Chris Rea - If You Choose to Go: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "If You Choose to Go" 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 You Choose to Go Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Chris Rea

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 You Choose to Go" smoothly on your guitar.

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

           E/A               A
There's a street outside my window
           E/A      A      Emaj7 E Emaj7 E
There's a light outside my door
           E/A                    A
There's a road straight through this old town
          E/A     A     Emaj7 E Emaj7 E
There's a boat on every shore

E          C#m7
There's a promise down that freeway
      B                A
But there is no guarantee
A          Emaj7           E
There are dreams on every ocean
            B              A Emaj7 E Emaj7 E
There are storms on every sea

Chorus:
E                E/A A E/A A Emaj7 E Emaj7 E
If you choose to go
E                E/A A F#m7 B E
If you choose to go

I've been out across that ocean
Sometimes further than before
Sometimes not even past my waistline
And I screamed at what I saw

Many times along that freeway
Returning sometimes beat
There are dreams on every ocean
There are storms on every sea

Chorus - x2

Plenty of places, plenty of things to see
If you choose to go
Plenty of faces, plenty of ways to be
If you choose to go


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

C#m7

Guitar chord C#m7

E

Guitar chord E

Emaj7

Guitar chord Emaj7

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

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 You Choose to Go" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "If You Choose to Go" by Chris Rea.

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