If I We're 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