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If I Were You by Hoobastank






                      If I Were You 






Tuning: Standard

|FIRST VERSE|

e|----0----------------------|---4------------------------|
B|----0----------------------|---5------------------------|
G|----2----------------------|---6------------------------|
D|----2----------------------|---6------------------------|
A|----0----------------------|---4------------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------------|

	 You seem to find the dark, when everything is bright

e|----0----------------------|----------0-------------------3----|
B|----0----------------------|----------1-------------------3----|
G|----2----------------------|----------0-------------------0----|
D|----2----------------------|----------2-------------------0----|
A|----0----------------------|----------3-------------------2----|
E|---------------------------|----------0-------------------3----|

	 You look for all that’s wrong, instead of all that’s right

e|----0----------------------|---4-------------------|
B|----0----------------------|---5-------------------|
G|----2----------------------|---6-------------------|
D|----2----------------------|---6-------------------|
A|----0----------------------|---4-------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------|

	 Does it feel good to you, to rain on my parade

e|----0---------------------|--0---------------3---|
B|----0---------------------|--1---------------3---|
G|----2---------------------|--0---------------0---|
D|----2---------------------|--2---------------0---|
A|----0---------------------|--3---------------2---|
E|--------------------------|--0---------------3---|

	 You never say a word, unless it’s to complain

e|------0------------3---|
B|------1------------3---|
G|------0------------0---|
D|------2------------0---|
A|------3------------2---|
E|------0------------3---|

   It’s driving me insane
|FIRST CHORUS| (strum)

e|---2-------------0---|-------------0-----------3------2---|
B|---3-------------2---|-------------1-----------3------3---|
G|---2-------------2---|-------------0-----------0------2---|
D|---0-------------2---|-------------2-----------0------0---|
A|-----------------0---|-------------3-----------2----------|
E|---------------------|-------------0-----------3----------|

	If I were you, 	 holding the world right in my hands

e|---2-----------------------0--|-------------0-----------3---------2-|
B|---3-----------------------2--|-------------1-----------3---------3-|
G|---2-----------------------2--|-------------0-----------0---------2-|
D|---0-----------------------2--|-------------2-----------0---------0-|
A|---------------------------0--|-------------3-----------2-----------|
E|------------------------------|-------------0-----------3-----------|
	
 The first thing I’d do,   is thank the stars for all that I have

e|----2---------0----|--4-------0-------4-------0-------0-------3----|
B|----3---------2----|--5-------2-------5-------2-------1-------3----|
G|----2---------2----|--6-------2-------6-------2-------0-------0----|
D|----0---------2----|--6-------2-------6-------2-------2-------0----|
A|--------------0----|--4-------0-------4-------0-------3-------2----|
E|-------------------|----------------------------------0-------3----|

	If I were you.

|SECOND VERSE|

e|---0------------------------|--4---------------------------------|
B|---0------------------------|--5------------------------------5--|
G|---2------------------------|--6--------------------6-4---4------|
D|---2------------------------|--6------------------------7---7----|
A|---0------------------------|--4---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------------|

	Look what surrounds you now, more than you ever dreamed

e|----------------------------|----0---------------3---|
B|----------------------------|----1---------------3---|
G|----------------------------|----0---------------0---|
D|----------------------------|----2---------------0---|
A|----------------------------|----3---------------2---|
E|----------------------------|----0---------------3---|

	have you forgotten just, how hard it used to be

e|---0-------------------------|-4----------------------------|
B|---0-------------------------|-5------------------------5---|
G|---2-------------------------|-6--------------6-4---4-------|
D|---2-------------------------|-6------------------7---7-----|
A|---0-------------------------|-4----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

	So what’s it going to take, for you to realize
e|------------------------|----0---------------3---|
B|------------------------|----1---------------3---|
G|------------------------|----0---------------0---|
D|------------------------|----2---------------0---|
A|------------------------|----3---------------2---|
E|------------------------|----0---------------3---|

	It all could go away, in one blink of an eye

e|--------0--------------3----|
B|--------1--------------3----|
G|--------0--------------0----|
D|--------2--------------0----|
A|--------3--------------2----|
E|--------0--------------3----|

	It happens all the time

|SECOND CHORUS| (with distortion)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---------3-3-3-3------------------|

	 If I were you, holding the world right in my hands

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-----------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---------3-3-3-3---|

	The first thing I’d do, is thank the stars above

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|---5-5-5-5---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---(working on guitar riff)---
D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------
A|---3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------
E|-----------3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------

	Tell the ones I love that I do

|CODA|

e|---0-----------------------|--4--------------------|
B|---0-----------------------|--5--------------------|
G|---2-----------------------|--6--------------------|
D|---2-----------------------|--6--------------------|
A|---0-----------------------|--4--------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------|

	So what’s it going to take, for you to realize
e|---0------------------|------0---------------3---|
B|---0------------------|------1---------------3---|
G|---2------------------|------0---------------0---|
D|---2------------------|------2---------------0---|
A|---0------------------|------3---------------2---|
E|----------------------|------0---------------3---|

	It all could go away, in one blink of an eye
				
(continue playing G)
e|-------0---------------3------------------|
B|-------1---------------3------------------|
G|-------0---------------0------------------|
D|-------2---------------0------------------|
A|-------3---------------2------------------|
E|-------0---------------3------------------|

	It happens all the time

|CHORUS| (with distortion)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---------3-3-3-3------------------|

	 If I were you, holding the world right in my hands

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-----------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---------3-3-3-3---|

	The first thing I’d do, is thank the stars above

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-----------------|

	For the ones I love, take a breath and enjoy the view

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-----------------|

Live the life that I wanna do

                                  (let ring)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------5--|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5--|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3--|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----|

	If I were you, if I were you, if I were you




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version 2



Chords used in the song:

X Dead String
0 Open string


A2   : X02200 or 
A    : X02220 or 577XXX
C#m  : X46654
C    : X32010
G    : 320033
D    : XX0232
Ab   : 466544
Bb   : x13331


Intro: A2-C#m; 2x


--------
Verse 1 | One strum each
--------


       A2                      C#m
e|-----0--------------------|---4-----------------------|
B|-----0--------------------|---5-----------------------|
G|-----2--------------------|---6-----------------------|
D|-----2--------------------|---6-----------------------|  
A|-----0--------------------|---4-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
      
     You seem to find the dark, when everything is bright 


       A2                             C                   G 
e|-----0--------------------|---------0-------------------3--|
B|-----0--------------------|---------1-------------------3--|
G|-----2--------------------|---------0-------------------0--|
D|-----2--------------------|---------2-------------------0--|  
A|-----0--------------------|---------3-------------------2--|
E|--------------------------|---------0-------------------3--|
                               
     You look for all that's wrong, instead of all that's right 

       A2                      C#m
e|-----0--------------------|---4-----------------------|
B|-----0--------------------|---5-----------------------|
G|-----2--------------------|---6-----------------------|
D|-----2--------------------|---6-----------------------|  
A|-----0--------------------|---4-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
      
      Does it feel good to you, to rain on my parade 

       A2                             C                   G 
e|-----0--------------------|---------0-------------------3--|
B|-----0--------------------|---------1-------------------3--|
G|-----2--------------------|---------0-------------------0--|
D|-----2--------------------|---------2-------------------0--|  
A|-----0--------------------|---------3-------------------2--|
E|--------------------------|---------0-------------------3--|

       You never say a word,        unless it's to complain 

       
e|-----0--------------------|---2-----------------------|
B|-----1--------------------|---3-----------------------|
G|-----0--------------------|---2-----------------------|
D|-----2--------------------|---0-----------------------|  
A|-----3--------------------|---X-----------------------|
E|-----0--------------------|---X-----------------------|
      
    It's driving me            insane 


--------
Chorus: | Strum here
--------

D            A
  If I were you 

              C           G       D
  Holding the world right in my hands 

D                     A
  The first thing I'd do 
 
              C          G          D
  Is thank the stars for all that I am 

              A - C#m- C - G
  If I were you 


--------
Verse 2 | 
--------


A2                        
  Look at what's around you now 

C#m
  More than you ever dreamed 

A2                              C               G
  Have you forgotten just, how hard it used to be? 

A2                         C#m
  So what's it going to take, for you to realize 

A2                            C              G  
  That all could go away, in one blink of an eye 

   C                 D   (keep playing D)  
It happens all the time 


--------
Chorus: |
--------

D            A
  If I were you 

              C           G       D
  Holding the world right in my hands 

D                     A
  The first thing I'd do 
            
            C       G 
  Is thank the stars above 

          C       G
  tell the ones I love

           D
  that i do
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Bridge:|
-------

                 F
  Yeah if I were you 
  
  G                       A 
  Wohoo, yeah if I were you 
  
              F
  If I were you 
 
  G           A - C#m ;4x
  Wohoo, If I were you



Coda:

A2                        C#m
  So what's it going to take, for you to realize 

A2                          C               G  
  It all could go away, in one blink of an eye 
 
  C                    D    (keep playing D)
  It happens all the time 



--------
Chorus: |
--------

D            A
  If I were you 
 
              C           G     D
  Holding the world right in my hands 

D                     A
  The first thing I'd do 

               C       G  
  Is thank the stars above 

          C       G
  For the words I love
     
         Ab         Bb        C 
  Take a breath and enjoy the view 
  
         Ab        Bb      C    
  Live the life that I wanna do 
  
         Ab
  If I were you 
  
        Bb
  If I were you 
  
        C
  If I were you






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You seem to find the dark when everything is bright 
You look for all that's wrong instead of all that's right 
Does it feel good to you to rain on my parade 
You never say a word unless it's to complain 
It's driving me insane 

If I were you 
Holding the world right in my hands 
The first thing I'd do 
Is thank the stars for all that I have 
If I were you 

Look at what's around you now 
More than you ever dreamed 
Have you forgotten how just hard it used to be? 
So what's it going to take for you to realize 
That all could go away in one blink of an eye 
It happens all the time 

If I were you 
Holding the world right in my hands 
The first thing I'd do 
Is thank the stars above 
Tell the world I love that I do 

Yeah if I were you 
Yeah if I were you 
If I were you 
If I were you 

So what's it going to take for you to realize 
It all could go away in one blink of an eye 
It happens all the time 

If I were you 
Holding the world right in my hands 
The first thing I'd do 
Is thank the stars above 
For the world I love 
Take a breath and enjoy the view 
Live the life that I wanna do 
If I were you 
If I were you 
If I were you


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