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If You Ever Stop Lovin Me by Montgomery Gentry
If You Ever Stop Lovin Me
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
D C G D D C G D D C G D
[Verse 1]
C G D
My Ol' man's back hand use to land
Hard on the side of my head
C G D
I just learned to stay out of his way,
C G
There's been street fights, blue lights
D
Long nights with the world sittin on my chest,
C G D
It just showed me how much I could take,
[Pre-chorus]
Bb C
Hard times, bad luck
Bb C
Sometimes life sucks
[Chorus]
D C
That's alright, I'm ok,
G D
It ain't nothin but another day,
D C
But only God knows where I'd be,
G D D C G D
If you ever stopped lovin me,
[Verse 2]
C G
The bank man, boss man, the law man,
D
All tryin to get their hands on me,
C G D
And I ain't even done a damn thing wrong,
C G D
I've been way-laid, freight trained, short changed,
By bigger, and badder men
C G D
And all I got to say is bring it on,
[Pre-chorus]
Bb C
Hard rain, rough roads,
Bb C
So my life goes,
[Chorus]
D C
That's alright, I'm ok,
G D
It ain't nothin but another day,
D C
But only God knows where I'd be,
G D
If you ever stopped lovin me,
[Bridge]
C G/B D
I need you,
C G/B D
Gotta have you,
C G/B D A
In my life by my side, everyday I'm alive,
D G D G
Every night that I"m breathin’ I need you, yo---------u
[Chorus]
D C
That's alright, I'm ok,
G D
It ain't nothin but another day,
D C
But only God knows where I'd be,
G D D C G D
If you ever stopped lovin me,
[Tag]
D C
But only God knows where I'd be,
G D
If you ever stopped lovin me,
[Outro]
D C G D D C G D D C G D D C G D D C G D D C G D
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version 2
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
~ = vibrato
() = harmonics
r = release
b^ = bend up and down
Guitar 1 = clean electric
Guitar 2 = some distortion
INTRO (GTR. 1)
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|-1/3-3--1/5-5--1/8-8-7-8-7-8-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-2---2--2---4--2---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---0--0---0--0---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|3X
|-3---2--3---3--3---------------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
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***Other easier way to play intro, still sounds good***
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Clean guitar
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|-1/3-3---1/5-5---1\8-8-7-8-7-8-7-|
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|-0---0---0---0---0---------------|
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INTRO/MAIN RIFF (GTR. 2) - *play intro on gtr. 1 once, then gtr. 2 kicks in*
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|-1/3-3--1/5-5--1/8-8-7-8-7-8-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
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VERSE (GTR. 1)
C [ x 3 0 2 1 x ]
C6 [ x 0 2 0 1 x ]
C/A [ x x 2 0 1 3 ]
C
"My old man's, back hand, use to land,
C6
hard on, the side of my head.
C C/A
I just learned to stay out of his way"
VERSE (GTR. 2) "I've been in street fights..."
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|---------------------5--3h5b-7-----5-5-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------3h5b------------5--5-5-----------------------------------------------------|
|-3~--5~--7~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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PRECHORUS (GTR. 2)
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|-4~----5~-6~-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4~-4~-5~-x~-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2~-2~-x~-4~-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2~-2~-3~-4~-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS (GTR. 1)
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|-5-77-5-99--9-8-7-8-7-8-7-7----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-77-5-99--9-8-7-8-7-8-7-7----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-00-0-00--0------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-55-3-77--7------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-00-0-00--0------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS (GTR. 2)
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|-5~--7~--7/8-88-7/3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-x---x---x---xx-x--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3~--5~--5/6-66-5/1------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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SOLO (GTR. 2)
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|-10h12-x--9h11-x--7h9-x--5h7-x--3h5-x-3h5/7-5-7-5-7-5---5----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------7---6--------------------------------|
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|-10h12-x--9h11-x--7h9-x--5h7-x--3h5-x-3h5/7-5-7-5-7-5---5-7/9-7-9-7------------------------|
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My old man's backhand used to land
Hard on the side of my head
I just learned to stay out of his way
There's been street fights, blue lights
Long nights with the world sittin' on my chest
It just showed me how much I could take
Hard times, bad luck
Sometimes life sucks
That's all right, I'm okay
It ain't nothin' but another day
But only God knows where I'd be
If you ever stopped lovin' me
The bank man, the boss man, the lawman
All tryin' to get their hands on me
And I ain't even done a danged thing wrong
I've been waylaid, freight-trained, short-changed
By bigger an' badder men
An' all I got to say is: "Bring it on."
Hard rain, rough road
So my life goes
That's all right, I'm okay
It ain't nothin' but another day
But only God knows where I'd be
If you ever stopped lovin' me
I need you
Gotta have you
In my life, on my side
Every day I'm alive
Every night when I'm greedy an' needing
You!
That's all right, I'm okay
It ain't nothin' but another day
But only God knows where I'd be
If you ever stopped lovin' me
It ain't nothin' but another day
But only God knows where I'd be
If you ever stopped lovin' me
Baby, never stop lovin' me
Ah, just see what your lovin' does to me
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version 3
intro:
e|-----0--2-2-0-------2-2-0--------2-2-0-------2\0/2-|
b|---3---------3---3--------3---3--------3---3-------|
g|-2-------------2------------2------------2---------|
d|---------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
My old man's backhand used to land
Hard on the side of my head
I just learned to stay out of his way
There's been street fights, blue lights
Long nights with the world sittin' on my chest
It just showed me how much I could take
Hard times, bad luck
Sometimes life sucks
That's all right, I'm okay
It ain't nothin' but another day
But only God knows where I'd be
If you ever stopped lovin' me
The bank man, the boss man, the lawman
All tryin' to get their hands on me
And I ain't even done a danged thing wrong
I've been waylaid, freight-trained, short-changed
By bigger an' badder men
An' all I got to say is: "Bring it on."
Hard rain, rough road
So my life goes
That's all right, I'm okay
It ain't nothin' but another day
But only God knows where I'd be
If you ever stopped lovin' me
I need you
Gotta have you
In my life, on my side
Every day I'm alive
Every night when I'm greedy an' needing
You!
That's all right, I'm okay
It ain't nothin' but another day
But only God knows where I'd be
If you ever stopped lovin' me
It ain't nothin' but another day
But only God knows where I'd be
If you ever stopped lovin' me
Baby, never stop lovin' me
Ah, just see what your lovin' does to me
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version 4
Standard Tuning
Intro
/=SLIDE
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-1/3-3--1/5-5--1/8-8-8-7-8-7-8-7--7----------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(OR IF ALL THAT SLIDING IS HARD ON YOUR FINGERS THEN:)
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-1/3-3----5-5----8-8-7-8-7-8-7--7-----------------------------------------
G--------5-----5------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
AND JUST REAPEAT WHEN YOU WANT.
My old man's backhand used to land
Hard on the side of my head
I just learned to stay out of his way
There's been street fights, blue lights
Long nights with the world sittin' on my chest
It just showed me how much I could take
Hard times, bad luck
Sometimes life sucks
That's all right, I'm okay
It ain't nothin' but another day
But only God knows where I'd be
If you ever stopped lovin' me
The bank man, the boss man, the lawman
All tryin' to get their hands on me
And I ain't even done a danged thing wrong
I've been waylaid, freight-trained, short-changed
By bigger an' badder men
An' all I got to say is: "Bring it on."
Hard rain, rough road
So my life goes
That's all right, I'm okay
It ain't nothin' but another day
But only God knows where I'd be
If you ever stopped lovin' me
I need you
Gotta have you
In my life, on my side
Every day I'm alive
Every night when I'm greedy an' needing
You!
That's all right, I'm okay
It ain't nothin' but another day
But only God knows where I'd be
If you ever stopped lovin' me
It ain't nothin' but another day
But only God knows where I'd be
If you ever stopped lovin' me
Baby, never stop lovin' me
Ah, just see what your lovin' does to me
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