Sinéad O’Connor - If You Had A Vineyard: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "If You Had A Vineyard" 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 Had A Vineyard Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Sinéad O’Connor

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 Had A Vineyard" smoothly on your guitar.

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                 G#                 Fm
If you had a vineyard on a fruitful hill
                       C#
And you fenced it and cleared it of all
         G# D#
stones until
      G#                                Fm
You planted it with the choicest of vine
And you even built a tower and
                    C#
a press to make wine
And you looked that it would
                        G#
bring forth sweet grapes
                  D#
And it gave only wild grapes
       G#
What would you say Jerusalem and Judah
                 Fm     C#
You be the judges I pray
                           G#
Between me and my vineyard
                  D#
This is what God says

Chorus:
     G#                          Fm
What more could I have done in it
                       C#
That I did not do in it
                               G#
Why when I ask it for sweetness
                D#
It brings only bitterness
         G#                         Fm
For the vineyard of the lord of hosts
                      C#
Is the house of Israel
And the men of Judah
               G# D#
His pleasant plant

And he looks for justice but beholds oppression
And he hopes for equality but hears a cry
Jerusalem and Judah
This is god's reply

Sadness will come
To those who build house to house
And lay field to field 'til there's room
For none but you to dwell in the land
Oh in the land

And sadness will come
To those who call evil good
And good evil who present
Darkness as light
And light as darkness
Who present as sweetness
Only the things which are bitterness

Chorus:
For the vineyard of the lord of hosts
Is the house of Israel
And the men of Judah his pleasant plant
Oh oh his pleasant plant

Oh that my eyes were a fountain of tears
That I might weep for my poor people
For every boot stamped with fierceness
For every cloak rolled in blood
Jerusalem and Judah
I'd cry if I could


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

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 "If You Had A Vineyard" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "If You Had A Vineyard" by Sinéad O’Connor.