If I Were A Bell chords by Joe Williams, Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra

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Intro 1

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Ask

Verse 1
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me how do I feel,
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now that we're cozy and
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clingy
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All I  can say is if I were a bell,
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I'd be  ringing
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From the moment we kissed tonight,
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this is how I just gotta behave.
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Boy, if I were a lamp, I'd light.
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Or  if I were a banner, I'd wave.
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Ask me how do I feel,
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me with my quiet upbringing.
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All I can say is if I were a
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gate, I'd be swinging.
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Or if I were a watch,
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I'd start popping my spring
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Or  if I were a bell, I'd go  ding,
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dong, ding, dong, ding
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How do I feel
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from the chemistry lesson I'm learning?
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If  I  were a bridge,
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will you know that I'd
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have to be burning?
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I   knew that my morale
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would crack
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because of the wonderful
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way that you look.
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Girl, if I were a duck, I'd quack.
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Or if  I   were a goose,
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I'd be cooked.
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How do I feel
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now that we're fondly caressing?
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If I  was a salad,
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I would have to be splashing my dressing.
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Or if I  were a season,
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surely I would have to be spring
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Or if I were a bell, if I were a bell,
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if I were a   bell I'd go
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Ding -a -ling, ding -a -ling, ding -a -ling, ding -a -ling, ding -a -ling, ding -a -ling, ding -a -ling, ding -a ding -a ding -a -ling, ding -a ding -a -ling,
ding -a ding -ling, ding -ling, ding -a -ling, -a -ling, -ling, -a -a -ling, ding