If I Only Knew Song Lyrics and Chords by Bobby Helms
If I Only Knew
Recorded by Bobby Helms
Written by Bob Saffer
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If I
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only knew
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how much I'd
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miss
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I'd never say
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bye
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bye
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bye
Cause
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now I find I
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can't
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forget
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Although I
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tried tried
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tried
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I made a big
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mistake to
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leave
you
That's why I cry cry
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cry
If I only
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Em
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Am
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knew you'd
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miss me
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too
I'd never say
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bye
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bye
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bye
(If I
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only knew how much I'd
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miss
you)
I'd never say
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bye
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bye
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bye
(Cause
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now I find I
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can't
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Bm
Cm
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Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
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Gm
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forget
you)
Although I
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try try
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try
(
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I made a big
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mistake to
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leave
you)
That's why I cry cry
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cry
(If I only
Cm
C#m
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Am
A#m
Bm
knew you'd
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
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A
A#
B
miss me
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too
I'd never say
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bye
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bye
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bye)
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If I
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only knew
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A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
how much I'd
C
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D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
miss
you
I'd never say
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
bye
D7
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bye
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bye
Cause
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D#7
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G#7
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A#7
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now I find I
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
can't
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
forget
you
Although I
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
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tried tried
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A
A#
B
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tried
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I made a big
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D
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E
F
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mistake to
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D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
leave
you
That's why I cry cry
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
cry
If I only
Cm
C#m
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Am
A#m
Bm
knew you'd
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
miss me
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A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
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F#7
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G#7
too
I'd never say
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G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
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bye
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bye
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bye
FAQ
Who sang the the song If I Only Knew?
- The song If I Only Knew was sang by Bobby Helms.
Who is Bobby Helms?
- Robert Lee Helms (August 15, 1933 - June 19, 1997) was an American country music singer, best known for his 1957 Christmas hit "Jingle Bell Rock". His other hits include "Fraulein" and "My Special Angel".
