a-ha - As If: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "As If" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G                       D
When you point at the sky
                      C      D
What you hit will be far away
          G
Funny that
                D
With the naked eye
                      C
You might look at a star and say
           D           Am         D
It's like somebody's playing with us
           Am             D
It's borderline suspicious

Chorus:
   G
As if
                         D
The hum of the heavens above
                        C  Am
Murmurs from the afterglow
             F                      C
Will not be mysteries for all tomorrows
   G
As if
                               D
I'll empty out a lake with a spoon
                           C  Am
Buy a plot of land on the moon
              F
Where we can hide away
                 C
And tend our sorrows

Will you look at the time?
I don't know what
Got over me
Yes, I do
Hope you don't mind
I'll be off
Momentarily
For me to intrude
In this way
Highly unusual
You might say

Chorus:
As if
Like a shirt worn thin through the years
I'll let you down the moment I tear
I can assure you
That won't happen ever
As if
You're standing
On the edge of a cliff
Unaware your footing might slip
I won't be there to push you back
Forever

As if
The hum of the heavens above
Murmurs from the afterglow
Will not be mysteries for all tomorrows
As if
I'll empty out a lake with a spoon
Buy a plot of land on the moon
Where we can hide away
And tend our sorrows

   G
As if
   D
As if
   C  Am
As if
   F  C
As if
   G
As if
   D
As if
   C  Am
As if
   F  C
As if


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "As If" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "As If" by a-ha.

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