Stevie Wonder - If You Really Love Me

“if you really love me”
( s . wonder – s . wright )

intro :

Am7 Dm7 Gm7 Gm7/C C7 [ 3x ]
/ / / / / / / /
D#maj7 Gm7/C
/ / / / / / / /

chorus :

Am7 Dm7 Gm7 Gm7/C C7 Am7 Dm7 Gm7 Gm7/C C7
if you really love me , won’t you tell me
( if you really love me )
Am7 Dm7 Gm7 Gm7/C C7 Am7 Dm7 Gm7 Gm7/C C7
and if you really love me , won’t you tell me
A#maj7 Am7 Gm7 Fmaj7 Em11 – 5 A7+5 – 9
then i won’t have to be hangin’ around

verse 1 :

Dmaj7 A+
you call my name , ooh so sweet
Dmaj7 A+
to make your kiss incomplete
Dm7 Dm9 Dm9/C Dm7/C G7 A#maj7 D#9
when your mood is clear you quickly change your ways

Fmaj7
then you say i’m untrue
Am7 D7 – 9 – 5
what Am i supposed to do
G13 G7+5 G7 Gm7/C
be a fool who sits alone waiting for you

[ repeat chorus ]

verse 2 :

i see the light of your smile
calling me all the while
you are saying baby , it’s time to go
first the feeling’s all right
then it’s gone from sight
so i’m taking out this time to say

[ key change to F# ]

coda :

A#m7 D#m7 G#m7 G#m7/C# C#7 A#m7 D#m7 G#m7 G#m7/C# C#7
if you really love me , won’t you tell me
A#m7 D#m7 G#m7 G#m7/C# C#7 A#m7 D#m7 G#m7 G#m7/C# C#7
and if you really love me , won’t you tell me
Bmaj7 A#m7 G#m7 G#m7/C# C#7
then i won’t have to be hangin’ around

A#m7 D#m7 G#m7 G#m7/C# C#7 [ repeat to fade ]
hangin’ around . . .

assorted altered chords :

Em11 – 5 : 0x8755
A7+5 – 9 : x05666
D7 – 5 – 9 : x54544

– – another ace 60’s ( ok , 1970 ) tab from andrew rogers