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
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sat around in a circle
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They were laughing and all telling lies
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Then the tall one he bumped in a dollar
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Oh he said boys I've got nothing to hide
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Now if the King and the Queen
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stood together
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Then the ace he would not be to blame

Verse 2
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And if the cards were all laid on the table,
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now darlin'
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Then love could be more than a game
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And if the stars didn't
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shine on the wa ter
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Then the sun wouldn't burn on the sand
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And if I were the woman you wanted babe

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

Verse 4
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But if the night didn't lie
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in the darkness
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Then the daylight would be hard to find
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And if the truth didn't turn
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to a weakness, now babe
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I would have never
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have spoken my mind
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And if the stars didn't
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shine on the wa ter

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

Verse 7
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And if I were the woman you wanted babe
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I would not be the woman that I am
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And if I were the woman you wanted babe
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I would not be the woman that I  am
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If I Were the Woman You Wanted

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