If You Could Only See

Tonic (acoustic)
In the studio version (electric) Tonic palys up a half step, meaning you would
need a capo on the 1st fret. If your playing off the acoustic version (or at
least the one I found) you don't need a capo, and it also makes it easier to
sing.

Okay, this song is arranged kind of funny so read what I wrote so you don't get
lost. I'm going to go through and tab the song as if appears in the song, then
recap at the end. Here's how it starts.

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
If you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says
G/F (break)
When she says she loves me

Am : 002210 (002310)
C : 030210 (030210)
G : 320033 (210034)
G/F : 1X0033 (1X0034)

The next part is a little interlude that sounds best with two guitars. But if
you're like me, finding another competent person to play with you is easier said
than done (not that there's anyhting wrong with being incompetent!) So I will
write what Tonic does, and what I do with only one guitar. Remember that this is
a bit different than the electric version but is still generally the same thing.

These two guitar parts match up so if you want to know when to play what, use
the timing implied by the superimposition of the two tabs.
2x
Guitar 1:
Asus2 C G F
E --0--0--------0--0------0--0-----0---0---|
B --0--0--------0--0------0--0-----0---0---|
G --2--2--------5--5------4--4-----2---2---|
D --2--2--------5--5------5--5-----3---3---|
A --0--0--------3--3------5--5-----3---3---|
E --0--0------------------3--3-----1---1---|

Guitar 2:
E -----------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------8-8s10-------|
G -------------------7s9-7-----------------|
D -------9s10-9----------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------|

Here is what I do, it's kind of a mix of both and requires a bit more speed.
NOTE: This part does not match up to the other two.
2x
Asus2 C G F
E --------------------------0--0---x---0---0--x-x--|
B -------0h1-0-------3h5-3--0--0---x---0---0--x-x--|
G --2--2--------5--5--------4--4---x---2---2--x-x--|
D --2--2--------5--5--------5--5---x---3---3--x-x--|
A --0--0--------3--3--------5--5---x---3---3--x-x--|
E --0--0--------------------3--3---x---1---1--x-x--|

Asus2 : 002200 (002300)

C5 : X355XX (X134XX - Just do your best not to hit the X'ed notes)
G5* : 355400 (134200)
F : 133200 (134200)

The next part is my favorite and I think it sounds especially good on the
acoustic. I will write out the tab and the chord progression.
2x
G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5
E ------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------
D --5s7-7-7-7-x-x-x-5s7-7-7-x-x-5s7-7-7-7-x-x-x-5s7-7-7-x-x---
A --5s7-7-7-7-x-x-x-5s7-7-7-x-x-5s7-7-7-7-x-x-x-5-7-7-7-x-x---
E --3s5-5-5-5-x-x-x-3s5-5-5-x-x-3s5-5-5-5-x-x-x-3-5-5-5-x-x---

E5 F5 E5 F5 D*
E -------------------------------0---0-0-0--0-0---0---0--x-x---|
B -------------------------------3---3-3-3--3-3---3---3--x-x---|
G -------------------------------4---4-4-4--4-4---4---4--x-x---|
D --2s3-3-3-3-x-x-x-2s3-3-3-x-x--0---0-0-0--0-0---0---0--x-x---|
A --2s3-3-3-3-x-x-x-2s3-3-3-x-x--5---5-5-5--5-5---5---5--x-x---|
E --0s1-1-1-1-x-x-x-0s1-1-1-x-x--0---0-0-0--0-0---0---0--x-x---|

Here is the chord progression:

G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5
Well you got your reasons
E5 F5 E5 F5 D*
And you got your lies
G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5
And you got your manipulations
E5 F5 E5 F5 D*
They cut me down to size

G5 : 3550XX (1340XX)
A5 : 577XXX (134XXX)
E5 : 022XXX (034XXX)
F5 : 133XXX (134XXX)
D* : 050430 (032010 - Like a C chord moved up 2 frets)
The next part brings you back to the first part: "if you could only see..." It
is a bit different in the acoustic version and Tonic also left out a phrase when
they did it unplugged.
Asus2 C5
Sayin' you love but you don't
G5*
You give your love but you won't

Asus2 : 002200 (002300)

C5 : X355XX (X134XX - Just do your best not to hit the X'ed notes)
G5* : 355400 (134200)

Thats it. Listen to the song and you will be able to get the rhythm down too.
Here are all the lyrics, free of charge.

If you could only see the way she loves me

Then maybe you would understand
Why I feel this way about our love
And what I must do
If you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says
When she says she loves me

Well you got your reasons

And you got your lies
And you got your manipulations
They cut me down to size

Sayin' you love but you don't

You give your love but you won't

If you could only see the way she loves me

Then maybe you would understand
Why I feel this way about our love
And what I must do
If you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says
When she says she loves me

Seems the road less traveled

Show's happiness unraveled
And you got to take a little dirt
To keep what you love
That's what you gotta do

If you could only see the way she loves me

Then maybe you would understand
Why I feel this way about our love
And what I must do
If you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says
When she says she loves me

guitar solo

Sayin' you love but you don't

You give your love but you won't
Sayin' you love will you stand
You give your heart when you can

If you could only see the way she loves me

Then maybe you would understand
Why I feel this way about our love
And what I must do
If you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says
When she says she loves me

Created by Dave on December 24, 2001