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Key: G major•
Intro 1
F#
F#
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F#
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Verse 1
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If
Abm
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only I could start again
D
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Abm
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I know just what I would do
Am
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Abm
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C#
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Girl, if only I could start again
G#m
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Then I'd start,
C#
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D
D

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G
G

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I'd start again with you
Am
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G#m
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Oh, oh, oh, if I could turn
Am
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C#
C#
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the hands of time,
D
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Am
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oh, boo,
G#m
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D
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I know just what I would do.
Am
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G#m
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Girl, I'd take the chance
C#
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that once was mine,
G#m
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and I'd start,
C#
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D
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G
G

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I'd start again with you.
Am
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D
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ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
G
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ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
D
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You were mine and I knew it
C
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D
D

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But I still had a few games to play
C
C

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I had my chance and
D
D

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I blew it with you
C
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D
D

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Wish I knew then what I know today
Am
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C#
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D
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If only I could start again
Am
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D
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I know just what I would do

Ooh, ooh, ooh, girl,
Am
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G#m
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C#
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if only I could start again.
Abm
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When I start,
C#
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F#
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2

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I'd start again with you.
Am
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Oh, oh, oh.
Abm
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C#
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If I could turn the hands of time.
D
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G#m
G#m
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Baby, I know. I know

just what I would do.
D
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Am
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I know just what I would do.
C#
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I'd take the chance that once was mine.
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B
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2

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D
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F#
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And I'd start. I'd start again with you.
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Am
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B
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Oo -oo -oo -oo, oo -oo -oo -oo,
Am
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Am
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oo -oo -oo, oo -oo
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B
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2

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Am
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D
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Burn my bridges behind me
C
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Am
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D
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Am
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Now I ain't got nothin' to show
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B
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2

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D
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C#
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No use me sayin' that I need your love
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B
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2

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D
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Cause it's too late, baby, I know
Am
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C#
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Oh, if only I could start again
Abm
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Am
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G#m
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Oh, girl, I know just what
C#
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I would do
Abm
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C#
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Girl, if only I could start again
Am
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Then I'd start,
G#m
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D
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I'd start again with you
Am
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D
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G#m
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F#
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Oh, yeah, yeah
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Am
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G
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G#m
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F#
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C#
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G#m
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B
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G#m
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I know just what I would do
C#
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G#m
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B
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I'd take a chance
C#
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that warms my heart
G#m
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C#
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F#
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Then I'd start, I'd start again with you

Oh, oh, oh
G#m
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B
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C#
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If only I could start again

Baby, I know,
B
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F#
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I know just what I would do
C#
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F#
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G#m
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Hey, hey, hey
B
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F#
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C#
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If only I could start again
F#
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G#m
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F#
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Then I'd start, I'd start again with you
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Hey, hey, hey
G#m
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B
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F#
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C#
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If I could turn the heads of time
B
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I know, I know just what I would do

I'd take the chance that once was mine
G#m
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And I'd start, I'd start again with you
Outro 1

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • F#

    2

  • G

  • C

  • D

  • Am

  • Abm

    4

  • C#

    4

  • G#m

    4

  • B

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of If only i could start again by The drifters is G major.

The primary chords used in If only i could start again are F#, G, C, D, Am, Abm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F#, G, C, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of If only i could start again is approximately 107 beats per minute.

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