Chords for The Four Freshmen - If I Only Had A Brain
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I could while away the [Bb] hours conferring with the [F] flowers, consulting [C] with the rain.
[Gb] [Gm] In my head I'd be scratching while my thoughts were busy [Am] hatching if I only had a [D] brain.
[Gm] [F] I'd unravel [Dm] any riddle [G] for any individual.
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[D] And [E] with the thoughts [Gm] I'd be thinking [C] I could be another Lincoln [F] if I only had a brain.
[Cm] [Bb] Well, [Dm] I could [Am] tell you [C] [Gm] the ocean is [C] near the shore.
[E] And I could think of [A] things I'd never [Dm] thought before.
And [Gm] then I'd sit and think some more.
[C] Well, I [Fm] would not be [D] just a nothing.
My [Dbm] head all full of scrubbing [Am] and my heart all filled [F] with
[Gm] I could dance and be merry.
[C] Life would be a ding-a [F]-derry if I only
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Oh, I could [Bb] tell you why [Cm] the ocean's [Bb] near the shore.
And I could think of [D] things I'd never [Gm] thought before.
And then I'd sit [D] and think [Abm] some more.
[Abm] Well, I would [Gb] not be just a nothing.
[Abm] My head all full of [Cm] scrubbing and my heart all [Bm] filled with [Bbm] pain.
No.
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[Abm] I could dance and be [Db] merry.
Life would [D] be a ding-a-derry.
[Eb] And perhaps I'd deserve you and me.
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[E] If I only had [Gb]
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[Gb] [Gm] In my head I'd be scratching while my thoughts were busy [Am] hatching if I only had a [D] brain.
[Gm] [F] I'd unravel [Dm] any riddle [G] for any individual.
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[D] And [E] with the thoughts [Gm] I'd be thinking [C] I could be another Lincoln [F] if I only had a brain.
[Cm] [Bb] Well, [Dm] I could [Am] tell you [C] [Gm] the ocean is [C] near the shore.
[E] And I could think of [A] things I'd never [Dm] thought before.
And [Gm] then I'd sit and think some more.
[C] Well, I [Fm] would not be [D] just a nothing.
My [Dbm] head all full of scrubbing [Am] and my heart all filled [F] with
[Gm] I could dance and be merry.
[C] Life would be a ding-a [F]-derry if I only
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Oh, I could [Bb] tell you why [Cm] the ocean's [Bb] near the shore.
And I could think of [D] things I'd never [Gm] thought before.
And then I'd sit [D] and think [Abm] some more.
[Abm] Well, I would [Gb] not be just a nothing.
[Abm] My head all full of [Cm] scrubbing and my heart all [Bm] filled with [Bbm] pain.
No.
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[Abm] I could dance and be [Db] merry.
Life would [D] be a ding-a-derry.
[Eb] And perhaps I'd deserve you and me.
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[E] If I only had [Gb]
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_ _ _ I could while away the [Bb] hours _ conferring with the [F] flowers, consulting [C] with the rain.
_ [Gb] _ [Gm] In my head I'd be scratching while my thoughts were busy [Am] hatching if I only had a [D] brain.
_ [Gm] _ _ [F] I'd unravel [Dm] any riddle [G] for any individual.
[Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] And [E] with the thoughts [Gm] I'd be thinking [C] I could be another Lincoln [F] if I only had a brain.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Well, [Dm] I could [Am] tell you [C] _ [Gm] the ocean is [C] near the shore.
[E] And I could think of [A] things I'd never [Dm] thought before.
And [Gm] then I'd sit and think some more.
[C] Well, I [Fm] would not be [D] just a nothing.
My [Dbm] head all full of scrubbing [Am] and my heart all filled [F] with_
_ _ _ [Gm] I could dance and be merry.
[C] Life would be a ding-a [F]-derry if I only_
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Oh, I could [Bb] tell you why _ [Cm] the ocean's [Bb] near the shore.
And I could think of [D] things I'd never [Gm] thought before.
And then I'd sit [D] and think [Abm] some more.
[Abm] Well, I would [Gb] not be just a nothing.
[Abm] My head all full of [Cm] scrubbing and my heart all [Bm] filled with [Bbm] pain.
No.
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[Abm] I could dance and be [Db] merry. _ _ _
Life would [D] be a ding-a-derry. _ _
[Eb] And perhaps I'd deserve you and me. _
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[E] _ If I only had [Gb] _
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_ [Gb] _ [Gm] In my head I'd be scratching while my thoughts were busy [Am] hatching if I only had a [D] brain.
_ [Gm] _ _ [F] I'd unravel [Dm] any riddle [G] for any individual.
[Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] And [E] with the thoughts [Gm] I'd be thinking [C] I could be another Lincoln [F] if I only had a brain.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Well, [Dm] I could [Am] tell you [C] _ [Gm] the ocean is [C] near the shore.
[E] And I could think of [A] things I'd never [Dm] thought before.
And [Gm] then I'd sit and think some more.
[C] Well, I [Fm] would not be [D] just a nothing.
My [Dbm] head all full of scrubbing [Am] and my heart all filled [F] with_
_ _ _ [Gm] I could dance and be merry.
[C] Life would be a ding-a [F]-derry if I only_
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Oh, I could [Bb] tell you why _ [Cm] the ocean's [Bb] near the shore.
And I could think of [D] things I'd never [Gm] thought before.
And then I'd sit [D] and think [Abm] some more.
[Abm] Well, I would [Gb] not be just a nothing.
[Abm] My head all full of [Cm] scrubbing and my heart all [Bm] filled with [Bbm] pain.
No.
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[Abm] I could dance and be [Db] merry. _ _ _
Life would [D] be a ding-a-derry. _ _
[Eb] And perhaps I'd deserve you and me. _
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