If I Didnt Love You

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>From tgordon@mercury.cair.du.edu Tue Oct 31 02:35:48 1995
Mon, 30 Oct 1995 21:35:46 -0500
From: "Timothy W. Gordon" 

 

additions:
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 00:34:45 -0800
From: Geordan Rosario 
 
  


Song Title: If I didn't love you I'd hate you
Artist: Squeeze


The last time I sent in a song, some of the chords shifted
slightly.  Listen to the song to get a better idea of how
to play it just in case.  :)
Please post corrections if I'm way off here.

If I Didn't Love You I'd Hate You - Squeeze

Intro |G|AGD|


  A                
  G            
  D
     If I didn't love you I'd hate you

  A                 
  G           
  D
     Watching you play in the bath

  A                
  G            
  D
     A soap suds stickle back navy

  A                      
  G       
  D
     A scrubbing brush landing craft

  C                   
  G          G#min
     Your skin gets softer and warmer

  C              
  G           G#min
     I pat you down with a towel
F#min             
  Em9        
  Am9
     Tonight it's love by the fire

  G                 
  E
     My mind goes out on the prowl


  F#
     If I - if I - if I - if I


  A                
  G            
  D
     If I didn't love you I'd hate you

  A                     
  G     
  D
     I'm playing your stereogram

  A              
  G          
  D
     Singles remind me of kisses

  A             
  G          
  D
     Albums remind me of plans

  C                 
  G           G#min
     Tonight it's love by the fire

  C                   
  G        G#min
     The wind plays over the coals
F#min           
  Em9         
  Am9
     Passionate looks are my fancy

  G                     
  E
     But you turn the look into stone


  F#
     If I - if I - if I - if I


  F#
     If I didn't love you

  A              
  F
     Would you sit and glow

  D
     by the fire

  A         
  F
     If I didn't love you

  D                      
  A    
  F
     Would you make me feel so

  D
     Maybe you love me

  A   
  F 
  D
     Oh...If I didn't love you

  A 
  F



  F#
     If I - if I - if I - if I

G (play verse without words)


  A                
  G            
  D
     If I didn't love you I'd hate you

  A               
  G        
  D
     Cocoa mugs sit side by side

  A                 
  G           
  D
     It's time to poke at the fire

  A                   
  G      
  D
     But it's not tonight, looks I find

  C             
  G         G#min
     Taking a bite on a biscuit

  C               
  G          G#min
     The record jumps on a scratch
F#min             
  Em9        
  Am9
     Tonight it's love by the fire

  G                     
  E
     The door of your love's on the latch


  F#
     If I - if I - if I - if I


  F#
     If I didn't love you

  A              
  F
     Would you sit and glow

  D
     by the fire

  A         
  F
     If I didn't love you

  D                      
  A    
  F
     Would you make me feel so

  D
     Maybe you love me

  A   
  F 
  D
     Oh...If I didn't love you

  A              
  F
     Would you sit and glow

  D
     by the fire

  A         
  F
     If I didn't love you

  D                      
  A    
  F
     Would you make me feel so

  D
     Maybe you love me

  A   
  F 
  D
     Oh...If I didn't love you

  A 
  F


  F#
     If I - if I - if I - Didn't - didn't - didn't - Love you - love
you - love you


=================================================

Tim Gordon
tgordon@du.edu


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A different interpretation

Words basically taken from what's above, with revised (and hopefully more
correct) chords.

Figured out by Geordan Rosario (geordan@csua.berkeley.edu) with some help from
Ben Scott (scotsman@csua.berkeley.edu).  Ben rewound the CD relentlessly for
me.
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If I Didn't Love You
Squeeze
Difford/Tilbrook

INTRO: 	
  G
	
  A 
  G 
  D (2x)


  A             
  G            
  D        
  A
  If I didn't love you I'd hate you
             
  G           
  D    
  A
Watching you play in the bath
            
  G            
  D    
  A
A soap suds stickle back navy
                  
  G       
  D     
  F
A scrubbing brush landing craft
               
  C          
  E      
  F
Your skin gets softer and warmer
          
  C           
  E     
  F#dim
I pat you down with a towel
             
  Am          
  F    
  C
Tonight it's love by the fire
             
  E                
  F#dim
My mind goes out on the prowl

If I (7x)
   
  A        
  G            
  D        
  A
If I didn't love you I'd hate you
                 
  G     
  D    
  A
I'm playing your stereogram
          
  G          
  D      
  A
Singles remind me of kisses
         
  G          
  D     
  F
Albums remind me of plans
             
  C           
  E    
  F
Tonight it's love by the fire
               
  C        
  E     
  F#dim
The wind plays over the coals
           
  Am           
  F     
  C
Passionate looks are my fancy
                 
  E               
  F#dim
But you turn the look into stone

If I (7x)
                     
  Am
If I didn't love you
          F            D/F# (see footnote 1)
Would you sit and glow
            
  Am
by the fire
     
  F               
  D/F#
If I didn't love you
                  
  Am   
  F  
  D/F#
Would you make me feel so
                
  Am 
  F
Mad and love me                             //your guess is as good as mine!
 
  D/F#                      
  Am 
  F
Oh....If I didn't love you
  
  F#dim
Mmmmm...

If I (7x)

BRIDGE: G (twice as long as intro)
AD LIB: 
  A 
  G 
  D (4x)
	
  F 
  C 
  E (2x)
	
  F#dim 
  Am 
  F 
  C 
  E 
  A

            
  G            
  D        
  A
If I didn't love you I'd hate you
           
  G        
  D       
  A
Cocoa mugs sit side by side
             
  G           
  D    
  A
It's time to poke at the fire
               
  G      
  D            
  F
But it's not tonight, looks I find
         
  C         
  E       
  F
Taking a bite on a biscuit
           
  C          
  E       
  F#dim
The record jumps on a scratch
             
  Am          
  F    
  C
Tonight it's love by the fire
                 
  E                    
  F#dim
The door of your love's on the latch

If I (7x)
                     
  Am
If I didn't love you
          
  F            
  D/F#
Would you sit and glow
            
  Am
by the fire
     
  F               
  D/F#
If I didn't love you
                  
  Am   
  F  
  D/F#
Would you make me feel so
                
  Am 
  F
Mad and love me
 
  D/F#                      
  Am
Oh....If I didn't love you
          
  F            
  D/F#
Would you sit and glow
            
  Am
by the fire
     
  F               
  D/F#
If I didn't love you
                  
  Am   
  F  
  D/F#
Would you make me feel so
                
  Am 
  F
Mad and love me
 
  D/F#                      
  Am 
  F
Oh....If I didn't love you
  
  F#dim
Mmmm.....

If I (4x)

Didn't (4x)

Love you (2x)
         N.C./F#    (see footnote 2)
Love you

Love you


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Footnote 1:  If played on keyboard, the D must be played D-F#-A.  Won't sound
             right otherwise.
Footnote 2:  That's right, no chord split F#.  i.e., the bassist closes the
             song with F#.