If Youre Reading This Chords

by Tim McGraw
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: B
Capo: 4th fret
Author patrolcaptain [a] 243.
1 contributor total, last edit on May 13, 2019
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Chords

G
C
D
D/F#
Em
Am
G/B
Dsus2

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If You're Reading This  -  Tim McGraw  -  Capo 4th Fret
 
[Chords]
G - 320033
C - x32010
D - xx0232
D/F# - 200232
Em - 022000
Am - x02210
G/B - x20033
 
In the intro and last line of each verse, D is embellished by alternating with Dsus2 (xx0230) and D
In the chorus, Em on the second line may be embellished by adding G on the first string (022003)
 
[Intro]
G  C  Dsus2 D
 
[Verse]
          G                D/F#
If you're reading this, my momma sittin there.
      Em                        C
Looks like I only got a one-way ticket over here.
  G                          D/F#
I sure wish I could give you one more kiss.
    Em                                 C
And war was just a game we played when we were kids.
          Am                      G/B
Well, I'm laying down my gun, I'm hangin up my boots.
C                                   D                Dsus2 D
I'm up here with God and we're both watching over you.
 
[Chorus]
    C   D  Em    C                             D           Dsus2 D
So, lay me down, in that open field out on the edge of town.
    C    D  Em       C                                 D          Dsus2 D
And know my soul, is where my momma always prayed that it would go.
          C             D           G    C   Dsus2 D
If you're reading this, I'm already home.
 
[Verse]
          G                     D/F#
If you're reading this, halfway round the world,
  Em                                     C
I won't be there to see the birth of our little girl.
           G                          D/F#
I hope she looks like you, I hope she fights like me.
    Em                         C
And stands up for the innocent and the weak.
    Am                      G/B
I'm laying down my gun, I'm hangin up my boots.
     C                         D                    Dsus2 D
Tell dad I don't regret that I followed in his shoes.
 
[Chorus]
    C   D  Em    C                             D           Dsus2 D
So, lay me down, in that open field out on the edge of town.
    C    D  Em       C                                 D          Dsus2 D
And know my soul, is where my momma always prayed that it would go.
          C             D           Em     D/F#   G    Dsus2 D
If you're reading this, I'm already home.
 
[Verse]
          G                          D/F#
If you're reading this there's gonna come a day,
     Em                                          C
When you'll move on and find someone else, and that's okay
       G                     D/F#
Just remember this, I'm in a better place,
      Em                                C             D    Dsus2 D
Where soldiers live in peace and angels sing "amazing grace"
 
[Chorus]
    C   D  Em    C                             D           Dsus2 D
So, lay me down, in that open field out on the edge of town.
    C    D  Em       C                                 D          Dsus2 D
And know my soul, is where my momma always prayed that it would go.
          C                       D           Dsus2 D
If you're reading this, if you're reading this…
            G
I'm already home.
 
[Outro]
Em    C    G
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4 comments
blue4spirit2rain
I confirmed this version as the most accurate specifically because the other 3 versions don't have that interlude after the 2nd chorus where "If you're reading this, I'm already home" ends in G#m (transposed +4) and there's a different chord progression that is used again near the end. Excellent work!
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henreee
Excellent job
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