The Kooks - If Only: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "If Only" 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.
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Learn If Only Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Kooks
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 Only" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Bm7 So hold your head and hold your tongue But only say what you have to Bm7 F#sus4 D And as a child yes I dreamed Em7 Bm7 Of holding her in the silver screen F#sus4 D She loved her man but loved him twice Em7 Bm7 I wish I'd been that passenger F#sus4 D Having fun, fly my kite Em7 Bm7 The devil inside won't control my life F#sus4 D Too much love, so little hate Em7 Bm7 The devil inside won't control my fate Chorus: D Bm7 Oh, if only, if only D Bm7 Oh, he wasn't so lonely D Bm7 He'd have someone to play with D Instead of bombing our neighbours Bm7 F#m7 D Em7 Yeah, yeah... So here I go to see the world With my eyes and with my soul And too much love, so little hate The devil inside won't control my fate Chorus So hold your head and run my time The what of life no man can rhyme So here we are and here we bleed To be a victim, there's no need Having fun, I never fight The devil inside controls my life Too much love so little hate The devil inside will control my fate Chorus: Oh, if only, if only Oh, he wasn't so lonely He'd have someone to play with Instead of bombing our neighbours Oh, if only, if only Oh, he wasn't so lonely He'd have someone to play with Instead of bombing our neighbours You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsD  Em7  F#m  F#sus4  F#m7  Bm7  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 Only" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "If Only" by The Kooks.