Adele - If It Hadn't Been For Love: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "If It Hadn't Been For Love" 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.

Bm
Never woulda hitch hiked to Birmingham
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda caught the train to Louisian'
       G
If it hadn't been for love
Bm
Never woulda run through the blindin' rain
    G
Without one dollar to my name
If it hadn't been
      F#7             Bm
If it hadn't been for love

Never would've seen the trouble that I'm in
If it hadn't been for love
Would've been gone like a wayward wind
If it hadn't been for love
Nobody knows it better than me
I wouldn't be wishing I was free
If it hadn't been
If it hadn't been for love

Chorus:
 D         A      Bm        D
Four cold walls against my will
D            A        Em     Bm  A
At least I know she's lying still
 D         A       Bm      D
Four cold walls without paroll
 D         A           Bm
Lord have mercy on my soul

Never would've gone to that side of town
If it hadn't been for love
Never would've took a mind to track him down
If it hadn't been for love
Never would've loaded up a forty-four
And put myself behind a jailhouse door
If it hadn't been
If it hadn't been for love

Chorus:
Four cold walls against my will
At least I know he's lying still
Four cold walls without parole
Lord have mercy on my soul

Never would've hitchhiked to Birmingham
If it hadn't been for love
Never would've caught the train to Louisiana
If it hadn't been for love
Never would've loaded up a forty-four
Put myself behind a jailhouse door
If it hadn't been
If it hadn't been for love

If it hadn't been
If it hadn't been for love
If it hadn't been
If it hadn't been for love


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#7

Guitar chord F#7

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 It Hadn't Been For Love" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "If It Hadn't Been For Love" by Adele.