If I Had My Way chords by Millie Jackson, Isaac Hayes
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 stroking 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 things 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)
If I Had My Way
Millie Jackson, Isaac Hayes
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