If You Know What I Mean

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