What If Chords by Lucinda Williams

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[Ab] I _ shudder to think _
_ [Eb] what it would be [Bbm] if the president were queen
or [Db] if a prostitute was queen.
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_ [Ab] What would happen _ then?
_ [Eb] How would the world change [Bbm] if dick became fence?
[Db] And the world was _ _ rearranged.
[Ab] The rains brought down the moon.
_ [Eb] The 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] then _ God was a bum. _
_ [Ab] If houses became trees,
_ [Eb] if flowers turned to stone, _
[Bbm] then there were no _ _ families.
[Db] If people lived alone, _
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[Ab] _ _ then buildings started laughing _ [Eb] and windows _ cried. _
_ [Bbm] If feet _ started clapping, _
_ [Db] then out came inside. _
[Ab] If mountains fell in slivers,
then [Eb] the sky began to bleed. _
[Bbm] And blood filled up the _ [Bb]
rivers.
[Db] The prisoners were free.
If [Ab] the stars fell apart,
then [Eb] the ocean dried up.
And [Bbm] the world was one big heart. _
[Db] _ _ Decided to stop.
[Ab] If children grew up happier,
then [Eb] they could run with the wolves.
[Bbm] And they _ never felt trapped [Db] or hungry or _ _ unloved.
[Ab] If cats walked on water,
[Eb] and birds had bank _ accounts,
then [Bbm] we'd love one another [Db]
an _ equal _ amount. _
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