If It Happens Again chords by UB40 (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Ab
Gb/Ab
Db
Eb
Gb

Intro 1
Ab 
Gb/Ab 
Ab 
Gb/Ab 
 (A flat major)  (G flat/Ab)  (A flat major)  (G flat/Ab) 
Ab 
Gb/Ab 
Ab 
Gb/Ab 
 (A flat major)  (G flat/Ab)  (A flat major)  (G flat/Ab) 
Db 
Eb 
Db 
Eb 
 (D flat major)  (E flat major)  (D flat major)  (E flat major) 
Db 
Eb 
Db 
Eb 
 (D flat major)  (E flat major)  (D flat major)  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Gb/Ab 
 (A flat major)  (G flat/Ab) 

Chorus 1
Ab 
Gb 
If it  (A flat major) happens again, I'm  (G flat major) leaving
Ab 
Gb 
I'll  (A flat major) pack up my things and go  (G flat major) 
Ab 
Gb 
If it  (A flat major) happens again, there'll be  (G flat major) no  looking back
Ab 
Gb 
And I won't  (A flat major) say I told you  (G flat major) so
Ab 
Gb 
I won't  (A flat major) say I told you  (G flat major) so

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Verse 1
Ab 
You  (A flat major) did what you were told
Gb 
And  (G flat major) you took the strain
Ab 
Been  (A flat major) left out in the cold
Gb 
Got  (G flat major) yourself to blame
Db 
But be (D flat major) lieve me
Eb 
Db 
If it  (E flat major) happens again, I'm  (D flat major) leaving
Eb 
Db 
If it  (E flat major) stays the same, I'm  (D flat major) gone
Eb 
When you're  (E flat major) stabbed in the back
Db 
And there's  (D flat major) salt in the wound
Eb 
Ab 
Gb 
Then it's  (E flat major) time to move along  (A flat major)  (G flat major) 

Chorus 2
Ab 
Gb 
If it  (A flat major) happens again, I'm  (G flat major) leaving
Ab 
Gb 
I'll  (A flat major) pack up my things and go  (G flat major) 
Ab 
Gb 
If it  (A flat major) happens again, there'll be  (G flat major) no  looking back
Ab 
Gb 
And I won't  (A flat major) say I told you  (G flat major) so
Ab 
Gb 
I won't  (A flat major) say I told you  (G flat major) so

Interlude 1

Verse 2
Ab 
No more  (A flat major) spanners in the works
Gb 
All the  (G flat major) works been done
Ab 
Had your  (A flat major) face rubbed in the dirt
Gb 
On show  (G flat major) for every one
Db 
But be (D flat major) lieve me
Eb 
Db 
If it  (E flat major) happens again, I'm  (D flat major) leaving
Eb 
Db 
If it  (E flat major) stays the same, I'm  (D flat major) gone
Eb 
Db 
When  (E flat major) compromise is the  (D flat major) song that you sing
Eb 
Ab 
Gb 
It's been  (E flat major) going on too  (A flat major) long  (G flat major) 

Chorus 3
Ab 
Gb 
If it  (A flat major) happens again, I'm  (G flat major) leaving
Ab 
Gb 
I'll  (A flat major) pack up my things and go  (G flat major) 
Ab 
Gb 
If it  (A flat major) happens again, there'll be  (G flat major) no  looking back
Ab 
Gb 
And I won't  (A flat major) say I told you  (G flat major) so
Ab 
Gb 
I won't  (A flat major) say I told you  (G flat major) so

Interlude 2

Chorus 4
Ab 
Gb 
If it  (A flat major) happens again, I'm  (G flat major) leaving
Ab 
Gb 
I'll  (A flat major) pack up my things and go  (G flat major) 
Ab 
Gb 
If it  (A flat major) happens again, there'll be  (G flat major) no  looking back
Ab 
Gb 
And I won't  (A flat major) say I told you  (G flat major) so
Ab 
Gb 
I won't  (A flat major) say I told you  (G flat major) so
Ab 
Gb 
If it  (A flat major) happens again, I'm  (G flat major) leaving
Ab 
Gb 
I'll  (A flat major) pack up my things and go  (G flat major) 
Ab 
Gb 
If it  (A flat major) happens again, there'll be  (G flat major) no  looking back
Ab 
Gb 
And I won't  (A flat major) say I told you  (G flat major) so
Ab 
Gb 
I won't  (A flat major) say I told you  (G flat major) so

Outro 1

[Repeat and fade]

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Ab
Gb/Ab
Db
Eb
Gb

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: Ab majorBPM: 75

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Gb/Ab: 4-x-4-3-2-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of If It Happens Again by UB40, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Ab major. It suits players who want to learn If It Happens Again the way UB40 intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.