Chords for If I Could

_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] If I [Bb] could, I'd protect you [C] from the sadness in your eyes
Give you courage [E] in a world of [F] compromise
_ [Ab] Yes I [Ab] would, if [Bb] I could
_ [Eb] [Bb] I would teach you all the things [Bbm] I never learned
And I'd help [C] you cross the bridges [Bb] that I've [F] burned
Yes [Bb] I would, [Cm] if I could
I [A] would try to [F] shield your innocence [Bb] from time
_ [Gm] But the part of life [Eb] I gave you [A] isn't mine
I [D] watched you grow, so [Gm] I could let [D] _ [Bb] you go
[Bb] _
[Eb] If I could, _ [Bb] I would help you make it [Bbm] through the hungry years
But I know [C] that I could never [F] dry your tears
But I would, [Bb] if I could
_ [C] _ _ _ Yes, [Cm] if I'm in a _ [Am] time and place where you [Bb] don't want to be
You [Eb] don't have to walk along this [A] road with me
My yesterday _ [D] won't [Gm] have to [D] be your way _
[F] If I knew, _ [C] I would try to change the world [Eb] I brought you to
_ [A] And there [Dm] isn't very much that [G] I could do
_ [Gm] But I [F] would, _ [Bb] if I _ could
Oh baby, [Am] daddy wants to protect you
[Gm] And help my baby through the hungry [C] years
Cause you're a part of me, [Bb] and if you ever ever need it
[Am] Set a shoulder to cry on, [G] or just someone to talk to
I'll be there, [F] I'll be there
[Bb] I didn't change _ [Am] the world
_ [Gm] But I would, _ _
[F] if I could
_ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ Oh darling, _
[F] I love you baby _ _ _ _ _