C G/B Am F If only I’d have listened to all of my closest friends C G/B Am F And knew that it was over and the party had to end C G/B Am F If only I’d have noticed the sadness in her eyes Dm F C She’d still be in my arms tonight, if only
C G/B Am F If only I’d have realized the unimportance of being cool C G/B Am F To give a kiss and maybe just say “darling I love you” C G/B Am F If only I’d said I’m sorry, I’d have been a much better man Dm F C She’d still be in my arms tonight, if only
Am C There’s an emptiness that fills my heart Em C Now that she’s not here Am F I loved her more than my own life Am Dm F C Something I’ve always feared, if only
C G/B If only I had come home that night Am F Instead of stayin’ out for one more drink C G/B Am F If only I’d been unconcerned what the other guys may think C G/B Am F If only I’d have held her tight, but I guess it’s too late now Dm F C Oh how blind could one man be, if only
F G C F G Am Woah oh but I will not be sad after all the fun we’ve had C G F C You live some and you learn some, if only
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C G/B Am F If only I could convince her the importance of one more chance C G/B Am F If only God would allow me one more celestial dance C G/B Am F If only I had the nerve to call her up and tell her how I feel Dm F C She’d still be in my arms tonight, if only
Am C But it’s only love and love ain’t real Em C It’s only a four letter word Am F We spend half our lives chasing after it Am Dm F C How wonderfully absurd, if only
F G C F G Am Woah woah but I will not be sad after all the fun we had C G F You live some and you learn some F G C F G Am Woah but I will not be sad after all the fun that we had C G F You live some and you learn some F C You learn some, if only