If You Were a Sailboat — Katie Melua
Chords and lyrics for If You Were a Sailboat by Katie Melua (key of E).
Verse 1
[C#m]If you were a cowboy i would [A]trail you,
[C#m]if you were a piece of wood i'd [A]nail you to the [E]floor,
[F#m]if you were a sailboat i would [B]sail you to the [E]shore,
[C#m]if you were a river i would [A]swim you,
[C#m]if you were a house i would [A]live in you all my [E]days,
[F#m]if you were a preacher i'd [B]begin to change my [E]ways,
[C#m]sometimes i believe in [A]fate
but the chances we [B]create,
always seem to ring more [A]true,
[F#m]you took a chance on loving [B]me,
I took a chance on loving [E][E/D]you[C#m7/B][C#m7]
[E] [E/D] [C#m7] [C#m7/B]
[C#m]if i was in jail i know you'd [A]spring me,
[C#m]if i were a telephone you'd [A]ring me all day [E]long,
[F#m]if i was in pain i know you'd [B]sing me soothing [E]songs,
[C#m]sometimes i believe in [A]fate
but the chances we [B]create,
always seem to ring more [A]true,
[F#m]you took a chance on loving [B]me,
i took a chance on loving [E]you
Interlude
[E/B] [A/C#] [E] [B/D#] [E]
[E/B] [A/C#] [E] [B/D#] [E] [E]
[C#m]if i was hungry you would [A]feed me,
[C#m]if i was in darkness you would [A]lead me to the [E]light,
[F#m]if i was a book i know you'd [B]read me every [E]night,
[C#m]If you were a cowboy i would [A]trail you,
[C#m]if you were a piece of wood i'd [A]nail you to the [E]floor,
[F#m]if you were a sailboat i would [B]sail you to the [E]shore,
[F#m]if you were a sailboat i would [B]sail you to the [E]shore,
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