If I Didn't Love You
Words & Music:
Chris Difford & Glenn
Tilbrook (Squeeze)
Hard group to tab, so there
are two chord options.
INTRO: G
| A G D
| A G D
A G
D
A
G D
If I didn't love you, I'd hate
you. Watching you play in the
bath.
A G
D A
G
D (F)
A soapsuds stickle-back navy, a
scrubbing brush landing craft.
C
E F
C E F#dim
C
G G#dim C G
G#dim
Your skin gets softer and
warmer. I pat you down with a
towel.
Am F C E
F#dim
F#m Em Am G
E
Tonight it's love by the fire;
my mind goes out on the prowl.
PRE-CHORUS:
F#dim [or just F#]
If I, if I, if I, if I, if I,
if I, if I...
If I didn't love you I'd hate
you. I'm playing your stereogram.
Singles remind me of kisses,
albums remind me of plans.
Tonight it's love by the
fire. The wind plays over the
coals.
Passionate looks are my
fancy. But you turn the look into
stone.
PRE-CHORUS:
CHORUS:
Am F
D/F#
F#
A F
D
If I didn't love you, would you
sit and glow by the fire?
F
D/F#
Am F D/F#
Am F
A F
D
A F D
A F
If I didn't love you, would you
make me feel so...? Maybe, you
love me.
D/F#
Am F F#dim
D A F
Oh, if I didn't love you. Mmmmmm...
PRE-CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL: G, then instrumental verse
If I didn't love you I'd hate
you; cocoa mugs sit side by side.
It's time to poke at the
fire. But it's not tonight, looks
I find
Taking a bite on a biscuit, the
record jumps on a scratch.
Tonight it's love by the fire,
the door of your love's on the latch.
PRE-CHORUS:
CHORUS: [2x]
OUTRO:
F#
If I, if I, if I,
didn't, didn't, didn't, Love you, love you, love you...