Tuning: E A D G B E

If You Were The Only Girl in key of A Written by Nat D. Ayer with lyrics by Clifford Grey Sung by George Robey and Violet Loraine in 1916. In the post WW2 era, this song was covered by many great singers, including Dean Martin, Perry Como and Bing Crosby. For Dean Martin's version, use a capo on fret #1. Intro: A B7 E7 A E7 Verse 1:

If ^Ayou were the ^F#7only ^B7girl in the world and ^E7I were the only ^Aboy ^E7 Noth^F#ming else would matter in the ^Bmworld today ^E7We could go on loving in the ^Asame old ^E7way

Verse 2:

A ^Agarden of ^F#7Eden ^B7just made for two With ^E7nothing to mar our ^Ajoy ^E7 ^F#mI would say such ^C#mwonderful things to ^C#7you ^DThere would ^Adimbe such ^Awonderful ^Gthings to ^F#7do If ^Bmyou were the ^Dmonly ^C#mgirl in the ^F#7world and ^B7I were the ^E7only ^Aboy. ^E

Verse 3:

If ^Ayou were the ^F#7only ^B7girl in the world and ^E7I were the only ^Aboy ^E7 ^F#mNothing else would matter in the ^Bmworld today ^E7We could go on loving in the ^Asame old ^E7way

Verse 4:

A ^Agarden of ^F#7Eden j^B7ust made for two With ^E7nothing to mar our ^Ajoy ^E7 ^F#mI would say such ^C#mwonderful things to you Th^Dere would ^Adimbe such ^Awonderful ^Gthings to ^F#7do If ^Bmyou were ^Dmthe only ^C#mgirl in the ^F#7world B7 E7 A . . . . . and I were the only boy.

Outro: B7 E7 A D A Note: Some versions omit Verse 3, and/or use an instrumental version for the first 2 lines of the last verse. This TAB By Yarrowyck AKA Bruce Howlett

Dean Martin - If you were the only girl