Tonic - If You Could Only See Acoustic

if you could only see
acoustic version
originally record by : tonic
transcribed by eric norcross
10/09/09
www . ericnorcross . com

this is the version ive been playing since i first learned the song back in high
school .
ive addEd a lot of improvisations since then , so its not exactly like you would
hear when tonic plays it acoustically .
so dont expect it to be dead on .
this was one of the first songs i learned front to back and to this day , somehow
manage to impress myself with it .

* * * capo on 1 * * * this is usually relative to voice , but i cant stand playing it
any other way regardless .
also , the capo on 1 is normal for this song .

most of this is open/Basic chords , except when the part comes up sayin you love
but you dont , i like to use bar chords for C & G .
this is the only time i utilize the bar form .
of course most performers use the bar form on the verse chords as well , but i
prefer open when playing it acoustically .

lastly , a lot of people have issues figuring out the strumming pattern .
this cannot be explained .
you just have to take is slow and work your way up to the speed and rhythm that
best fits you , even if it means adding bars to the song to make it work . over
time though , youll figure out the best way to perform it for yourself .

Am C G G * G/F F E C * A
E – – – 0 – – – | – – – 0 – – – | – – – 3 – – – | – – – 3 – – – | – – – 3 – – – | – – – 1 – – – | – – – 0 – – – | – – – 0 – – – | – – – 0 – – – |
B – – – 1 – – – | – – – 1 – – – | – – – 3 – – – | – – – 3 – – – | – – – 3 – – – | – – – 1 – – – | – – – 0 – – – | – – – 3 – – – | – – – 2 – – – |
G – – – 2 – – – | – – – 0 – – – | – – – 0 – – – | – – – 0 – – – | – – – 0 – – – | – – – 2 – – – | – – – 1 – – – | – – – 0 – – – | – – – 2 – – – |
D – – – 2 – – – | – – – 2 – – – | – – – 0 – – – | – – – 0 – – – | – – – 0 – – – | – – – 3 – – – | – – – 2 – – – | – – – 4 – – – | – – – 2 – – – |
A – – – 0 – – – | – – – 3 – – – | – – – 2 – – – | – – – x – – – | – – – x – – – | – – – 3 – – – | – – – 2 – – – | – – – 5 – – – | – – – 2 – – – |
E – – – 0 – – – | – – – 3 – – – | – – – 3 – – – | – – – 3 – – – | – – – 1 – – – | – – – x – – – | – – – 0 – – – | – – – 5 – – – | – – – 2 – – – |

Am C
if you could only see the way she loves me
G * G/F
then maybe you would understand
Am C
why i feel this way about our love
G * G/F
and what i must do
Am C G * G/F
if you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says

when she says she loves me

Em ( let ring ) Am E G F G
Am E G F F

G A
well you got your reasons
G A
and you got your lies
G A F
and you got your manipulations
C slide to C *
they cut me down to size

Am C
sayin you love but you dont
G F
you give your love but you wont

Am C
if you could only see the way she loves me
G * G/F
then maybe you would understand
Am C
why i feel this way about our love
G * G/F
and what i must do
Am C G * F
if you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says
F
when she says she loves me

quick interlude ( g& F are barred )
Am Em G F

G A
seems the road less traveled
G A C slide up to C *
shows happiness unraveled
G A
and you got to take a little dirt
G A F
to keep what you love
C slide up to C *
thats what you gotta do

Am C
sayin you love but you dont
G F
you give your love but you wont
G F
youre stretching out your arms to something thats just not there
Am C
sayin you love where you stand
G F
give your heart when you can

Am C
if you could only see the way she loves me
G * G/F
then maybe you would understand
Am C
why i feel this way about our love
G * G/F
and what i must do
Am C G * G/F
if you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says

when she says she loves me

Am C
sayin you love but you dont
G F
you give your love but you wont
G F
youre stretching out your arms to something thats just not there
Am C
sayin you love where you stand
G F
give your heart when you can

Am C
if you could only see the way she loves me
G * G/F
then maybe you would understand
Am C
why i feel this way about our love
G * G/F
and what i must do
Am C G * G/F
if you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says

when she says she loves me