Chords for Joe Ely, Jimmy Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock - If You Were A Bluebird
Tempo:
92.85 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Am
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Now Joe welcomes the other two members of the original Flatlanders from Lubbock [C] Jimmy Del Gilmore and Butch Anthony
Not give you [F] true
But you already had one
[C] You were bluebird
[G] You'd be crying
[F] You'd be [C] flying
You were a rain drop
You would shine like a rainbow
If you were a [F] train stop
The [Am] conductor [F] would sing low
[Gm] it
[Am] [C] You would be [G] falling you would [F] be [C] caught and home
[F]
[G] [F]
[C]
[G]
[F] [C]
If you were a hotel
Honey you'd be a grand one
But he [F] hit a slow smell
Do you think?
[C] You were a hotel
I'd lean on [G] your doorbell
[F] I'd [C] call you my home.
I was a highway
Stretch along
I'd help you [F] pass by
Then if dissatisfied
I [C] was a highway
I'd [G] be stretching
[F] I'd be fetching [C] you home
You'd be
Sad
I'd give [F] you true
[C] [F] But you already had one
If you were [C] a bluebird
You would [G] be crying you would [F] be [C] flying home
[F] [G] [C]
[G] [C]
[N]
Not give you [F] true
But you already had one
[C] You were bluebird
[G] You'd be crying
[F] You'd be [C] flying
You were a rain drop
You would shine like a rainbow
If you were a [F] train stop
The [Am] conductor [F] would sing low
[Gm] it
[Am] [C] You would be [G] falling you would [F] be [C] caught and home
[F]
[G] [F]
[C]
[G]
[F] [C]
If you were a hotel
Honey you'd be a grand one
But he [F] hit a slow smell
Do you think?
[C] You were a hotel
I'd lean on [G] your doorbell
[F] I'd [C] call you my home.
I was a highway
Stretch along
I'd help you [F] pass by
Then if dissatisfied
I [C] was a highway
I'd [G] be stretching
[F] I'd be fetching [C] you home
You'd be
Sad
I'd give [F] you true
[C] [F] But you already had one
If you were [C] a bluebird
You would [G] be crying you would [F] be [C] flying home
[F] [G] [C]
[G] [C]
[N]
Key:
C
F
G
Am
Gm
C
F
G
Now Joe welcomes the other two members of the original Flatlanders from Lubbock [C] Jimmy Del Gilmore and Butch Anthony _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ Not _ _ _ _ _ give you [F] true
_ But you already had one
_ _ _ [C] You were bluebird
_ _ _ [G] You'd be crying
_ _ [F] You'd be [C] flying
You _ _ _ _ were a rain drop
You _ would shine like a rainbow
_ If _ you were a [F] train stop
_ The _ [Am] conductor [F] would sing low
_ _ _ [Gm] it
[Am] _ [C] You _ would _ be [G] falling you would [F] be _ [C] caught and home _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ If you were a hotel
Honey _ _ you'd be a grand one
_ But he [F] hit a slow smell
Do you think? _
_ [C] You _ _ were a hotel
_ I'd _ lean on [G] your doorbell
[F] I'd _ [C] call you my home.
_ _ _ I was a highway
_ _ _ Stretch along _
I'd _ _ help you [F] pass by
_ _ _ Then if dissatisfied _
_ _ _ _ I [C] was a highway
I'd _ _ _ [G] be stretching _
_ [F] _ I'd be fetching [C] you home _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You'd _ be _
Sad
_ _ I'd give [F] you true _
[C] _ [F] But you already had one
_ _ If you were [C] a bluebird
_ _ You would [G] be crying _ you would [F] be _ [C] flying home
[F] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ Not _ _ _ _ _ give you [F] true
_ But you already had one
_ _ _ [C] You were bluebird
_ _ _ [G] You'd be crying
_ _ [F] You'd be [C] flying
You _ _ _ _ were a rain drop
You _ would shine like a rainbow
_ If _ you were a [F] train stop
_ The _ [Am] conductor [F] would sing low
_ _ _ [Gm] it
[Am] _ [C] You _ would _ be [G] falling you would [F] be _ [C] caught and home _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ If you were a hotel
Honey _ _ you'd be a grand one
_ But he [F] hit a slow smell
Do you think? _
_ [C] You _ _ were a hotel
_ I'd _ lean on [G] your doorbell
[F] I'd _ [C] call you my home.
_ _ _ I was a highway
_ _ _ Stretch along _
I'd _ _ help you [F] pass by
_ _ _ Then if dissatisfied _
_ _ _ _ I [C] was a highway
I'd _ _ _ [G] be stretching _
_ [F] _ I'd be fetching [C] you home _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You'd _ be _
Sad
_ _ I'd give [F] you true _
[C] _ [F] But you already had one
_ _ If you were [C] a bluebird
_ _ You would [G] be crying _ you would [F] be _ [C] flying home
[F] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
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