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

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ChordsEm, D, G, C, Am
Strumming↓-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

EmDGGCDEmDGGCD
CSawyoutodayaftersomuchtime,CfeltjustlikeitusedEmtobeG
CTalkingforhoursboutadifferentlife,CsurroundingusinEmmemoriesG
CWewereclosenevercloseEmenough,GbabyCarewenowEmG
C’Causeifit’stornwecanstitchEmitGup,Cdon’truleitDout,Dohnono
EmI’llcomeDaround,GifyouCeverwanttobeinDlove
EmI’mnotDwaiting,butGI’mwillingCifyoucallmeup
IfyouAmeverwanttobeinlove,DI’llcomearound
EmDGGC
CWantedtoaskifwecouldhavebeen,Cbutmytonguewouldn’tbreakEmtheGseal
CYoualwayshadsomethingeffortless,CatschoolyouwerethebiggestEmdealG
CLittlequirkscloseandEmopenup,CtimeisslippingEmbyG
CAlwaysthinking’boutthetwoofEmus,GreplayConmyDmind,Dalwaysplayingonmymind
EmI’llcomeDaround,GifyouCeverwanttobeinDlove
EmI’mnotDwaiting,butGI’mwillingCifyoucallmeup
IfyouAmeverwanttobeinlove,DI’llcomearound
EmDGGC
DWewereyoungweweresidebyside,Cdon’tknowwhenwestartedlosingGtouch
DIfyouwantwecouldwalkawhile,AmmaybethatwouldbeGenough
DUsedtotalkdrinkingtothenight,CIwouldwakeuponthefrontroomGfloor
DAllalongyou’dbeinmybed,Cmakemecrazymakemewantyoumore
EmI’llcomeDaround,GifyouCeverwanttobeinDlove
EmI’mnotDwaiting,butGI’mwillingCifyoucallmeup
IfyouAmeverwanttobeinlove,DI’llcomearound
EmI’llcomeDaround,GifyouCeverwanttobeinDlove
EmI’mnotDwaiting,butGI’mGwillingCifyoucallmeup
IfyouAmeverwanttobeinlove,DI’llcomearound
EmDGGCDEmDGGC
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ArtistJames Bay
AlbumChaos and the Calm
GenresAlternative, Blues, Folk, Folk Rock, Indie, Indie Folk, Blues Rock
Year2015
KeyEm
DifficultyEasy

How to play If You Ever Want To Be In Love on Guitar (Step-by-step)

James Bay - If You Ever Want To Be In Love on guitar requires 5 chords and 9 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

If You Ever Want To Be In Love uses these transitions most often: G → C (24), D → G (14), and Em → D (14). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - D chord transition.

1. Em → D chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from Em to D:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 14 times.

Em to D

2. D → G chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Switching from D to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 14 times.

D to G

3. G → C chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from G to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 24 times.

G to C

4. C → D chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from C to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.

C to D

5. C → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Em:

  1. While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.

6. Em → G chord transition

To move from Em to G:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.

7. C → Am chord transition

Switching from C to Am:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

8. Am → D chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

9. Am → G chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

If You Ever Want To Be In Love chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in If You Ever Want To Be In Love.

  • If You Ever Want To Be In Love includes 114 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • If You Ever Want To Be In Love contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how If You Ever Want To Be In Love connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → D: 24%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → Em: 17%
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