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If I Have to Be Alone chords by
Todd Rundgren
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Key: F# major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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If I have to
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G

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be alone
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F

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Then I should make my mind serene
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After all you're born alone,

you die alone
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You might as well spend every
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moment in between alone
Interlude 1
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But if I
Verse 2
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have to be alone
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Then it will be on my own terms
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I can never talk about it, ever show it
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Even though the world is watching
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while I squirm alone
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Verse 3
Asus4
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A
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And your bleeding heart friends say,
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"isn't it sad?"
Bm
Bm
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Then they go make love
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Asus4
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While you go insane. insane!
A
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Bm
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B
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Bm
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It drives you mad! mad!
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My
Verse 4
Bm
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Em
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F#aug
F#aug
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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mind, I love my mind
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A
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And if no one can feel the same
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I'm a computer with
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a name
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And I've got no one else to blame
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If I have to be alone
Verse 5
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And if nobody understands
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That special creature that is me
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And if they fail to see the me I see
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Then no one else knows truly what it is
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To be alone
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Maybe once in a
Verse 6
Asus4
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life
A
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time you lose your will
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Bm
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2

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Then you can let down your guard
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Asus4
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But they cower in fear. in fear.
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Bm
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2

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B
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Bsus4
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Bm
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It makes you ill! ill!
Verse 7
Bm
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C#m
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Bm
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My heart, my
Em
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F#aug
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Bm
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2

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E
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burning heart
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And if no one will quench the flame
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I'm not obliged to do the same
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F
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And then they'll have to share the blame
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F

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Because I have to be alone
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Because I have to be alone
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But I don't want to be alone
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • F

  • G

  • Asus4

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • B

    2

  • E

  • Em

  • F#aug

    2

  • D

  • Bsus4

    2

  • C#m

    4

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of If I Have to Be Alone by Todd Rundgren is F# major.

The primary chords used in If I Have to Be Alone are A, B, C#sus4, C#, D#m, D#.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, B, C#sus4, C#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of If I Have to Be Alone is approximately 77 beats per minute.

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