If you were a sailboat
Am ~
Am
F
1. If you were a cowboy I
would trail you,
Am F
C
if
you were a piece of wood I'd nail you to the floor,
Dm G
C
if
you were a sailboat I would sail you to the shore.
Am F
2. If you were a river I
would swim you,
Am
F C
if
you were a house I would live in you all my days,
Dm G C
if
you were a preacher I'd begin to change my ways.
Am F
Sometimes I believe in fate,
G F
but
the chances we create, always seem to ring more true,
Dm G C
you
took a chance on loving me, I took a chance on loving you.
+ C7 - F - G - C - C7 - F - G
Am F
3. If I was in jail I know
you'd spring me,
Am F C
if I
were a telephone you'd ring me all day long,
Dm G C
if I
was in pain I know you'd sing me soothing songs.
Am F
Sometimes I believe in fate,
G
F
but
the chances we create, always seem to ring more true,
Dm G C
you
took a chance on loving me, I took a chance on loving you.
+ C7 - F - Dm - G - C
Am F
4. If I was hungry you
would feed me,
Am
F C
if I
was in darkness you would lead me to the light,
Dm G C
if I
was a book I know you'd read me every night,
Am F
5. If you were a cowboy I
would trail you,
Am
F C
if
you were a piece of wood I'd nail you to the floor,
Dm G C
if
you were a sailboat I would sail you to the shore.
Dm G C
If you were a sailboat I would
sail you to the shore.
(orig. = capo 4th) (Katie Melua)