If I Were A Rich Man Chords by Roger Whittaker

Tempo:
119.6 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

Ab

Dm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Roger Whittaker - If I Were A Rich Man chords
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If I were a rich man, da da dee dee da da dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee
dee dee dee dee dee
[A] dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee
dee dee dee dee dee [Dm] dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee [Ab] dee dee dee dee
dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee [A] [A] dee
[D]
dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee
dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee [A] dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee
[Dm] [Ab]
[A] dee dee dee [D] dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee [Eb] [Ebm] [Gm]
[C] [F]
[Eb] [D] [Gm]
[A] dee
[D]
dee [Gm] dee
[C] [F]
[Eb] [D]
[Ab] [A]
[A] [Ab]
[G]
[D] dee dee [B] dee dee dee [Em] dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee
squawking just [A] as noisily as [D] they can
and each [Gm] loud quack and cluck [C] and
and hawk [F] would sound like a trumpet on the [Eb] ear
[Gm] as if to say [Ab] here lives a wealthy [A] man
Hi [Abm]-ya-ya-ya-ya -ya
[D] if I were a rich man
deh-dah-dee deh-dah dee deh dee deh dee dee dee dah dee tem
[A] All day long [Dm] I'd eat a fidgely bun
If [Ab] I were a [A] wealthy man
[D] wouldn't have to work hard
deh-dah dee dee dah dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dah dee tem
[A] Lord who made the [Dm] lion and the lamb [A] You decreed I should be what I am
[A] Would it spoil [Dm] some vast eternal [F] plan If [F] I were [A] a wealthy [D] man?
Key:Β Β 
A
1231
D
1321
Ab
134211114
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
A
1231
D
1321
Ab
134211114
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To learn Roger Whittaker - If I Were A Rich Man chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - D, Gm, C, F, D, Dm, A, Dm, D and A in sequence. You can use ChordU's Free Tempo controller to start at a slower pace and then gradually increase your speed. With the song's key of D Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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If I were a rich man, da da dee dee da da dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee
dee dee dee dee dee _
[A] dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee
dee dee dee dee dee _ [Dm] _ dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee [Ab] dee dee dee dee
dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee _ _ _ [A] [A] dee _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee
dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee _ [A] dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [A] dee dee dee [D] dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee _ [Eb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[A] dee
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ dee [Gm] dee _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ dee dee [B] dee dee dee _ [Em] dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee
squawking just [A] as noisily as [D] they can
_ _ _ and each [Gm] loud quack and cluck [C] and
and hawk [F] would sound like a trumpet on the [Eb] ear _
[Gm] as if to say [Ab] here lives a wealthy [A] man _ _ _ _
Hi [Abm]-ya-ya-ya-ya _ -ya
[D] if I were a rich man
deh-dah-dee deh-dah dee deh dee deh dee dee dee dah dee tem
_ _ [A] All day long [Dm] I'd eat a fidgely bun
If [Ab] I were a [A] wealthy man
_ _ [D] _ wouldn't have to work hard
deh-dah dee dee dah dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dah dee tem
_ _ [A] Lord who made the [Dm] lion and the lamb [A] You _ decreed I should be what I am
[A] Would it spoil [Dm] some vast eternal [F] plan _ If [F] _ I were [A] a _ wealthy _ _ _ [D] man? _ _ _
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Facts about this song

This song was penned by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock.

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