Chords for If I Were The Man You Wanted

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They all sat [F] around in a [C] circle _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ laughing [F] and all telling [G] lies. _ _ _
[F] And the tall [G] one he bumped at a [C] dollar.
_ _ [F] _ He said, [C] boys, I've [G] got nothing [C] to hide.
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[C] If the king and [F] the queen stood [C] together _ _ [F] _ _
[C] and the ace he [F] would not be to [G] blame.
_ _ _ And [F] if the cards were [G] all laid on the [C] table, _ [F] _ _
[C] then love could [G] be more than [C] a game.
_ _ And if [F] the stars [G] didn't shine on the [C] water, _ _ _ _ then the sun [Bb] wouldn't burn all [F] the sand. _ _
[C] And if I were [F] the man [C] she wanted, _ [F] _ _
[C] I would not be [G] the man that [C] I am. _ _ _
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_ _ [F] _ Now I have seen [F] my share [C] of long nights, _ [F] _ _ [C] and I have [F] told my share [G] of lies. _
_ _ _ [F] And I have [G] run into [C] the darkness, _
[F] _ _ [C] but I saw [G] the look in [C] your eyes. _
_ _ If the night [F] didn't lie in the [C] darkness, _
[F] _ _ [C] then the daylight [F] would be hard [G] to find. _ _
_ And [F] if the truth [G] didn't turn to [C] weakness, _ _
[F] _ _ [C] I would never [G] have spoken my [C] _ mind.
_ And if [F] the stars [G] didn't shine on the [C] water, _ _ _ _ then the sun wouldn't [Bb] burn all the sand. _
_ _ [C] And if I were [Dm] the man [C] you wanted, _ _
[F] _ I would [C] not be [G] the man that [C] I am. _
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_ So [F] if you're going [G] out to [C] California, _ _ _ _ then don't linger [Bb] in New [F] Mexico. _
_ _ [C] And if you think of [F] the one there [C] behind you, [F] _ _ [C] then you might [G] not feel so [C] alone.
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stars didn't [G] shine on the _ water, _ _ then the sun wouldn't [Bb] burn [F] all the sand.
_ _ And if [C] I were the [F] man you [C] wanted, _ _ [F] _ I would [C] not be the [G] man that I [C]
am.
_ _ And if I were [Dm] the man [C] you wanted, _ [F] _ I [C] would not be the [G] man that I am. _ _ _
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