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If I Only Had A Brain chords by
Mandy Patinkin
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
A
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Gm
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3

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I

could

while away the hours
Dm
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F
F

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Conferring with the flowers
Dm
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Gm
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Consultant with the rain
Gm
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3

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And my head I'd be scratching
C
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While my thoughts were busy hatching
F
F

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Faug
Faug

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If I only had a brain
Gm
Gm
3

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F
F

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I'd unravel every riddle
Gm
Gm
3

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For any individual
Bb
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F
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In trouble or in pain
Gm
Gm
3

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With the thoughts I'd be thinkin'
C
C

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Cm
Cm
3

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Cdim
Cdim
3

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I could be another Lin coln
C
C

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F
F

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Eb
Eb
6

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Faug
Faug

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if I only had a brain
Bb
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Bbm
Bbm

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E
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D
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I could tell you why the
Gm
Gm
3

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Cm
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3

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C
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F
F

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ocean's near the shore
C
C

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Edim
Edim

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I could think of things
A
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Dm
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I've never thunk before
Gm
Gm
3

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And then I'd sit and
Dm
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F
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think some more
Ebdim
Ebdim

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C
C

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F
F

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I would not be
Dm
Dm

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just a -nothin'
Gm
Gm
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Csus4
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F
F

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My head all full o' stuffin'
Faug
Faug

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My heart all full o' pain
Gm
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And perhaps I'd deserve ya
C
C

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And be even worthier of ya
F
F

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If I only had a brain
Fm
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F
F

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Said a tin man rattlin' his jibs

To a straw man's sad
Bb
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F
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and weary eye,
Gm
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Bb
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C
C

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Oh, the Lord gave me ten ribs,
F
F

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But forgot to put a heart inside,
C
C

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Then he banged his hollow chest
Bb
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Ebdim
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Edim
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C
C

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and cried,
Ab
Ab
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When a man's an empty kettle,
Bbm
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Eb
Eb
6

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He should be on his metal,
Cm
Cm
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Bbm
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Ab
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And yet I'm torn apart, just because
Bbm
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I'm presuming
Eb
Eb
6

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that I could become a human
Ab
Ab
4

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Db
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4

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Ab
Ab
4

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Ebm
Ebm
6

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if I only had a heart.
Ab
Ab
4

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Db
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4

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Ab
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Fm
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Picture me a balcony,
Bbm
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Eb
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6

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Ab
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4

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above all voices low,
Fm
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C
C

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Wherefore, Romeo,
Fm
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F
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Bbm
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I hear a beat,
Eb
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Ab
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4

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Fm
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A sweet said a li on, poor neurotic lion,
Ab
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4

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Ab
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To a miss who listened to him rave,
Bbm
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Oh, the Lord made me a lion,
Eb
Eb
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Ab
Ab
4

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But the Lord forgot to make me brave
Fm
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F#dim
F#dim
4

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Then his tail began to curl and wave
G
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C
C

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I fiss, I believe me missy
Dm
Dm

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When you're born to be a sissy
Em
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Without the vibin' fur
C
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But I could change my habits
G
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Gm
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3

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Nevermore be scatter -rabbits,
C
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Ab
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4

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Fm
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if I only had the nerve
Gm
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3

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C
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I'm afraid there's no denying,
Dm
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I'm just a dandelion
Em
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Dm
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C
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A fate I don't deserve
Dm
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But I could show my prowess,
G
G

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be a lion, not a mouse
C
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Dm
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If a wizard is a wizard who will serve,
Ebdim
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Then I'm sure to get a heart,
Ab
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4

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C
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a brain, the mood.

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • A

  • F

  • D

  • Gm

    3

  • Dm

  • C

  • Faug

  • Bb

  • Cm

    3

  • Cdim

    3

  • Eb

    6

  • Bbm

  • E

  • Am

  • Edim

  • Ebdim

  • Csus4

  • Fm

  • Ab

    4

  • Db

    4

  • Ebm

    6

  • F#dim

    4

  • G

  • Em

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of If I Only Had A Brain by Mandy Patinkin is C major.

The primary chords used in If I Only Had A Brain are A, F, D, Gm, Dm, C.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like A, F, D, Gm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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