If Somebody There Chanced To Be chords by Gilbert & Sullivan
Verse 1
Gm
D
Gm
If somebody
there chanced to be
Cm
Gm
Who loved me in a manner true
D
Gm
My heart would point him out to me
A
D
And I would point him out to you
But here it says of those who point,
Their manners must be out of joint.
Gm
You may not point,
D
Gm
you must not point,
D
A
D
It's manners out of joint to point.
Ah!
G
Had I the love of such as he,
D
Some quiet spot he'd take me to,
G
Then he could whisper it to me,
F#
Bm
and I could whisper it to you.
D
G
D
G
But whispering that song we met
D
is contrary to etiquette.
G
Where can it be?
B
E
Now let me see.
Am
D
G
D
Yes, yes, it's contrary to etiquette.
Gm
If anywhere in youth I knew,
Cm
Gm
O light and gentle, neat and trim,
D
Gm
Then I would hint as much to you,
A
D
And you could hint as much to him.
But here it says in plainest print,
It's most unladylike to hint.
Gm
D
Gm
You may not hint, you must not hint,
D
A
D
It says you mustn't hint in print.
Ddim
Ah!
D
G
And if I loved him through and through,
D
To love and not opposing him,
G
Then I could speak of him to you,
F#
Bm
And you could speak of him to him.
D
G
But here I find it doesn't do
D
To speak until you're spoken to
G
Where can it be?
B
E
Now let me see
Am
D
Yes, yes, don't speak until
G
D
you're spoken to
If Somebody There Chanced To Be
Gilbert & Sullivan
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