Peter_Paul and_Mary_If I Had My Way Chords
Tempo:
123.35 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
C#m
F#
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[E] [A]
You read about Samson and you read about his birth.
He was the strongest man that ever lived on earth.
One day Samson he was walking alone.
He looked down on the ground and he saw an old show bone.
And he lifted up that show bone and spun it over his head.
And he moved into an elf and [E] was near to [A] behind.
If I had [E] my [C#m] way in [Em] [E] this wicked world.
If I had [C#m] my [F#] way I would tear [B] this building [E] [A] down.
Samson and the lion got an attack.
And old Samson he crawled up on the lion's back.
He ran from the lion.
He ran from the lion.
And he got his hat around the lion's shoulder.
And he ripped that steel over the lion's face.
And now he's a lion.
If I had [C#m] my way.
[Em] If I [A] had my way [E] in this wicked world.
If I had [C#] my way [F#] I would tear this building [E] [A] down.
[Em] I'm a beautiful little fox.
[A] I've been all along in the dark.
And no black hair in the light.
I'm a little fine, fancy ladies.
Tell me where your strings lie.
If you flee, you'll be caught by a black fox.
There is a black fox in the dark.
I'm a little fine, fancy ladies.
If you flee, you'll be caught by [C#m] a black fox.
If I had my way.
[E]
If I had [A] [E] my way in this wicked world.
If I [G#] had my [C#] way [F#] I would tear this building [E]
down.
[A] If I had [E] my way.
[A] If I had [F#m] my way.
[G] [A] [E]
If I [G#] had [C#]
[F#] this [B] building [G] down.
[E] [N]
[E] [A]
You read about Samson and you read about his birth.
He was the strongest man that ever lived on earth.
One day Samson he was walking alone.
He looked down on the ground and he saw an old show bone.
And he lifted up that show bone and spun it over his head.
And he moved into an elf and [E] was near to [A] behind.
If I had [E] my [C#m] way in [Em] [E] this wicked world.
If I had [C#m] my [F#] way I would tear [B] this building [E] [A] down.
Samson and the lion got an attack.
And old Samson he crawled up on the lion's back.
He ran from the lion.
He ran from the lion.
And he got his hat around the lion's shoulder.
And he ripped that steel over the lion's face.
And now he's a lion.
If I had [C#m] my way.
[Em] If I [A] had my way [E] in this wicked world.
If I had [C#] my way [F#] I would tear this building [E] [A] down.
[Em] I'm a beautiful little fox.
[A] I've been all along in the dark.
And no black hair in the light.
I'm a little fine, fancy ladies.
Tell me where your strings lie.
If you flee, you'll be caught by a black fox.
There is a black fox in the dark.
I'm a little fine, fancy ladies.
If you flee, you'll be caught by [C#m] a black fox.
If I had my way.
[E]
If I had [A] [E] my way in this wicked world.
If I [G#] had my [C#] way [F#] I would tear this building [E]
down.
[A] If I had [E] my way.
[A] If I had [F#m] my way.
[G] [A] [E]
If I [G#] had [C#]
[F#] this [B] building [G] down.
[E] [N]
Key:
E
A
C#m
F#
Em
E
A
C#m
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You read about Samson and you read about his birth.
He was the strongest man that ever lived on earth.
One day Samson he was walking alone.
He looked down on the ground and he saw an old show bone.
And he lifted up that show bone and spun it over his head.
And he moved into an elf and [E] was near to [A] behind.
If I had [E] my _ [C#m] way in [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] this wicked world.
If I had [C#m] my [F#] way I would tear [B] this building [E] [A] down. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Samson and the lion got an attack.
And old Samson he crawled up on the lion's back.
He ran from the lion.
He ran from the lion.
And he got his hat around the lion's shoulder.
And he ripped that steel over the lion's face.
And now he's a lion. _
If I had [C#m] my _ way. _
[Em] If I [A] had my way [E] in this wicked world.
If I had [C#] my way [F#] I would tear this building [E] [A] down. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] I'm a beautiful little fox.
[A] I've been all along in the dark.
And no black hair in the light.
I'm a little fine, fancy ladies.
Tell me where your strings lie.
If you flee, you'll be caught by a black fox.
There is a black fox in the dark.
I'm a little fine, fancy _ _ _ ladies.
If you flee, you'll be caught by _ _ _ _ [C#m] a black fox.
If I had my way.
[E] _ _
If I had [A] _ [E] my way in this wicked world.
If I [G#] had my [C#] way _ [F#] I would tear this _ building [E]
down.
[A] If I had [E] my way.
[A] If I had [F#m] my way.
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
If I [G#] had _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ this [B] _ building [G] down.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You read about Samson and you read about his birth.
He was the strongest man that ever lived on earth.
One day Samson he was walking alone.
He looked down on the ground and he saw an old show bone.
And he lifted up that show bone and spun it over his head.
And he moved into an elf and [E] was near to [A] behind.
If I had [E] my _ [C#m] way in [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] this wicked world.
If I had [C#m] my [F#] way I would tear [B] this building [E] [A] down. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Samson and the lion got an attack.
And old Samson he crawled up on the lion's back.
He ran from the lion.
He ran from the lion.
And he got his hat around the lion's shoulder.
And he ripped that steel over the lion's face.
And now he's a lion. _
If I had [C#m] my _ way. _
[Em] If I [A] had my way [E] in this wicked world.
If I had [C#] my way [F#] I would tear this building [E] [A] down. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] I'm a beautiful little fox.
[A] I've been all along in the dark.
And no black hair in the light.
I'm a little fine, fancy ladies.
Tell me where your strings lie.
If you flee, you'll be caught by a black fox.
There is a black fox in the dark.
I'm a little fine, fancy _ _ _ ladies.
If you flee, you'll be caught by _ _ _ _ [C#m] a black fox.
If I had my way.
[E] _ _
If I had [A] _ [E] my way in this wicked world.
If I [G#] had my [C#] way _ [F#] I would tear this _ building [E]
down.
[A] If I had [E] my way.
[A] If I had [F#m] my way.
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
If I [G#] had _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ this [B] _ building [G] down.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _