Chords for "What If" by Lucinda Williams
Tempo:
104.85 bpm
Chords used:
Bbm
Db
Ab
Eb
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[Bbm] [Db]
[Ab]
Shudder to think [Eb] what it would be If [Bbm] the president were being me
prostitute was queen [Fm] [Ab] What would happen then?
would the world change?
earth became thin And [Db] the world was rearranged
brought down the moon [Eb] And daylight was fear
sun rose too soon [Db] And then just disappeared
[Ab]
Shudder to think [Eb] what it would be If [Bbm] the president were being me
prostitute was queen [Fm] [Ab] What would happen then?
would the world change?
earth became thin And [Db] the world was rearranged
brought down the moon [Eb] And daylight was fear
sun rose too soon [Db] And then just disappeared
100% ➙ 105BPM
Bbm
Db
Ab
Eb
Fm
Bbm
Db
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ Shudder to think _ [Eb] what it would be If [Bbm] the president were being me
[Db] If a prostitute was queen [Fm] _ [Ab] What would happen then?
_ [Eb] How would the world change?
_ [Bbm] If the earth became thin And [Db] the world was rearranged
_ [Ab] The rains brought down the moon _ [Eb] And daylight was fear
_ [Bbm] And the sun rose too soon [Db] And then just _ disappeared
_ [Ab] If dogs became kings [Eb] Then the _ pope should come
If [Bbm] _ _
hobos had wings [Db] And God was a bum
If [Ab] _
houses became trees [Eb] And flowers turned to stone
_ [Bbm] There were no families _ _ [Db] And people lived alone
_ [Ab] And then the _ stars fell apart And the [Eb] _
ocean dried up
[Bbm] And the world was one big heart [Db] And decided _ to stop
_ [Ab] If children grew up happier [Eb] And they could run with the wolves
[Bbm] They never felt trapped [Db] nor hungry or _ _ unloved
[Ab] If cats walked on water _ [Eb] And birds had bank accounts
Had [Bbm] we loved one another [Db] an _ equal amount
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ Shudder to think _ [Eb] what it would be If [Bbm] the president were being me
[Db] If a prostitute was queen [Fm] _ [Ab] What would happen then?
_ [Eb] How would the world change?
_ [Bbm] If the earth became thin And [Db] the world was rearranged
_ [Ab] The rains brought down the moon _ [Eb] And daylight was fear
_ [Bbm] And the sun rose too soon [Db] And then just _ disappeared
_ [Ab] If dogs became kings [Eb] Then the _ pope should come
If [Bbm] _ _
hobos had wings [Db] And God was a bum
If [Ab] _
houses became trees [Eb] And flowers turned to stone
_ [Bbm] There were no families _ _ [Db] And people lived alone
_ [Ab] And then the _ stars fell apart And the [Eb] _
ocean dried up
[Bbm] And the world was one big heart [Db] And decided _ to stop
_ [Ab] If children grew up happier [Eb] And they could run with the wolves
[Bbm] They never felt trapped [Db] nor hungry or _ _ unloved
[Ab] If cats walked on water _ [Eb] And birds had bank accounts
Had [Bbm] we loved one another [Db] an _ equal amount
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _