If I Were the Woman You Wanted chords by Nanci Griffith

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Now they all  (G major) 
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sat around  (C major) in a circle  (G major)  (C major) 
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They were  (G major) laughing and  (C major) all telling lies  (D major) 
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Then the  (C major) tall one he bumped in a  (G major) dollar
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 (C major) Oh he said  (G major) boys I've got nothing  (D major) to  (G major) hide
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Now if the King and the  (C major) Queen
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stood to (G major) gether  (C major) 
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Then the  (G major) ace he would  (C major) not be to  (D major) blame

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Verse 2

And if the cards were all laid on the table,

now darlin'

Then love could be more than a game

And if the stars didn't

shine on the wa ter

Then the sun wouldn't burn on the sand

And if I were the woman you wanted babe

Verse 3
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 (C major) I would  (G major) not be the  (D major) woman that  (G major) I am
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And I have seen  (C major) my share
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of long  (G major) nights  (C major) 
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And  (G major) I  have told  (C major) my share of lies  (D major) 
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And  (C major) I  have run into the  (G major) darkness,
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now darlin'  (C major) 
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When  (G major) I  saw the  (D major) look in your  (G major) eyes

Verse 4
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But if the  (G major) night didn't  (C major) lie
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in the dark (G major) ness  (C major) 
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Then the  (G major) daylight would  (C major) be hard to find  (D major) 
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And if the  (C major) truth didn't turn
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to a weak (G major) ness, now babe  (C major) 
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I would have  (G major) never
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have spoken  (D major) my mind  (G major) 
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And if the  (C major) stars didn't
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shine on the  (G major) wa ter

Verse 5
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Then the  (G major) sun wouldn't  (F major) burn on the sand  (C major) 
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 (G major) And if I were  (C major) woman you wanted  (G major) babe
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 (C major) Then I would  (G major) not be the  (D major) woman that  (G major) I
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am  (C major)  (G major)  (C major)  (D major)  (C major) 
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 (G major)  (C major)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major) 
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So if you're going out  (C major) to Califor (G major) nia
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Then  (C major) don't  (G major) linger in  (C major) New Mexico
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Verse 6
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And if you  (C major) think of the one there behind  (G major) you,
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there darlin'  (C major) 
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Then  (G major) you might not feel  (D major) so alone  (G major) 
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And if the stars  (C major) didn't
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shine on the  (G major) water
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Then the sun wouldn't  (F major) burn on the  (C major) sand

Verse 7
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And if I  (G major) were the  (C major) woman you wanted  (G major) babe
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 (C major) I would  (G major) not be the  (D major) woman that I am
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 (G major) And if I were the  (C major) woman you wanted  (G major) babe
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 (C major) I would  (G major) not be the  (D major) woman that  (C major) I  am
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