If Not Now

Tracy Chapman

key:

Fmaj7   C  Cmaj7  C
Fmaj7   C  Cmaj7  C
 
[Chorus]
       Fmaj7    Cmaj7   C
If not now then when
       Fmaj7 C
If now today then
Am  G    Em   F
Why make your promises
  C    Am G     Em  F
A love declared for days to come
      G
Is as good as none
 
Fmaj7  C  Cmaj7  C  
 
[Verse]
G                         F
You can wait 'til morning comes
                         Am
You can wait for the new day
                           F                             
You can wait and lose this heart
                         F   G
You can wait and soon be sorry
 
[Chorus]
             Fmaj7    Cmaj7   C
Cause if not now then when
         Fmaj7 C
If now today   then
Am  G    Em   F
Why make your promises
  C    Am G     Em  F
A love declared for days to come
      G
Is as good as none
 
Fmaj7  Cmaj7  
 
[Verse]
G                                F
Now love's the only thing that's free
                           Am
We must take it where it's found
                      F   G
Pretty soon it may be costly
 
 
[Chorus]
             Fmaj7    Cmaj7
Cause if not now then when
         Fmaj7 C
If now today   then
Am  G    Em   F
Why make your promises
  C    Am G     Em  F
A love declared for days to come
      G
Is as good as none
 
Fmaj7  Cmaj7

 
[Outro] 
       Fmaj7    Cmaj7
If not now what then
                     Fmaj7
We all must live our lives
       Cmaj7
Always feeling
       C
Always thinking
               F     G
The moment has arrived
 
Fmaj7    Cmaj7
 
       Fmaj7    Cmaj7
If not now then when