Would If I Could
Recorded by ERNEST & Lainey Wilson
Album: NASHVILLE TENNESSEE (2024)

(Capo on 4)

(Intro.)
|(D) / / / |(D) / / / |(Em) / / / |(Bm) / / (A)|

(Verse 1)
(D)You say that you would like to try again (D) / (Em) / |(D) / (Em)
(Em)You'd open up your (A)heart and let us back in (D) / (Em)(D)|(Em) / (A) /
Well, part (D) of me (G)wants to so bad, (D) I can't stand it
(Em)Part of me wants to be per-(A)-fectly candid

(Chorus)
I would (D) if I could
But I can’t, (D) so I won't, but I want (Em) to
I'd love (A) to say, "Yes," but it's best if I don't, though I'd like (D) to (Em) (A)
I love you (D) enough that I'm lettin' you go
I love (Em) you so much that I'm tell-(A)-in’ you, "No"
I would (D) if I could but I can’t, (Em) so I won’t, (A) but I want (D) to
 / / / |(D) / / / |(Em) / / / |(A) / / / |

(Verse 2)
(D)You're tellin' me things would be different this time (D) / / / |(D) / / / |
(Em)I wish your change of heart (A) would change my mind (D) (Em) (D) 
I want (D) to believe you, I'd try us again
If I real-(Em)-ly believed there was some (G) future in (A) it

(Chorus)
I would (D) if I could
But I can’t, (D) so I won't, but I want (Em) to
I'd love (A) to say, "Yes," but it's best if I don't, though I'd like (D) to (Em) (A)
I love (D) you enough that I'm lettin' you go
I love (Em) you so much that I'm tel-(A)-lin’ you, "No"
I would (D) if I could but I can't, (A/C#) so I won't
I would (Bm) if I could, I do (A) and I don’t - - -
 
 
(Outro.)
I would (D) if I could but I can’t, (A) so I won’t - - -
(NC)But I want to - - - (D) / / / |(D) / / / |(Em) / / / |(A) - - - (D) - - - - -