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Sonny Rollins - If You Were The Only Girl In The World Chords

Chord reference C, A7, D7, G7, G, Dm, Em
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

If [C]you were the [A7]only [D7]girl in the world And [G7]I were the only [C]boy, [G] [G7] [C]Nothing else would matter in the [Dm]world [G7]today; [G7]We could go on loving in the [C]same old way. A [C]Garden of [A7]Eden [D7]just made for two, With [G7]nothing to mar our [C]joy. [G] [G7]

[Am]I would say such [Em]wonderful things to you; [F]There would be such [C]wonderful [Gm]things to [A7]do, If [Dm]you were the only [Em]girl [Am]in the [A7]world, And [D7]I were the [G7]only [C]boy. [G7]

Artist Sonny Rollins
Album Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass
Genres Jazz
Year 1958
Key C

How to Play If You Were The Only Girl In The World on Guitar?

Sonny Rollins - If You Were The Only Girl In The World can be played in the key of C using the C, A7, D7, G7, G, Dm, Em chords.

  • 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 A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • 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 Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

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

You can play If You Were The Only Girl In The World with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.