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Austin Brown (US, OR/CA) – If I Met You Now Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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INTRO:
D G D G D

VERSE:
D
If I met you now
 G             D
Just like the first time
G           D        Em7
 Good Lord knows I'd say
          A
 hello again
D                        G
 And if I had the chance to
       D
 do it over
G         D         Em
I'd do it over but change
        A  A Bm
how it ends
Bm         A
I'd still buy that drink
G                 D
Make you fall in love with me
  Em7      D            G A  D G
Oh I, I'd never let you down
       D  G   D
Hmmmm mmmm

VERSE:
D
If I met you now
G             D
You wouldn't know that
 G           D         Em
Someday I'd come back begging
       A
on my knees
  D
'Cause this time around
 G          D
I'd get it just right
G             Bm7             Em
 And hold you so tight you'd never
        A   A
 wanna leave
Bm        A
I'd be a better man
G                  D
I wouldn't need a second chance
   Em    D
No I, I wouldn't run this
     G          A  G
love in the ground

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CHORUS:
G
If I met you now
                  D
I'd show you how real
love ought to be
 A G
Yeah, if I can just erase
a few more yesterday's
 Bm          A               G  D
Back to the start of you and me
Em             D              G
And make sure forever worked out
              D  G  D  G
If I met you now
 G        D
Hmmm mmmm
      G
Hmmm mmmm

CHORUS:
G
If I met you now
                    D
I'd show you how a real
love ought to be
A G
Yeah, if I could just erase
a few more yesterday's
Bm           A               G
Back to the start of you and me
             Em          D
Oh oh ohhhh make sure forever
        G
worked out
              G   D  G D
If I met you now

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VERSE:
D
If I met you now
 G             D
Just like the first time
G           D        Em           A
 Good Lord knows I'd say hello again
A D
   And if I had the chance
   G        D
   to do it over
D G          D         Em7
   I'd do it over but change
            A
   how it ends

How to play If I Met You Now: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for If I Met You Now by Austin Brown (US, OR/CA) on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

If I Met You Now by Austin Brown (US, OR/CA) is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 7 chords: D, G, Em7, A, Em, Bm and Bm7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – D – G – D (V – I – IV – I in D major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, C, Am7, D, Am, Em, Em7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 71% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Em7 chord on guitar (020000) — Em7E G B D

Bm7 chord on guitar (x24232) — Bm7B D F♯ A

If I Met You Now chords: questions

What key is If I Met You Now in?

If I Met You Now by Austin Brown (US, OR/CA) is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in If I Met You Now?

If I Met You Now uses 7 chords: D, G, Em7, A, Em, Bm, Bm7.

What is the chord progression of If I Met You Now?

The main progression is A – D – G – D (V – I – IV – I).

Is If I Met You Now easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, C, Am7, D, Am, Em, Em7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 71% without a capo).

How to play If I Met You Now: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

If I Met You Now chords: questions

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