If I Only Had a Brain chords by The Flaming Lips

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Verse 1
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 (D major) I would while away the
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hours  (E minor) 
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Conferin' with the  (A major) flowers
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 (G major) Consult (D major) in' with the rain
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And my  (G major) head I'd be scratchin'  (D major) 
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While my  (A major) thoughts were busy  (E minor) hatchin'
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 (G major) If I  (D major) only had a brain.
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 (G major) I'd

Verse 2
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 (D major) unravel every riddle,
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For  (E minor) every  (A major) individle,
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In  (G major) trouble or in  (D major) pain.
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With  (G major) the thoughts you could be thinkin',
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 (E minor) You could  (A major) be another lincoln,
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If you  (E minor) only  (D major) had a brain.
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 (G major) Oh

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Verse 3

I, could tell you why,

The ocean's near the shore.

I could think of things I never

thought before,

Then I'd sit, and think some more.

Verse 4
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I would  (D major) not be just a nothin',
My head all full of stuffin',
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 (A major) My  (D major) heart all full of pain.
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I would  (G major) dance and by  (D major) merry,
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Life would  (A major) be a dingle derry,
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 (G major) If I  (D major) only had a brain.

Interlude 1
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 (D major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (D major) 
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 (A major)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major) 
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 (A major)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major)  (D major) 
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 (E minor)  (A major)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major) 
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 (A major)  (G major)  (D major) 
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 (G major) Oh

Verse 5
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I  (D major) could tell you why  (F sharp minor) 
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 (A major) The  (E minor) ocean's  (A major) near the shore.  (D major) 
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 (F sharp minor) I     could think of things I
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never  (E minor) thought be (B minor) fore
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And  (F sharp minor) then I'd sit,  (E minor)  (E major) and think some  (A major) more.

Verse 6
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I would  (D major) not be just a nothin',
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My head all full  (G major) of stuffin',
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 (A major) My  (D major) heart all full of pain.
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 (F sharp minor) I     would  (G major) dance and by  (D major) merry,
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Life would  (A major) be a dingle derry,
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 (G major) If I  (D major) only had a brain.