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The Pretenders - If There Was A Man

Chord diagram for Ebmaj7/Bb
Chord diagram for Cm/G
Chord diagram for Fm
Chord diagram for Bbm7
Chord diagram for Gm
Chord diagram for Gm9
Chord diagram for Abadd9
Chord diagram for Ab
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Chord diagram for Bb
Chord diagram for Bb7
      Song: If there was a Man (C Hynde/J Barry)
From the James Bond film: The Living Daylights
Chord Analysis: Mats Fagergren 
2016-05-23
See you Tube clip. The song start after 46 seconds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex4Ccxpz-VQ
Use the chords below:
          
           E,A,D,G,B,e
Ebmaj7/Bb  x,1,1,3,3,3 alt 6,6,8,7,8,6
Cm/G       3,x,5,5,4,3 alt x,x,5,5,4,3
Fm         1,3,3,1,1,1
Bbm7       x,1,3,1,2,1
Gm         3,5,5,3,3,3
Gm9        3,5,3,3,3,5
Abadd9     x,x,6,5,4,6
Ab         x,x,6,5,4,4
Fm9        1,3,1,1,1,3
Fdim7      x,x,3,4,3,4
Bb7-9      x,1,0,1,0,(1)
Bb         x,1,3,3,3,1 alt 6,8,8,7,6,6
Bb7        x,1,3,1,3,1 alt 6,8,6,7,6,6

[intro]
Ebmaj7/Bb  Cm/G  Ebmaj7/Bb  Cm/G

[chorus]
Ebmaj7/Bb      Cm/G  Ebmaj7/Bb   Cm/G
If there was a man I could dream of
Ebmaj7/Bb         Cm/G       Fm    Bbm7
I'd dream about a dream come true

Ebmaj7/Bb      Cm/G  Ebmaj7/Bb   Cm/G
If there was a man I could ever love
Ebmaj7/Bb      Cm/G      Fm                    Bbm7
I'd wait a million years for someone just like you

[verse 1]

Gm     Gm9     Abadd9         Ab
All my life    I have been waiting
Fm    Fm9                 Fdim   Bb7-9
Never taking any chances, always hesitating
Gm      Gm9        Abadd9       Ab
Where's the prayer, where's the glory
Fm                 Fm9
Where's the one I'm holding out for
Fdim7     Bb7-9               Ebmaj7/Bb
When's he walking through the door
Ebmaj7/Bb    Cm/G       Fm
The one that you walked through
   Bb  Bb7   
If he  isn't 
Ebmaj7/Bb  Cm/G  Ebmaj7/Bb Cm/G
you.........................

[chorus]
Ebmaj7/Bb      Cm/G  Ebmaj7/Bb   Cm/G
If there was a man I could dream of
Ebmaj7/Bb         Cm/G       Fm    Bbm7
I'd dream about a dream come true

Ebmaj7/Bb      Cm/G  Ebmaj7/Bb   Cm/G
If there was a man I could ever love
Ebmaj7/Bb      Cm/G      Fm                    Bbm7
I'd wait a million years for someone just like you

[verse 2]
Gm       Gm9      Abadd9         Ab
Happy   endings   never   find   me
Fm           Fm9           Fdim     Bb7-9
I put all my fantasies and hopes of love behind me
Gm     Gm9     Abadd9     Ab
Saw my moments overdoomed but
Fm             Fm9           Fdim7
If there was a man out there for me
  Bb7-9  
I wish it would be
Ebmaj7/Bb         Cm/G    Fm
Someone who could love me too
   Bb  Bb7    
If someone was 
Ebmaj7/Bb  Cm/G  Ebmaj/Bb Cm/G
you....
Ebmaj7/Bb
..
    

Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the_pretenders/if_there_was_a_man_chords_1848547

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