Am/E Dm
Any fool can see
C Bb F C
You'd be happy as you could be
Bb F C
If you belonged to me
C Bb F C
You'd be happy as you could be
Bb F C
If you belonged to me
OUTRO
| C | G C | F | G C |
| C | G C | F | G C
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