Ron Pope - If You Were A Stone

if you were a stone by ron pope
capo 1
tabbed by will s

chords :
G 320033
D xx0233
Em 022003
C x32013
chords can also be played in the standard way that sounds fine too .

intro :
G D Em C x2

chorus :
G D
if you were a stone then i’d be the rain
Em C
turn you to sand as the time slips away
G D
if you were a tree then i’d be the earth
Em C
clutching your roots as you reach skyward

verse 1 :
G D
i Am a metaphor for all the things i couldn’t say
Em C
it’s never easy , then it hurts
G D
like scratching diamonds i have tried to find my way to you
Em C
but we’re both moving in reverse

pre chorus :
G D
i wish that we could both find a simple way just to make it by
Em C
right now i’m alright if you’re just fine

chorus

verse 2 : ttp : //www . lyricsmode . com/lyrics/r/ron_pope/if_you_were_a_stone . html ]
some nights you’re a photograph fading in my memory
some days i feel you on my skin
we’re trading silence
there are words that seem to steal our breath
and i just dream about your lips

pre chorus

chorus

chorus 2 :
G
we’d count the stars
D
my hands in your leaves
Em C
and i’d hold my breath ’til we both fell asleep
G D
if you were a stone then i’d be the rain ,
Em C
turn you to sand as the time slips away

bridge : ( mute chords early on )
G
i will wait , i will wait , i will wait for
D
i will wait , i will wait , i will wait for
Em C
i will wait , i will wait , i will wait for you

G
i will wait , i will wait , i will wait for
D
i will wait , i will wait , i will wait for
Em C
i will wait , i will wait , i will wait for you

chorus

outro :
G D
if you were a stone then i’d be the rain ,
Em C ( end on C )
turn you to sand as the time slips away