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If I Could Turn Back Time

by Cher

Written by: Diane Warren

IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME Diane Warren Cher | C /// | (x7) Sing CHORUS below G-4 G5 C5 F5 G5 1. | yy yy yy yy ||: / I dont know | why I did the | things s^I..I did.| dd dd dd dd | 2. ||: / My world was | shat tered I was | torn a pa rt.| tt tt tt tt | C5 F5 G5 | / I don’t know | why I said the | things s^I..I said.| dd dd dd dd | | / like someone took | a knife and drove | it deep in^my heart.| tt tt tt tt | C5 F5 G5 | / Pride's like a | knife it can cut.| tt deep in side.| ee ee // | Words s^are ee like | | / When you walked | out that door.| rr I swore that.| tt tt // | I didnt care but | C5 F5 G5 | wea a^pons ss they | wo und dd some | times ss ss ss | | I lost every thing | dar ling then and | there ee ee ee | F G F G 3. ||: //// | // // | / I did nt | really y^mean nn to | hurt you uu uu | // // | | //// | // // | / Too strong to | tell you I was | sor ry yy yy | // // | F | / I did nt | want to see you | go I know I | made you cry yy | / but Ba by | | / Too pro ud | to tell you I | was wrong I know | that I was blind | / and dar ling | C F | If I could turn.| nn nn back kk | ti me // | //// | If I could find.| dd dd a a | way yy yy yy | C F Dm To Coda ** | //// | / Id take back.| kk tho se words.| ss that have hurt.| tt you uu uu | G | / and you’d dd | stay yy yy yy | C5 F C F | If I could reach.| hh hh the ee | st ars ss ss | / /// | Id give them all.| ll ll to oo | yo uu uu uu | C F Dm | // // | / Then you'd love.| ee me / love.| ee me / Like.| ee you uu used.| dd dd to do | C F5 G5 1. | //// | //// | / If I could | turn nn back time :|| to 2. G G5 C5 F5 G5 C5 2. | oo oo oo oo | / Oh hh hh | //// | //// | / If I could | turn nn back kk | time ee ee ee | //// | F5 G5 C5 F5 G5 | / If I could | / tu rn back.| kk time ee ee | //// | / If I could | / tu rn back | time ee ee ee.| C F5 G5 C F G | ee ee ee ee | / Wh oa aa | / Ba aa by | //// | //// | // // | //// :|| to 3. Eb5 G# Eb G# Coda ** | If I could reach.| hh hh the ee | st ars ss ss | // // | Id give them all.| ll ll to oo | Eb G#5 Fm5 | yo uu uu uu | //// | / Then you'd love.| ee me / love.| ee me / Like.| ee you uu used.| Bb5 | dd dd to do | oo /// ||

About this song:

If I Could Turn Back Time is performed by Cher and written by Diane Warren. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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