Adam Lambert - If I Had You: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "If I Had You" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn If I Had You Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Adam Lambert

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "If I Had You" smoothly on your guitar.

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

     Em
So I got my boots on,
         G
Got the right amount of leather
        Bm
And I'm doing me up with a
  D
black coloured liner
        Em
And I'm working my strut but I
  G
know it don't matter
        D                          Bm
All we need in this world is some love
           Em                    G
There's a thin line between the dark side,
         D                Bm
And the light side, baby tonight
         Em            G                Bm   D
It's a struggle gotta rumble, tryin to find it

Chorus:
             C
But If I Had You,
 Em                              D        Bm
That would be the only thing I'd ever need
               C
Yeah if I had you,
      Em                            D           Bm
Then money, fame and fortune never could compete
          C
If I had you,
Em                             D      Bm
Life would be a party, it'd be ecstasy
                C
Yeah, if I had you
 Em    D     Bm
You, you, you

From New York to LA, getting high, rock and rollin'
Get a room trash it up 'til it's ten in the morning
Girls in stripper heels, boys rollin' in Maserati's
What they need in this world is some love

There's a thin line 'tween the wild time
And a flat-line, baby, tonight
It's a struggle, gotta rumble, tryna find it

Chorus:
But if I had you
That would be the only thing I'd ever need
Yeah, if I had you
Then money, fame and fortune never could compete
If I had you
Life would be a party, it'd be ecstasy
Yeah, if I had you (You), you (You), you, you
If I had.

D Em C                      D  Em  C
       The flashing of the lights
                  D  Em  C
It might feel so good
                    D  Em  C
But I got you stuck on my mind, yeah
D Em C                        D  Em  C
       The flashing and the stage
                 D  Em  C
It might get me high
                      D   Em C
But it don't mean a thing tonight

Chorus:
That would be the only thing I'd ever need
Yeah, if I had you
The money, fame and fortune never could compete
If I had you
Life would be a party, it'd be ecstasy, yeah
If I had you, you, you
If I had you, that would be
the only thing I'd ever need, yeah
If I had you
Then money, fame and fortune never could compete
(Never could compete with you) If I had you
Life would be a party, it'd be ecstasy
(It'd be ecstasy with you)
Yeah, if I had you, you, you, you
If I had you


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C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "If I Had You" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "If I Had You" by Adam Lambert.