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James Bay - If You Ever Want To Be In Love Chords

Chord reference Em, D, G, C, Am
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑

[Em] [D] [G] [G] [C] [D] [Em] [D] [G] [G] [C] [D] [C]Saw you today after so much time, [C]felt just like it used [Em]to be [G] [C]Talking for hours bout a different life, [C]surrounding us in [Em]memories [G] [C]We were close never close [Em]enough, [G] [C]baby are we now [Em] [G] [C]’Cause if it’s torn we can stitch [Em]it [G]up, [C]don’t rule it [D]out, [D]oh no no

[Em]I’ll come [D]around, [G]if you [C]ever want to be in [D]love [Em]I’m not [D]waiting, but [G]I’m willing [C]if you call me up If you [Am]ever want to be in love, [D]I’ll come around

[Em] [D] [G] [G] [C] [C]Wanted to ask if we could have been, [C]but my tongue wouldn’t break [Em]the [G]seal [C]You always had something effortless, [C]at school you were the biggest [Em]deal [G] [C]Little quirks close and [Em]o[G]pen up, [C]time is slipping [Em]by [G] [C]Always thinking ’bout the two of [Em]us, [G] [C]replay on my [D]mind, [D]always playing on my mind

[Em]I’ll come [D]around, [G]if you [C]ever want to be in [D]love [Em]I’m not [D]waiting, but [G]I’m willing [C]if you call me up If you [Am]ever want to be in love, [D]I’ll come around

[Em] [D] [G] [G] [C] [D]We were young we were side by side, [C]don’t know when we started losing [G]touch [D]If you want we could walk a while, [Am]maybe that would be [G]enough [D]Used to talk drinking to the night, [C]I would wake up on the front room [G]floor [D]All along you’d be in my bed, [C]make me crazy make me want you more

[Em]I’ll come [D]around, [G]if you [C]ever want to be in [D]love [Em]I’m not [D]waiting, but [G]I’m willing [C]if you call me up If you [Am]ever want to be in love, [D]I’ll come around [Em]I’ll come [D]around, [G]if you [C]ever want to be in [D]love [Em]I’m not [D]waiting, but [G]I’m [G]willing [C]if you call me up If you [Am]ever want to be in love, [D]I’ll come around

[Em] [D] [G] [G] [C] [D] [Em] [D] [G] [G] [C]

Artist James Bay
Album Chaos and the Calm
Year 2015
Key Em

How to Play If You Ever Want To Be In Love on Guitar?

James Bay - If You Ever Want To Be In Love can be played in the key of Em using the Em, D, G, C, Am chords.

  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play If You Ever Want To Be In Love with the ↓-↓↑ strumming pattern.