Mar22018

Gibson Brothers – If I Were You Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsC F G

KeyKeyCapo

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This is the chord progression of If I Were You by Gibson Brothers on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
C
If I were you
F G C
I would gladly loan to me a dollar or two
G C
So I could eat and maybe get just one good night of sleep
But I’m not
C
And I’m stranded like a castaway in this town
F G F
And you seem so unwilling to help a fellow when he’s down
C G
If I were you
C
That’s what I’d do

[Verse 2]
C
If I were you
F G C
I wouldn’t be out on the streets the whole night through
G C
I’d have a job, and a pretty wife that I could come home to

But I don’t
F G C
And I have twenty cents left to my name
F G F
And your the only one left here, that I have to blame
C G
If I were you
C
That’s what I’d do

[Bridge]
F G C
You see It´s not my way to take from you, the things I haven’t earned
F G C
I wish I could go back and heed, the lessons I have learned

[Verse 3]
But I can´t
F G C
So you’ll gladly put your money in this sack
F G C F
And yes sir, this things is loaded and I have the hammer back
C G
If I were you
C F
That´s what I’d do
C G
If I were you
C
That´s what I’d do

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

If I Were You by Gibson Brothers is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 3 chords: C, F and G.

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

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, D, E (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.