Frank Turner - If Ever I Stray
G/C - 330033
First Verse Tab (Can be used throughout the song) - Chords Shapes G, Cadd9, D, Am, C
E-----------------------------------/
B---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-/
G---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0h2-0-0-0-/
D---0-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-2-0-0---0-2-0-/
A---0-2-0-0-0-2-0-3-3-3---------3-3-/
E-3---------------------------------/
E----2----3----2----0----0----0-/
B----3----3----3----1----1----1-/
G----2----2----2----2----2----0-/ < Number of plectrum strokes not shown
D----0----0----0----2----0----2-/
A-------------------0----2----3-/
E-------------------------------/
[G]Forgive me someone, for I have sinned
And I [Cadd9]know not where I should begin
Some [D]days it feels like you just can't win
No [Am]matter what you do or s[C]ay.
[G]Things didn't kill me but I don't feel stronger
[Cadd9]Life is short but it feels much longer
You've [D]lost that drive, you've lost that hunger
To [Am]pull yourself through the d[C]ay.
Chorus
But if[G] ever I stray from the path I follow
[C]Take me down to the English Channel
[D]Throw me in where the water is shallow
And then [Am]drag me on back to [C]shore!
'Cos [G]love is free and life is cheap
As [C]long as I've got me a place to sleep
[D]Clothes on my back and some food to eat
I [Am]can't ask for anything [C]more
[D]Come on everybody sing it 1, 2, 3, 4
[G]
[G]We've all got secrets that we hold inside
The [Cadd9]worst little things that we try and defy
The w[D]orst one of all that you never can hide
Is that you're [Am]never quite as strong as you [C]sound
[G]So I'm sorry baby, for the times I've hurt you
[Cadd9]Sorry friends, for the times I desert you
M[D]ost days it feels like I don't deserve you
No [Am]wonder that you're all still [C]around
Chorus
But if[G] ever I stray from the path I follow
[C]Take me down to the English Channel
[D]Throw me in where the water is shallow
And then [Am]drag me on back to [C]shore!
'Cos [G]love is free and life is cheap
As [C]long as I've got me a place to sleep
[D]Clothes on my back and some food to eat
I [Am]can't ask for anything [C]more
[D]Come on everybody sing it 1, 2, 3, 4
[G]
Come on and join me in the [D]water
Swim for hope
Sometimes it's hard to [G/C]remember
[G]I couldn't do this on my own
Chorus
But if[G] ever I stray from the path I follow
[C]Take me down to the English Channel
[D]Throw me in where the water is shallow
And then [Am]drag me on back to [C]shore!
'Cos [G]love is free and life is cheap
As [C]long as I've got me a place to sleep
[D]Clothes on my back and some food to eat
I [Am]can't ask for anything [C]more
[D]I can't ask for anything more
[G]The path I chose isn't straight and narrow
[Cadd9]It wanders 'round like a drunken fellow
Some [D]days it's hard for me to follow
But if you've g[Am]ot my back I'll go [C]on.
If [D]you've got my back I'll go on[G].
G/C - 330033
First Verse Tab (Can be used throughout the song) - Chords Shapes G, Cadd9, D, Am, C
E-----------------------------------/
B---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-/
G---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0h2-0-0-0-/
D---0-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-2-0-0---0-2-0-/
A---0-2-0-0-0-2-0-3-3-3---------3-3-/
E-3---------------------------------/
E----2----3----2----0----0----0-/
B----3----3----3----1----1----1-/
G----2----2----2----2----2----0-/ < Number of plectrum strokes not shown
D----0----0----0----2----0----2-/
A-------------------0----2----3-/
E-------------------------------/
[G]Forgive me someone, for I have sinned
And I [Cadd9]know not where I should begin
Some [D]days it feels like you just can't win
No [Am]matter what you do or s[C]ay.
[G]Things didn't kill me but I don't feel stronger
[Cadd9]Life is short but it feels much longer
You've [D]lost that drive, you've lost that hunger
To [Am]pull yourself through the d[C]ay.
Chorus
But if[G] ever I stray from the path I follow
[C]Take me down to the English Channel
[D]Throw me in where the water is shallow
And then [Am]drag me on back to [C]shore!
'Cos [G]love is free and life is cheap
As [C]long as I've got me a place to sleep
[D]Clothes on my back and some food to eat
I [Am]can't ask for anything [C]more
[D]Come on everybody sing it 1, 2, 3, 4
[G]
[G]We've all got secrets that we hold inside
The [Cadd9]worst little things that we try and defy
The w[D]orst one of all that you never can hide
Is that you're [Am]never quite as strong as you [C]sound
[G]So I'm sorry baby, for the times I've hurt you
[Cadd9]Sorry friends, for the times I desert you
M[D]ost days it feels like I don't deserve you
No [Am]wonder that you're all still [C]around
Chorus
But if[G] ever I stray from the path I follow
[C]Take me down to the English Channel
[D]Throw me in where the water is shallow
And then [Am]drag me on back to [C]shore!
'Cos [G]love is free and life is cheap
As [C]long as I've got me a place to sleep
[D]Clothes on my back and some food to eat
I [Am]can't ask for anything [C]more
[D]Come on everybody sing it 1, 2, 3, 4
[G]
Come on and join me in the [D]water
Swim for hope
Sometimes it's hard to [G/C]remember
[G]I couldn't do this on my own
Chorus
But if[G] ever I stray from the path I follow
[C]Take me down to the English Channel
[D]Throw me in where the water is shallow
And then [Am]drag me on back to [C]shore!
'Cos [G]love is free and life is cheap
As [C]long as I've got me a place to sleep
[D]Clothes on my back and some food to eat
I [Am]can't ask for anything [C]more
[D]I can't ask for anything more
[G]The path I chose isn't straight and narrow
[Cadd9]It wanders 'round like a drunken fellow
Some [D]days it's hard for me to follow
But if you've g[Am]ot my back I'll go [C]on.
If [D]you've got my back I'll go on[G].
