If Only – Black Bank Folk · Song Chords

If Only

Black Bank Folk · D · Capo 2

Real Key

E

Capo

Fret 2

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D

E

0.2x

120

BPM

1

2

3

4

Rhythm

2/4

3/4

4/4

5/4

6/8

7/8

No Accent

Downbeat

Backbeat

All Equal

1 & 3

Intro

[C] [C] [C] [C]

[Am] [F] [C] [C]

[Am] [F] [G] [G]

[F] [F] [Am] [Am]

[G] [G] [G] [G]

[C] [C] [C] [C]

Verse 1

[C] [F] [C]

In a little country town just like yours

[Am] [G] [C]

I was born cannon fodder for the war

[C] [F] [C]

I signed up just like my father had done before

[Am] [G] [C]

Back when there was something worth fighting for

Chorus 1

[Am] [F] [C]

Now my hands don’t feel like mine

[Am] [F] [G]

And my face has got new lines

[F] [Am]

I never thought before we met

[G] [C]

If only I could die such a death

Verse 2

[C] [F] [C]

I suppose that I was glad I wasn’t sent

[Am] [G] [C]

To the front like my brother and my friends

[C] [F] [C]

I’d been jealous of the glories left to them

[Am] [G] [C]

But where’s the glory dying screaming in a trench

Chorus 2

[Am] [F] [C]

Now young hands shake like they’re old

[Am] [F] [G]

Weary eyes show dying souls

[F] [Am]

It’s not for glory I regret

[G] [C]

If only I could die such a death

[Middle 8]

[G] [F] [C]

When the order came to Ireland I was bound

[F] [C] [G]

To defeat your bold rebellion against the crown

[G] [F] [C]

When I saw you with the white flag in your hand

[F] [C] [G]

I could’ve killed you on the spot but for the command

[F] [C]

But for the command

Verse 3

[C] [F] [C]

Now the time has come to make your final stand

[Am] [G] [C]

And I’ll dry my tears and ask to shake your hand

[C] [F] [C]

Now I can see that we are much the same

[Am] [G] [C]

Though our causes have been given different names

Chorus 3

[Am] [F] [C]

Now my hands don’t feel like mine

[Am] [F] [G]

And my face has got new lines

[F] [Am]

I never thought before we met

[G] [C]

If only I could die such a death

Chords Used (4)

Guitar

Ukulele

C

1 / 4

Am

1 / 4

F

1 / 5

G

1 / 5

Song Info

Real Key

E

Capo

Fret 2

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