If You Know What I Mean Chords & Lyrics by Neil Diamond

If You Know What I Mean

guitar chords lyrics

Neil Diamond

If You Know What I Mean - Neil Diamond.

I'm amazed that this great Diamond song has'nt been previously tabbed before here.

This is my interpretation and may not reflect the actual recording.

(Capo 2)

C G7 C
When the night returns just like a friend.......
F G7 C
When the evening comes to set me free............
F G7
When the quiet hours that wait........

Am Em F C F
Beyond the day make ..............
Dm7 G G6 G7
Peaceful sounds in me ...................


C G7 C
Took a drag from my last cigarrette ........
F G7 C
Took a drink from a glass of old red wine.......
F G7
I closed my eyes and I could ......
Am Em F C
Make it real and
F Dm7 G7
Feel it one more time ........

CHORUS:

Am
Can You hear it Babe?.........(Riff1)
G7
Can you hear it Babe?.........(Riff2)
F C
From another Time From another place
G G7 G
Can you remember it Babe?

C Dm7
And the radio played like a carnival tune
C
As we lay in our bed in the other room
F
When we gave it away for the sake of a dream
F
In a penny arcade...................
C D* Dm C
If you know what I mean...................If you know what I mean Babe...



C F C
..........................................
C G7 C C/G
Heres to the songs we used to sing........
F G7 C C/G
and heres to the times we used to know...........
F G7
Its hard to hold them
Am Em F C F
In our arms again but
F Dm7 G7
Hard to let them go.
Am
Do You hear it Babe?.........(Riff1)
G7
Do you hear it Babe?.........(Riff2)
F C
It was another Time It was another place
G G7 G G7 G G7 G
Do you remember it Babe?

Repeat Chorus.


C Dm7
And the radio played like a carnival tune
C
As we lay in our bed in the other room
F
When we gave it away for the sake of a dream
F
In a penny arcade...................
C D* Dm C
If you know what I mean...................If you know what I mean


End '''''

F C F
............If you know what I mean
F C F
If you know what I mean Babe.
F C D* Dm C.
If you know what I mean Babe


RiFF1 (Am)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--0---2--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------0----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff2 (G7)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2---0---2---------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------3-----------------------------------------------|


D* = C shape and slide up three frets to the fourth fret and mute E1

Tabbed by Bob. I'd welcome any comments