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If It Kills Me by Jason Mraz
If It Kills Me
Chords:
D: x57775
E: x79997
Em: x79987
A: 577655
F#m*: x91111109 (that's nine,eleven,eleven,ten,nine)
F#m: 244222
Bm: x24432
G: 355433
Gm: 355333
Am: 577555
A#: 688766
C: 81010988 (that's eight,ten,ten,nine,eight,eight)
B: x24442
Intro: hit the bass note for D then pluck D,E,Em (hit the high e string when you play
E chords)
D E
Hello, tell me you know
Em
Yeah, you figured me out
D E Em
Something gave it away
D E
And it would be such a beautiful moment
Em
To see the look on your face
D E Em
To know that I know that you know now
Em D F#m* Em D
And baby that’s a case of my wishful thinking
A D Em
You know nothing
D
Cause you and I
E Em
Why, we go carrying on for hours, on and
D
We get along much better
E Em (hold)
Than you and your boyfriend
D F#m
Well all I really wanna do is love you
Bm
A kind much closer than friends use
G Gm
But I still can’t say it after all we’ve been through
D F#m
And all I really want from you is to feel me
Bm
As the feeling inside keeps building
G
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
Gm
If it kills me
Break: D,Gm,Am,A#,C
D E
Well how long, can I go on like this,
Em
Wishing to kiss you,
D E Em
Before I brightly explode?
D E
This double life I lead isn’t healthy for me
Em
In fact it makes me nervous
D E Em
If I get caught I could be risking it all
D
Baby there’s a lot that I miss
F#m* Em D A
In case I’m wrong
D F#m
Well all I really wanna do is love you
Bm
A kind much closer than friends use
G Gm
But I still can’t say it after all we’ve been through
D F#m
And all I really want from you is to feel me
Bm
As the feeling inside keeps building
G
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
Gm
If it kills me
Break: D,Gm,Am,A#,Am,Em
If I should be so bold
D Em
I’d ask you to hold my heart in your hand
D Em D A
Tell you from the start how I’ve longed to be your man
A (pause)
But I never said I would
I guess I’m gonna miss my chance again
Break: D,F#m,Bm,Gm,Am,A#,C
D F#m
All I really wanna do is love you
Bm
A kind much closer than friends use
G Gm
But I still can’t say it after all we’ve been through
D F#m
And all I really want from you is to feel me
Bm
As the feeling inside keeps building
G
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
Gm
If it kills me
G F#m
If it kills me
Bm Gm
I think it might kill me
D F#m
And all I really want from you is to feel me
B
It’s a feeling inside that keeps building
G
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
Gm
If it kills me
D Gm,Am,A#,C
It might kill me
e - - - - - -5- - - - - - -
B - - - - - -7- - - - - - -
G - - - - - -7- - - - - - -
D - -2/4- - -7- - - - - - -
A - - - - - -5- - - - - - -
E - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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version 2
e---2---------------3-|
b---3-----------------|
G---2------1----------|
D---------------------|
A------------------2--|
E------------------3--|
chorus
e---2-------2-----2-----3 the 222--| thing is laying first finger across strings at 2nd fret
b---3-------2-----2/3--------------|
G---2------2-----2-----------------|
D------------------4---------------|
A----------4-------------2---------|
E-------------------------3--------|
the run that leads out of the chorus is
A---0/ 1 so open A then fret A string 1st fret
E---3
then
e---
b---1
G---
D---2
A---3
E---
then the whole thing repeats
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version 3
Tempo: Q=70 bpm
Time: 4/4, shuffled 16ths
Tuning: standard
Intro:
In the album version the song starts straight on the 1st Verse. In the acoustic
version he plays this four times. It's finger picked staccato.
D E7/D G/D 4x
||--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---||
||o-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--o||
||--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---||
||--------------------------|--------------------------||
||o-------------------------|-------------------------o||
||--------------------------|--------------------------||
1st Verse:
Play the finger picking part four times. Then move on to this part.
Em B/D# Em B
|-------------------------|-------------------7--7--|
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-7--7--7--7--8--8--7--7--|
|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-8--8--8--8--9--9--8--8--|
|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-6--6--6--6--7--7--9--9--|
|-------------------------|-------------------7--7--|
A
|-------------5-----------|
|----------5--------------|
|-------6----6------------|
|-------7-----------------|
|----7--------------------|
|-5-----------------------|
2nd Verse:
Play the finger picking part two times.
Break on the last G/D when he sings "boyfriend".
Then hold the break for half a bar more.
Chorus:
In the chorus are played strummed chords, so I find it simpler to notate it in
standard bars. In the chart to the right are all the six chords that are played
in the choruses. G and B are used later.
D F#m Bm Gm G B
||: D | F#m | Bm | Gm :|| :---2-----2-----2-----3---- ---3--- -------:
:---3-----2-----3-----3---- ---3--- ---4---:
:---2-----2-----4-----3---- ---4--- ---4---:
:---0-----4-----4-----5---- ---5--- ---4---:
:---------4-----2-----5---- ---5--- ---2---:
:---------2-----------3---- ---3--- -------:
To end the chorus, play this little tail.
D Gm Am7 A# Am7
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-------------------------|
|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-------0-----------0-----|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-5-----x-----3-----x-----|
|-------------------------|-5-----3-----5-----3-----|
|-------------------------|-3--3--5--5--6--6--5--5--|
3rd Verse:
Similar to 1st Verse,
just strum the A chord in right before the chorus.
Chorus:
Similar to previous.
Bridge:
Em7 B/D# Em
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------8-----------------|-------7-----------8-----|
|-------7-----------------|-------8-----------9-----|
|-------9-----------------|----9-----------9--------|
|-7-----7-----------------|-6--------6--7-----------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B/D# Em B A
|-------------------------|-------5-----------5---5-|
|-------7-----------------|-------5-----------5---5-|
|-------8-----------8-8---|-------6-----------6---6-|
|----9--------------9-9---|-------7-----------7---7-|
|-6--------6--7-----9-9---|-------7-----------7---7-|
|-------------------7-7---|-5-----5-----------5---5-|
[break]
A
|-5-----------------------|
|-5-----------------------|
|-6-----------------------|
|-7-----------------------|
|-7-----------------------|
|-5-----------------------|
Final Chorus:
| D | F#m | G | Gm |
||: D | F#m | Bm | Gm :|| 3x
| D | F#m | B | Gm |
Again, finish off with the little tail.
End with the slide and the D chord.
D Gm Am7 A# Am7 D
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-------------------------|-----------:
|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|------7----:
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-------0-----------0-----|------7----:
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-5-----x-----3-----x-----|------7----:
|-------------------------|-5-----3-----5-----3-----|-7s9--9----:
|-------------------------|-3--3--5--5--6--6--5-----|-----------:
"This is the billing office for Tri City Medical Center calling for Jason Mraz.
If you are Jason Mraz, press 1 now. If Jason is not available, press 2."
[Jason presses 2.]
Hello, tell me you know
Yeah, you've figured me out
Something gave it away
It would be such a beautiful moment
To see the look on your face
To know that I know that you know now
And baby that's a case of my wishful thinking
You know nothing
Well, you and I, why we go carrying on for hours on end
We get along much better than you and your boyfriend
Well, all I really wanna do is love you
A kind much closer than friends use
But I still cant say it after all we've been through
And all I really want from you is to feel me
As the feeling inside keeps building
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me
How long can I go on like this
Wishing to kiss you
Before I rightly explode
Well, this double life I lead isn't healthy for me
In fact it makes me nervous
If I get caught I could be risking it all
'Cause maybe there's a lot that I miss
In case I'm wrong
All I really wanna do is love you
A kind much closer than friends use
I still cant say it after all we've been through
And all I really want from you is to feel me
As the feeling inside keeps building
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me
If it kills me
If I should be so bold
I'd ask you to hold my heart in your hand
I'd tell you from the start how I longed to be your man
But I never said a word
I guess I'm gonna miss my chance again
Well, all I really wanna do is love you
A kind much closer than friends use
I still can't say it after all we've been through
And all I really want from you is to feel me
As the feeling inside keeps building
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me
If it kills me
Oh, I think it might kill me
And all I really wanna do you is feel you
Yeah, the feeling inside keeps building
I find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me
If it kills me
It might kill me
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version 4
Capo on 2nd fret.
Intro: C-D-Dm
C D
Hello, tell me you know
Dm
Yeah, you figured me out
C D Dm
Something gave it away
C D
And it would be such a beautiful moment
Dm
To see the look on your face
C D Dm
To know that I know that you know now
Dm C Em* Dm C
And baby that’s a case of my wishful thinking
G C Dm
You know nothing
C
Cause you and I
D Dm
Why, we go carrying on for hours, on and
C
We get along much better
D Dm (hold)
Than you and your boyfriend
C Em
Well all I really wanna do is love you
Am
A kind much closer than friends use
F Fm
But I still can’t say it after all we’ve been through
C Em
And all I really want from you is to feel me
Am
As the feeling inside keeps building
F
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
Fm
If it kills me
Break: C,Fm,Gm,G#,A#
C D
Well how long, can I go on like this,
Dm
Wishing to kiss you,
C D Dm
Before I brightly explode?
C D
This double life I lead isn’t healthy for me
Dm
In fact it makes me nervous
C D Dm
If I get caught I could be risking it all
C
Baby there’s a lot that I miss
Em* Dm C G
In case I’m wrong
C Em
Well all I really wanna do is love you
Am
A kind much closer than friends use
F Fm
But I still can’t say it after all we’ve been through
C Em
And all I really want from you is to feel me
Am
As the feeling inside keeps building
F
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
Fm
If it kills me
Break: C,Fm,Gm,G#,Gm,Dm
If I should be so bold
C Dm
I’d ask you to hold my heart in your hand
C Dm C G
Tell you from the start how I’ve longed to be your man
G (pause)
But I never said I would
I guess I’m gonna miss my chance again
Break: C,Em,Am,Fm,Gm,G#,A#
C Em
All I really wanna do is love you
Am
A kind much closer than friends use
F Fm
But I still can’t say it after all we’ve been through
C Em
And all I really want from you is to feel me
Am
As the feeling inside keeps building
F
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
Fm
If it kills me
F Em
If it kills me
Am Fm
I think it might kill me
C Em
And all I really want from you is to feel me
A
It’s a feeling inside that keeps building
F
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
Fm
If it kills me
C Fm,Gm,G#,A#
It might kill me
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