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Tanita Tikaram – If I Ever Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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This is the chords of If I Ever by Tanita Tikaram on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
A D A D x2

[Verse 1]
A                  D
What do you do for fun?
A                   D
What do you do when you want fun days?
A                  D
I could be just anyone
    A                  D
I'm happy to smile and mad on Mondays

[Pre-chorus]
    Bm                  D
The world is a better place
    Bm                     D  E
Now every time I see your face

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[Chorus]
     A                    D
If I ever, ever, ever get through to you
     F#m                  Esus4      E
If I ever, ever, ever get through to you
     A                    D
If I ever, ever, ever get through to you
     F#m                  Esus4   E  A  
If I ever, ever, ever get through to you, 
 D   A    D
oh yeah

[Verse 2]
A                      D
Every time I hear your voice
A                        D
Every time I feel you're near to me
A                      D
Will you ever make a choice?
A                     D
Will you ever be that real for me?

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[Pre-chorus]
Bm                       D
The friendship feeling's fine
    Bm                    D  E
But I just want you to be mine

[Chorus]
     A                    D
If I ever, ever, ever get through to you
     F#m                  Esus4      E
If I ever, ever, ever get through to you
     A                    D
If I ever, ever, ever get through to you
     F#m                  Esus4      E
If I ever, ever, ever get through to you

[Chorus 2]
A          D                F#m
He comes alive, she comes alive
           Esus4    E       A
He comes alive, she comes alive
           D                F#m
He comes alive, she comes alive
           Esus4    E       A
He comes alive, she comes alive

[Verse 3]
                      D
You can make a madman sane
A                        D
You can make the winters warm again
A                         D
Promise me you'll never change
A                         D
Promise me you'll always stay the same

[Pre-chorus]
           Bm                  D
'Cause the world is a better place
Bm                    D  E
Every time I see your face

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[Chorus]
     A                    D               F#m Esus4 E
If I ever, ever, ever get through to you
     A                    D          F#m
If I ever, ever, ever get through to you
              Esus4      E
If I ever get through to you

[Chorus]
     A                    D
If I ever, ever, ever get through to you
     F#m                  Esus4      E
If I ever, ever, ever get through to you
     A                    D
If I ever, ever, ever get through to you
     F#m                  Esus4      E
If I ever, ever, ever get through to you

[Chorus]
     A                    D
If I ever, ever, ever get through to you
     F#m                  Esus4      E
If I ever, ever, ever get through to you
     A                    D
If I ever, ever, ever get through to you
     F#m                  Esus4      E
If I ever, ever, ever get through to you

[Outro to fade]
A          D             F#m          
If we ever get together, we can always
 Esus4   E
 make it better
A          D             F#m          
If we ever get together, we can always 
 Esus4   E
make it better

How to play If I Ever: key, chords and progression

If I Ever by Tanita Tikaram is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 6 chords: A, D, Bm, E, F#m and Esus4.

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

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, C, Am, D, Em, Dsus4 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

Esus4 chord on guitar (022200) — Esus4E A B

If I Ever chords: questions

What key is If I Ever in?

If I Ever by Tanita Tikaram is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in If I Ever?

If I Ever uses 6 chords: A, D, Bm, E, F#m, Esus4.

What is the chord progression of If I Ever?

The main progression is E – A – D – F#m (V – I – IV – vi).

Is If I Ever easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, C, Am, D, Em, Dsus4 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

How to play If I Ever: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

If I Ever chords: questions

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