If I Were The Man You Wanted chords by Lyle Lovett

CAPO III (Original Key) CAPO II (Performance)


Verse 1:

   D    G     D
They all sat around in a circle
              G       A
They were laughing and all telling lies
     G      A      G    A
Then the tall one he bumped in a dollar
    D       A     D    A
He said boys I've got nothing to hide
      D      G       D    A
Now if the King and the Queen stood together
     D      G     A
Then the ace he would not be to blame
      G       A      D   G
And if the cards were all laid on the table
   D       A      D
Then love could be more than a game

Chorus:

      G      A      D
And if the stars didn't shine on the water
           C      G
Then the sun wouldn't burn on the sand
    D     G    D    G
And if I were the man you wanted
    D     A     D
I would not be the man that I am


Verse 2:

  D      G      D       G
And I have seen my share of long nights
  D      G      D   A
And I have told my share of lies
  G     A    D     G
And I have run into the darkness
   D     A      D   G
When I saw the look in your eyes
      D      G     D    G
But if the night didn't lie in the darkness
     D       G     A
Then the daylight would be hard to find
      G      A     D    G
And if the truth didn't turn to a weakness
       D     A     D
I would have never have spoken my mind


Chorus:

      G      A      D
And if the stars didn't shine on the water
           C      G
Then the sun wouldn't burn on the sand
    D     G    D    G
And if I were the man you wanted
    D     A     D
I would not be the man that I am


Verse 3:

       D     G   D   G
So if you're going out to Carolina
      D     G    A
Then don't linger in New Mexico
      G      A      D     G
And if you think of the one there behind you
     D     A    D
Then you might not feel so alone


Chorus:

      G      A      D
And if the stars didn't shine on the water
           C      G
Then the sun wouldn't burn on the sand
    D     G    D    G
And if I were the man you wanted
    D     A     D
I would not be the man that I am


    D     G    D    G
And if I were the man you wanted
    D     A     D
I would not be the man that I am