Tracy Chapman – If Not Now (Guitar Acoustic)

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I've added a few changes to the good work of @openheartteach after watching some old live performances. She plays the open E string just before the F chord at the end of the chorus. [Chorus] For Fmaj7:
e|--x---x-x---x-x-x-x--0-x-x--|
B|--1---1-1---1-0-1-1--x-1-x--|
G|--2---2-2---2-0-2-2--x-x-0--|
D|--3---3-3---3-3-3-3--x-x-x--|
A|--x---x-x---x-x-x-x--x-x-x--|
E|--x---x-x---x-x-x-x--x-x-x--|
For C:
e|--x---x-x---x-x-x-x--0-x-x--|
B|--1---1-1---1-0-1-1--x-1-x--|
G|--0---0-0---0-0-0-0--x-x-0--|
D|--x---x-x---x-x-x-x--x-x-x--|
A|--3---3-3---3-3-3-3--x-x-x--|
E|--x---x-x---x-x-x-x--x-x-x--|
For C, Am, G, F, G:
    C     Am  G      F     G
e|--x-----x---x---x--x-----x-|
B|--1-----1---0---x--1-----0-|
G|--0-----2---0---x--2-----0-|
D|--x-----x---x---x--x-----x-|
A|--3-----0---x---x--x-----x-|
E|--x-----x---3---0--1-----3-|
-------------------------- If Not Now - Tracy Chapman [Intro] Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Am G F C Am G F G [Chorus]
       Fmaj7    C
If not now then when

       Fmaj7 C
If now today then

Am  G         F
Why make your promises

  C    Am  G        F
A love declared for days to come

      G
Is as good as none
Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C [Verse]
G                         F
You can wait 'til morning comes

                         Am
You can wait for the new day

                            F
You can wait and lose this heart

                          G
You can wait and soon be sorry
[Chorus]
       Fmaj7    C
If not now then when

       Fmaj7 C
If now today then

Am   G        F
Why make your promises

   C    Am  G                F
A love declared for days to come

      G
Is as good as none
Fmaj7 C [Verse]
G                                   F
  Now love's the only thing that's free

                           Am
We must take it where it's found

                      F   G
Pretty soon it may be costly
[Chorus]
       Fmaj7    C
If not now then when

       Fmaj7 C
If now today then

Am   G         F
Why make your promises

   C    Am  G        F
A love declared for days to come

       G
Is as good as none

Fmaj7 C
Famj7 C
[Outro]
       Fmaj7    C
If not now what then

                     Fmaj7
We all must live our lives

       C
Always feeling

       C
Always thinking

               F     G
The moment has arrived
Fmaj7 C
       Fmaj7    C
If not now then when