# # #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# ##This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # ##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # # #Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 10:05:54 -0500 (EST) #From: "McIntyre, Derek Brandon" #Subject: CHORD: IF I WANTED TO by MELISSA ETHERIDGE # # #Melissa Etheridge: #If I Wanted To (From the "Yes I am" album) # #Intro: #(A) (D) x 4 # A D If I wanted to I could do anything right A D I could dance with the devil on a Saturday night A D If I wanted to I could turn matches to gold A F#m Smoke drink swear and I would never grow old D G D I wouldn't have to be in love with you A D If I only wanted to A D If I only wanted to A D If I wanted to I could run fast as a train A D Be as sharp as a needle that's twisting your brain A D If I wanted to I could turn mountains to sand A F#m Have political leaders in the palm of my hand D G D I wouldn't have to be in love with you A D If I only wanted to A D If I only wanted to F#m A Bm D F#m I could leave tonight and I would be all right A Bm E Stop holding on if I wanted to, if I only wanted to... (A) (D) x 4 A D If I wanted to I could be as patient as death F#m D Fix this hole in my heart leaking into my flesh F#m D If I wanted to I could turn sparks into ice A F#m There'd never be another woman who could make you think twice D G D I wouldn't have to be in love with you A D If I only wanted to (A) (D) Chords used: If I only wanted to EADGBE (A) (D) x 8 then fade ----------- A 002220 Bm x24432 D x00232 E 022100 Derek McIntyre F#m 244222 derek@papa.uncp.edu G 320033