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Ruel – If And Or When Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsFM7 C G F Dm7 Ab Gsus AbaugGsus4Ddim Fm AbM7

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These are If And Or When chords by Ruel on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Intro]
FM7 C G [X2]

[Verse 1]
           FM7
I could imagine you
     C        G
breaking my heart
                   FM7
Those things can happen
               C          G
Whenever you hold on too hard
   F                 C
I’m not a pessimist I’m
        G
just a mess in the
    FM7       C   G
dark
              FM7
Tend to get anxious when
  C           G
 something begins
               F
‘cause I know chances of
            C          G
 staying together are slim
      FM7
The odds are against us but
  C             G
 I’ll make the best of
   FM7      C    Dm7
whatever this is

[Pre Chorus]
FM7   Ab
Oh ooh
           Gsus
Tired of writing in pencil
I’m inkin’ you in
FM7  Abaug
Ooh
             Gsus4
Living like I’m not
afraid of end

[Chorus]
               FM7    C
Afraid of the end
               Gsus4
Afraid of the end
            FM7
If and or when
              C
Can we just pretend we’re
                    Gsus4
not afraid of the end

[Verse 2]
             FM7
What if you met someone
                 C  G
else at your work?
             F
Someone more stable and
            C           G
 better at putting you first
FM7
You could lose patience while
  C                 F
 I’m on the other side
            Ddim
 of the earth

[Pre Chorus]
FM7   Fm
Oh ooh
           C
Tired of writing in pencil
       G
 I’m inkin’ you in
FM7  Fm
Ooh
             Gsus4              G
Living like I’m not afraid of end

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[Chorus]
               FM7    C
Afraid of the end
               Gsus4
Afraid of the end
            FM7
If and or when
              C
Can we just pretend we’re
                    Gsus4
 not afraid of the end

[Bridge]
      FM7  C
Oh ooh
      Gsus4  G
Oh ooh
            F
If and or when
               C
Can we just pretend we’re
                    Gsus4
 not afraid of the end

[Chorus]
         F
I could imagine you
                C    G
 breaking my heart
         F
I could imagine you
               C   G
breaking my heart
              F
It might not happen but
  C               G
there’s still a chance
        F
I can imagine
         AbM7         C
I can imagine

How to play If And Or When: key, chords and progression

If And Or When by Ruel is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 12 chords: FM7, C, G, F, Dm7, Ab, Gsus, Abaug, Gsus4, Ddim, Fm and AbM7.

The backbone of the song is C – G – FM7 – C (I – V – IVmaj7 – I in C major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Dmaj7, A, E, D, Bm7, F, Esus4, Faug, Bdim, Dm (64% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 45% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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If And Or When chords: questions

What key is If And Or When in?

If And Or When by Ruel is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in If And Or When?

If And Or When uses 12 chords: FM7, C, G, F, Dm7, Ab, Gsus, Abaug, Gsus4, Ddim, Fm, AbM7.

What is the chord progression of If And Or When?

The main progression is C – G – FM7 – C (I – V – IVmaj7 – I).

Is If And Or When easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Dmaj7, A, E, D, Bm7, F, Esus4, Faug, Bdim, Dm (64% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 45% without a capo).

These are If And Or When chords by Ruel on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

How to play If And Or When: key, chords and progression

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If And Or When chords: questions

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