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Kasey Chambers – If We Had A Child Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
F  C  Gm  Bb

[Verse 1]
            F
If we had a child
             C
People would come from far
and near
     Gm
Even strangers who never knew ya
          Bb
They'd be singing hallelujah
            F
If we had a boy (if we had a boy)
         C
We could give him a family name
        Gm
He'd be sweeter than sugar cane
        Bb
He'd be braver than Jesse James

[Chorus]
                   F
We could raise him right
               C
Down where the river
end meets the sea
                  Bb
I would rock that baby boy
while I hold him close
          Bb
Till they bury us both and
he marries someone
     F   C  Gm  Bb
like me

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[Verse 2]
            F
If we had a child (if we had a child)
                C
It would be the talk of the town
        Gm
Ain't nobody ever gonna believe ya
     Bb
Everybody come and gather round
            F
If we had a girl (if we had a girl)
                 C
She could make a sunshine
through the rain
                 Gm
She could make a fire
without a flame
         Bb
Not even doctors could explain

[Chorus]
                   F
We could raise her right
               C
Down where the river
is running through
                  Bb
I would rock that baby girl
forever and a day
          Bb
Till they take us away and
she marries someone
     F   C  Gm  Bb
like you

[Interlude]
F  C  Gm  Bb

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[Bridge]
Dm
  I'm gonna fight for
              F
  who loves you most
(I'm gonna fight for
              Dm
who loves you most)
For the father, the son,
           F
and the holy ghost
                           Bb
(Father, son, and the holy ghost)
                                  F
We got a world that's best for both
(Mmm-mm)
                     C
'Cause there ain't nobody
(Ain't nobody)
                         Bb
That's gonna love you like me
(Ain't nobody's gonna
           Bb
love you like me)

[Outro]
            F
If we had a child
             C
People would come from far and near
     Gm
Even strangers that never knew ya
          Bb                F   C
They'd be singing hallelu...jah
     Gm          Bb
Hallelujah (Hallelujah)
F              C
  (Hallelujah,
                    Gm
hallelujah they'd be   singing)
             Bb
(If we had a child)
F

How to play If We Had A Child: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for If We Had A Child by Kasey Chambers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play If We Had A Child by Kasey Chambers, think in F major (one flat: B♭). It takes 5 chords: F, C, Gm, Bb and Dm.

Most of the song cycles through F – C – Gm – Bb (I – V – ii – IV in F major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – reh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, A, Em, G, Bm (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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If We Had A Child chords: questions

What key is If We Had A Child in?

If We Had A Child by Kasey Chambers is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in If We Had A Child?

If We Had A Child uses 5 chords: F, C, Gm, Bb, Dm.

What is the chord progression of If We Had A Child?

The main progression is F – C – Gm – Bb (I – V – ii – IV).

Is If We Had A Child easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, A, Em, G, Bm (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

How to play If We Had A Child: key, chords and progression

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If We Had A Child chords: questions

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