Title: If You Only Knew Artist: Shinedown Album: The Sound of Madness Tuning: Standard This is the acoustic guitar only; electric is basically power (fifth) chords of the same names. A note on the verse riff: The first Am is actually Asus2 with some hammer ons to Am on the open B string, then a hammer on to Asus4. Listen to the song and you'll understand what I'm talking about. Verse:

^AmIf you only knew ^AmI'm hanging by a thread ^FThe web I ^Cspin for yo^Fu ^C ^AmIf you only knew ^AmI'd sacrifice my beating ^FHeart befo^Cre I lose yo^Fu ^C

Prechorus:

^Dsus2I still hold onto the letters ^GYou returned ^GI swear I've lived and learned

Chorus:

^CIt's 4:0^Em3 and I can't sleep ^AmWithout you next to me ^GI ^GToss and turn like the ^Csea ^CIf I drown to^Emnight, bring me ^EmBack to ^Amlife ^AmBreathe your breath in me The ^Gonly thing that I still ^Fbelieve ^Cin ^Gis ^Amyou, if ^Fyou ^Con^Gly ^Amknew

Solo rhythm is the same as the verse. Listen to the song for strum patterns. Enjoy! -Steve

Shinedown - If you only knew