On the 23rd of July 2021, the track was released. The track is written by Conor Mason, Dominic Craik & Joe Langridge Brown
Track Info
- Song: If I Were You
- Artist: Nothing But Thieves
- Produced by Dominic Craik & Rich Costey
- Album: Moral Panic II
- Released Date: 23 July 2021
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard(EADGBE)
- Key:
- Capo: 2nd fret
- Chords: Em, F, G, Dm,F#5, B, C, E
- Suggested Strumming:
- D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
| Guitar Chords | Ukulele Chords |
| Em – 022000 F – 133211 G – 320003 Dm – xx0231 F#5 – 24xxxx B – x24442 C – x32010 E – 022100 | Em – 0402 F – 2010 G – 0232 Dm – 2210 F#5 – x12x B – 4322 C – 0003 E – 1402 |
[Chorus]
Em
If I were you,
I'd treat them better
Em
If I were you,
I'd settle the weather
Em
It's comin' soon,
I'd pull it together
Em
Yeah, get it together,
it's a matter of time
Em F G
If I were you
Em F G
Em F G
Em F G
Em Em G
[Verse 1]
Em
Oh, tell me how it feels,
conspiracy cadet
F G Em
Wound up like a cassette,
the tape about to shed
F Dm Em
If chaos is a ladder,
hell is heaven sent
F G Em
Keep pullin' at the thread
Em Dm
while cashin' in the cheque
[Pre-Chorus]
Em G
No tellin' what I'd do
F#5 F
With my hands stuck on you
Em G
No tellin' what I'd do
F#5 F
With my hands
[Chorus]
Em
If I were you,
F
I'd treat them better
G Em
If I were you,
F
I'd settle the weather
G Em
It's comin' soon,
F
I'd pull it together
G Em
Yeah, get it together,
Em
it's a matter of time
G Em
If I were you,
F
I'd treat them better
G Em
If I were you,
F
I'd settle the weather
G Em
You'll get what's due,
F
I'd square the vendetta
G Em
Yeah, get it together,
Em
it's a matter of time
[Verse 2]
G Em
Think you're pretty wily,
blowin' up the sun?
G Em
Confuse a loaded question
with a smokin' gun
F Dm Em
You move like Dunning-Kruger,
truth is overdone
F G Em
A father like his son,
Em Dm
look after number one, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
Em G
No tellin' what I'd do
F#5 F
With my hands stuck on you
Em G
No tellin' what I'd do
F#5 F
With my hands
[Chorus]
Em
If I were you,
F
I'd treat them better
G Em
If I were you,
F
I'd settle the weather
G Em
It's comin' soon,
F
I'd pull it together
G Em
Yeah, get it together,
Em
it's a matter of time
G Em
If I were you,
F
I'd treat them better
G Em
If I were you,
F
I'd settle the weather
G Em
You'll get what's due,
A
I'd square the vendetta
G Em
Yeah, get it together,
Em
it's a matter of time
B C E Em
B C G F
[Bridge]
B C E Em
Some don't care about
the ones they hurt
B C G
Some just wanna
F
see the planet burn
B C E Em B
They'll come for you
C G
They'll come for you,
F
they'll come for you,
N.C
they'll come for you
Em F G
If I were you
Em F G
Em F G
Em Em
[Chorus]
G Em
If I were you,
F
I'd treat them better
G Em
If I were you,
F
I'd settle the weather
G Em
You'll get what's due,
F
I'd square the vendetta
G Em
Yeah, get it together,
Em G
it's a matter of time
Em F G
Em F G
Em F G
Em Em
