Lirik dan Chord Lagu If You Were Here - Thompson Twins

Lagu tersebut muncul dalam album studio ketiga mereka yang bertajuk Quick Step & Side Kick (1983).

Album bergenre new wave tersebut berhasil mencapai peringkat kedua di UK Albums Chart dan tersertifikasi platinum dari British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “If You Were Here” dari Thompson Twins:

[Intro]
C   G   Bb   F   x2

[Chorus]
C                   G                   Bb              F
If you were here I could deceive you
C                          G                        Bb       F
And if you were here you would believe
C                         G                 Eb         F
But would you suspect my emotion wandering, yeah
C                      G                    Bb           F
Do not want a part of this anymore

[Verse]
C                       G                                           Bb       F
The rain water drips through a crack in the ceiling
C                        G                            Bb       F
And I'll have to spend my time on repair
C                         G                Eb         F
But just like the rain I'll be always falling, yeah
C           G                   Bb      F
Only to rise and fall again

[Instrumental]
C G Bb F
C G Bb F
C G Eb F
C G Bb F

[Chorus]
C                   G                   Bb               F
If you were here I could deceive you
C                          G                        Bb        F
And if you were here you would believe
C                         G                Eb          F
But would you suspect my emotion wandering, yeah
C                       G                   Bb           F
Do not want a part of this anymore