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