Queens of the Stone Age: If Only
 From the album: 'Queens of the Stone Age' (Roadrunner)
 © 1998 Roadrunner Records
 Lyrics by J. Homme
 Music by Q.O.T.S.A.
 Tabbed by Sean Hayter © 2001

Tuning: Down 2 Whole Steps to C (C-F-Bb-Eb-G-C)
Notes:  'If Only' is track #3 on 'Queens of the Stone Age'


Verse Riff:
 C|-----------------------------------------||
 G|-----------------------------------------||
Eb|-----------------------------------------||
Bb|-8-10-10-10-10-7^9---5^7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-||
 F|-8--8--8--8--8-7-----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
 C|-----------------------------------------||


Chorus Riff:
 C|--------------------------||
 G|--------------------------||
Eb|-7-7-7---10------10-10-10-||
Bb|-7-7-7---10------10-10-10-||
 F|-5-5-5----8-------8--8--8-||
 C|--------------------------||


Solo 1:
 C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 F|---------10-14b--14b----10--10b--10p8----8--7h8p7--5h7p5--5-5--3--5-5---|
 C|---10h12-------------10---------------10--------------------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 F|---------10-14b--14b----10--10b--10p8----8--7h8p7--5h7p5--5-5--3--5-5---|
 C|---10h12-------------10---------------10--------------------------------|

 C|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------17-19-19------|
Bb|------15-17----17p15----15-17p15----15--19-19-19--17-19----------17---|
 F|---17-------17-------17----------17-----------------------------------|
 C|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

 C|--------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|---19p17------------------------------------|
Bb|---------19p17-19p17-19p17-15-17--17b-------|
 F|--------------------------------------17----|
 C|--------------------------------------------|

 C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Eb|------------------------------------19-19-17--19-19-17--19-17-19p17----17---||
Bb|---15-15-17p15-19-17-15h17-19-17-15---------------------------------17------||
 F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
 C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------||


Solo 2:
 C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-10-10-12p10------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------12-10-10h12-12---|
 F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-13-12--10-12p10-------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------12-10-12----|
 F|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 C|--------------------||
 G|--------------------||
Eb|---10----10-12------||
Bb|------12-------12---||
 F|--------------------||
 C|--------------------||


Lyrics:
 If it gets you down well then I’ll take it
 If it gets you up well I don’t want it
 It lets you down so broken hearted
 If it gets you down well then I want it

 If only, only
 If only, only
 If only, only
 If only, only
 We’re nothing at all

 So blow our mind and make it lazy
 Those long long days with no escaping
 I hold the wheel to let it go
 Don’t wanna stop, don’t wanna know
 If it gets you down, well just don’t blame me

 If only, only
 If only, only
 If only, only
 If only, only
 If only, only
 If only, only
 If only, only
 If only, only
 We’re nothing at all