Chords for Robert Merrill If I Were A Rich Man
Tempo:
80.3 bpm
Chords used:
G#
C#
C#m
E
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
If I were a rich man, I'd have a big, tall [G#] house.
If I [C#] were a rich man, I'd have a big, tall house.
If I were [G#] a rich man, [C#] I'd have a big, tall house.
[G#] If I were a rich [A] [G#] man, [C#] I'd [D#]
have a big, tall house.
A house [B] with rooms by the [E] dozen, right in the middle of the town.
[F#m] A fine tin [Cm] roof and real wooden [C#] floors below.
There would be one long [B] staircase just going [E] up, and one even [G#] longer coming down.
And one wall [C#m] leading nowhere just [G#] for show.
[C#] If I were a rich man, I'd have a big, tall house.
[G#] All day [C#m] long, I'd be a pretty, pretty [C#] bum.
If I were a rich man, I wouldn't have to work hard.
And I'd be a pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty bum.
[G#] If I were a pretty, pretty rich, little, little, little, [C#] little man,
[D#m] I'd see [Fm] my [F#m] wife, my [B] golden, looking like a rich [E] man's wife with a proper double chin.
[F#m]
[G#] Supervising meals to her [C#] heart's delight.
[D#m] I [F#m] see her putting on [B] airs and strutting like a [E] peacock.
Boy, what a happy mood she's in, [F#m] screaming at the servants [G#] day and night.
[C#] If I were a rich man, I'd have a pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty bum.
[G#] All day [C#m] long, I'd be a pretty, pretty [A] bum.
If I were a [G#] wealthy man, [C#]
I'd have a pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty [G#] bum.
The Lord who made [C#m] the lion and the lamb, [G#] he [C#m] decreed I should be what I am.
[G#] Would it spoil some [C#m] vast eternal [A#] plan?
[E]
If I [G#] were a wealthy [C#] man.
[N]
If I [C#] were a rich man, I'd have a big, tall house.
If I were [G#] a rich man, [C#] I'd have a big, tall house.
[G#] If I were a rich [A] [G#] man, [C#] I'd [D#]
have a big, tall house.
A house [B] with rooms by the [E] dozen, right in the middle of the town.
[F#m] A fine tin [Cm] roof and real wooden [C#] floors below.
There would be one long [B] staircase just going [E] up, and one even [G#] longer coming down.
And one wall [C#m] leading nowhere just [G#] for show.
[C#] If I were a rich man, I'd have a big, tall house.
[G#] All day [C#m] long, I'd be a pretty, pretty [C#] bum.
If I were a rich man, I wouldn't have to work hard.
And I'd be a pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty bum.
[G#] If I were a pretty, pretty rich, little, little, little, [C#] little man,
[D#m] I'd see [Fm] my [F#m] wife, my [B] golden, looking like a rich [E] man's wife with a proper double chin.
[F#m]
[G#] Supervising meals to her [C#] heart's delight.
[D#m] I [F#m] see her putting on [B] airs and strutting like a [E] peacock.
Boy, what a happy mood she's in, [F#m] screaming at the servants [G#] day and night.
[C#] If I were a rich man, I'd have a pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty bum.
[G#] All day [C#m] long, I'd be a pretty, pretty [A] bum.
If I were a [G#] wealthy man, [C#]
I'd have a pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty [G#] bum.
The Lord who made [C#m] the lion and the lamb, [G#] he [C#m] decreed I should be what I am.
[G#] Would it spoil some [C#m] vast eternal [A#] plan?
[E]
If I [G#] were a wealthy [C#] man.
[N]
Key:
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C#
C#m
E
F#m
G#
C#
C#m
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ If I were a rich man, I'd have a big, tall [G#] house.
If I [C#] were a rich man, I'd have a big, tall house.
If I were [G#] a rich man, [C#] I'd have _ _ a big, tall house.
[G#] If I were a rich [A] _ [G#] man, [C#] I'd [D#] _ _
have a big, tall house.
A house [B] with rooms by the [E] dozen, right in the middle of the town.
[F#m] A fine tin [Cm] roof and real wooden [C#] floors below.
There would be one long [B] staircase just going [E] up, and one even [G#] longer coming down.
And one wall [C#m] leading nowhere just [G#] for show.
_ _ [C#] If I were a rich man, I'd have a big, tall house.
[G#] All day [C#m] long, I'd be a pretty, pretty [C#] bum.
If I were a rich man, I wouldn't have to work hard.
And I'd be a pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty bum.
[G#] If I were a pretty, pretty rich, little, little, little, [C#] little man,
[D#m] I'd see [Fm] my [F#m] wife, my [B] golden, looking like a rich [E] man's wife with a proper double chin.
[F#m] _
[G#] Supervising meals to her [C#] heart's delight.
[D#m] I [F#m] see her putting on [B] airs and strutting like a [E] peacock.
Boy, what a happy mood she's in, [F#m] screaming at the servants [G#] day and night. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] If I were a rich man, I'd have a pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty bum.
[G#] All day [C#m] long, I'd be a pretty, pretty [A] bum.
If I were a [G#] wealthy man, [C#] _
I'd have a pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty [G#] bum.
The Lord who made [C#m] the lion and the lamb, [G#] he [C#m] decreed I should be what I am.
[G#] Would it spoil some [C#m] vast eternal [A#] plan?
[E]
If I [G#] were a wealthy [C#] man. _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ If I were a rich man, I'd have a big, tall [G#] house.
If I [C#] were a rich man, I'd have a big, tall house.
If I were [G#] a rich man, [C#] I'd have _ _ a big, tall house.
[G#] If I were a rich [A] _ [G#] man, [C#] I'd [D#] _ _
have a big, tall house.
A house [B] with rooms by the [E] dozen, right in the middle of the town.
[F#m] A fine tin [Cm] roof and real wooden [C#] floors below.
There would be one long [B] staircase just going [E] up, and one even [G#] longer coming down.
And one wall [C#m] leading nowhere just [G#] for show.
_ _ [C#] If I were a rich man, I'd have a big, tall house.
[G#] All day [C#m] long, I'd be a pretty, pretty [C#] bum.
If I were a rich man, I wouldn't have to work hard.
And I'd be a pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty bum.
[G#] If I were a pretty, pretty rich, little, little, little, [C#] little man,
[D#m] I'd see [Fm] my [F#m] wife, my [B] golden, looking like a rich [E] man's wife with a proper double chin.
[F#m] _
[G#] Supervising meals to her [C#] heart's delight.
[D#m] I [F#m] see her putting on [B] airs and strutting like a [E] peacock.
Boy, what a happy mood she's in, [F#m] screaming at the servants [G#] day and night. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] If I were a rich man, I'd have a pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty bum.
[G#] All day [C#m] long, I'd be a pretty, pretty [A] bum.
If I were a [G#] wealthy man, [C#] _
I'd have a pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty [G#] bum.
The Lord who made [C#m] the lion and the lamb, [G#] he [C#m] decreed I should be what I am.
[G#] Would it spoil some [C#m] vast eternal [A#] plan?
[E]
If I [G#] were a wealthy [C#] man. _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _