If I Was Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][C][Dm][Dm]
[G][G][F][F]

[Verse 1]
[C]If I was (if I was) a [Dm]better man (a better man)
[G]Would fellow men (would fellow men)
[F]Take me to their hearts
[C]If I was (if I was) a [Dm]stronger man
(a stronger man)
[G]Carrying the weight of a popular demand
Tell me [F]would that alarm her

[Pre-chorus 1]
[Am]I'd never harm her at [G]all

[Chorus 1]
[C]If I was a [F]soldier
[G]Captive arms I'd [F]lay before her
[C]If I was a [F]sailor
[G]Seven oceans [F]I'd sail to her

[Verse 2]
[C]If I was (if I was) a [Dm]wiser man (a wiser man)
[G]Would other men (would other men)
[F]Reach out and touch me
[C]If I was (if I was) a [Dm]kinder man (a kinder man)
[G]Dishing up love for a hungry world
Tell me [F]would that appease her

[Pre-chorus 2]
[Am]I want to please her aga[G]in

[Chorus 2]
[C]If I was a [F]painter
I'd [G]paint a world that [F]couldn't taint her
[C]If I was a [F]leader
On [G]food of love from above [F]I would feed her

[Solo 1]
[G][G][F][F]
[G][G][F][F]

[Chorus 3]
[C]If I was a [F]poet
[G]All my love and burning words
[F]I would show her
[C]If I was her [F]lover
Her [G]eyes in kisses [F]I would cover

[Bridge 1]
[C]Come here my baby
[Dm]Oh, they can't touch you now
[G]I'll keep you save and war[F]m
I'll never leave you at [C]all
Come here my baby
[Dm]Oh they won't touch you
[G]Dishing up love for a hungry world
Tell me [F]would that appease you

[Pre-chorus 3]
[Am]I want to please you aga[G]in

[Chorus 4]
[C]If I was a [F]soldier
[G]Captive arms I'd [F]lay before her
[C]If I was a [F]sailor
[G]Seven oceans [F]I'd sail to her

[Chorus 5]
[C]If I was a [F]painter
I'd [G]paint a world that [F]couldn't taint her
[C]If I was a [F]leader
On [G]food of love from above
[F]I would feed her
[C]If I was a [F]poet
[G]All my love and burning words
[F]I would show it
[Fade out]