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If I Had My Way easy guitar chords by
Millie Jackson
Millie Jackson
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes

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Verse 1
F#m
Bm
G
F#m
Gm
Asus4
G
Asus4

Millie,
A
Bm

I've been checking you all night
G

you know you've made several trips to the door but
F#m

you always find an excuse to come back
Gm

you really don't wanna go
G

and I think I know why
D

I know you've been in love
F#m

and been let down
Am

you think the the same thing
G

happens everytime around
Gm
D

But can turn it all and make it pay
G
Asus4
A
Asus4
A

if I had my way
D

You're so afraid,
F#m

coz the hurt within you cries
Am

and love is just another
G

word for pain and lies
Gm
D

but I could reach right out and just hold you,
Asus4
A

if I had my way
Gm

if you let me have my way
D

then I can show you
Bm

so just stay (stay)
Em
A

stay here with me tonight and feel
F#m
Bm

what the feeling's like

love (love)
Em

over and over again
Gm

let me take you where you've
Bm
G
F#m
G
Asus4

never been
D

As I'm holding you,
F#m

I can see it in your eyes
A
Asus4
Am

girl, you've never had
G

your secrets satisfied
Gm
D

but it could be the way as I told you
Asus4
A

just let me have my way
Gm

if you let me have my way
D

then I can show you
Bm

come on and stay (stay)
Em
A

stay here with me tonight and feel
F#m
Bm

what the feeling's like

we'll make love (love)
Em

over and over and over again
Gm

let me take you where you've
Bm
G
F#m
G

never been
Asus4
Bm

so baby won't you stay
Em
G

(stay)
F#m
G

let me, let me, let me love you
Asus4
Bm
Em

come on over and stay (stay)
G
F#m
G

don't leave, you just can't leave,
Asus4
Bm
Em
G

you gotta stay (stay)
F#m
G

if you stay, we can lay
Asus4

to the break of day
Bm
Em
G

so... (won't you stay)
F#m
G

see I've been watching you and I know what's
Asus4
G
Bm
Em

on your mind (stay)
G

I'm not tryna take advantage of you
F#m
G

I'm here for you to take advantage of me
Asus4

so it's a fair exchange,
G
Bm
Em
G

you know robbery (won't you stay)
F#m
G
Asus4

you got what I need, and I think I got what you need,
G
Bm
Em

so... (stay)
G

we got to get together
F#m
G
Asus4

if we don't and the sun comes up tomorrow we
Bm

might both be great (won't you stay)
Em
G

so don't try play so hard,
F#m
G

everybody's got a weakness
Asus4

I'll tell you mine if you tell me
Bm
Em

yours (stay)
G
F#m
G
Asus4
G
Bm

mine is my head, I like for it to
Em
G
F#m
G
Asus4

be(won't you stay) stroked and stroked
Bm

so now you come along
G
Bm
Em

(stay)
G

tell me yours
F#m

Millie: no I
G

Isaac: come on, what is it
Asus4
Bm

Millie: you see, you famous for your head,
Em
G
F#m
G
Asus4
Bm

I mean your shiny head and I don't wanna be just another hand strok ing your head
Em
G

and like all men, you'll be able to take
F#m

advantage of the situation
G

Issac: well that's OK too,
Asus4
G
Asus4
G
Em

you can take advantage of me (she don't know...)
G

Millie: I don't wanna take advantage of

you (...so can she be sure)
F#m

Isaac: yes you do
G
Asus4

Millie: no I don't
G

Isaac: I know you do,
A
G
Em

I can see the advantage in you right now
G
F#m
G

Millie: there's a whole lot of things I can do to you but
Bm
Em

taking advantage wouldn't be one of them
G

Isaac: OK let's forget about the advantage thing,
F#m
G
Asus4

let's talk about these thing s you can do to me

millie: no
Bm
Em

Isaac: what about them
G

Millie: i don't know,
F#m
G
Asus4

I shouldn't let you know about these things
Bm
Em

Isaac: but I wanna know
G
F#m
G
Asus4
A
Em
G
Bm
F#m
G
Asus4
G

Millie: see, you're a world wide man, you've been all around the country, all over other countries, getting all different kinds of lovin and you might have too much experience,
Em
G
F#m
G
Asus4
Bm
G
Bm
Em
G
F#m
G
Asus4

you make it too good to me and I'd wake up in the middle of the night one morning and something like that, thinking about you and all hell just might break loose, I don't know
G
Em
G
F#m
G

Isaac: well if it breaks loose I'll be there and speaking of being all around the world,
Asus4
A
Em

you've been all around the world too so I be taking a chance, even exposing my feelings to you

Millie: well I must admit one

thing

Isaac: what's that?
G

Millie: a man of your caliber,

do deserve to have something as good as this

Isaac :(laughs) that's
F#m

why I want it

Millie: you deserve no less than the

best, you know what I mean
G

Isaac: yeah I know what you mean


Millie: but I don't know, you see, men have
Asus4

always tried to have their way

but this you can't believe a word they say, yes it's true the times before love
Em

has let me down, can I depend on you, to turn this fate around?

what I'm trying to say is,
G

is will you make it better if you had your way?
F#m

I've always tried to do what's right, but my sense of reasoning seems a little bit off tonight,
G

I've... my time to do wrong. will you be around later on?
Asus4

what I'm trying to say is, is will you make

it better if you have your way?
G

I wanna stay (stay)

here with you tonight

I wanna feel, what the feeling's like
Em

and love (love)

over and over again

come and take me where I've never been

oh baby, Whuu
G

I wanna stay (stay)

tell me it's OK, I wanna stay

Isaac: sure

Millie: tell me it's OK love

I wanna stay baby and love all night
F#m
G

I wanna stay baby till the early morning light

I wanna stay, stay, stay,

stay, stay baby

Uh Huh
Asus4

tell me it's OK love
G

if I stay, we gonna love all night

tell me baby it's gonna be alright

alright baby, alright, alright, alright, all night

stay, Uh Huh

(end)

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Chords
  • F#m

    2
  • Bm

    2
  • G

  • Gm

    3
  • Asus4

  • A

  • D

  • Am

  • Em

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