IF ONLY Rod Stewart from the album ?Vagabond Heart? (1991) transcribed by Steve Garner (s_garner@hotmail.com) INTRO: C G/B Am F Dm F C 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 BRIDGE: Ab Eb Bb F Ab Eb Bb C F C Dm F C Dm C Bb C Am Bb C F 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