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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Brain
Verse:
D G
I could while away the hours, conferrin' with the flowers
D
Consultin' with the rain.
G A
And my head I'd be scratchin' while my thoughts were busy hatchin'
D
If I only had a brain.
Verse:
D G
I'd unravel every riddle for any individ'le,
D
In trouble or in pain.
G A
With the thoughts I'd be thinkin' I could be another Lincoln
D
If I only had a brain.
Bridge:
G D
Oh, I could tell you why
Em A D
The ocean's near the shore.
Em A D
I could think of things I never thunk before.
E7 A7
And then I'd sit, and think some more.
Verse:
D G
I would not be just a nuffin' my head all full of stuffin'
D
My heart all full of pain.
G A
I would dance and be merry, life would be a ding-a-derry,
D
If I only had a brain.
Heart
Verse:
D G
When a man's an empty kettle he should be on his mettle,
D
And yet I'm torn apart.
G A
Just because I'm presumin' that I could be kind-a-human,
D
If I only had heart.
Verse:
D G
I'd be tender - I'd be gentle and awful sentimental
D
Regarding Love and Art.
G A
I'd be friends with the sparrow, and the boys who shoots the arrows
D
If I only had a heart.
Bridge:
G D
Picture me - a balcony.
Em A D
Above a voice sings low.
Em A D
Wherefore art thou, Romeo?
E7 A7
I hear a beat, how sweet.
Verse:
D G
Just to register emotion, jealousy - devotion,
D
And really feel the part.
G A
I could stay young and chipper and I'd lock it with a zipper,
D
If I only had a heart.
The Nerve
Verse:
D G
Life is sad, believe me, Missy, when you're born to be a sissy
D
Without the vim and verve.
G A
But I could change my habits, never more be scared of rabbits
D
If I only had the nerve.
Verse:
D G
I'm afraid there's no denyin' I'm just a dandelion,
D
A fate I don't deserve.
G A
But I could show my prowess, be a lion not a mowess
D
If I only had the nerve
Bridge:
G D
Oh I'd be in my stride,
Em A D
A king down to the core
Em A D
I would roar the way I've never roared before
E7 A7
And then I'd rrrwoof! and roar some more
Verse:
D G
I would show the dinosaurus, who's king around the forres'
D
A king they better serve
G A
Why with my regal beezer I could be another Caesar
D
If I only had the nerve
Song History
Last Updated: September 2, 2020