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[Intro]
D  A  D  Bm7  A  G
DWe were sitting 'round the table
Bm7At the Tuesday poker Dgame
Solvin' Gall the problems Dof the world
Bm7Tryin' to draw an inside Gstraight
DWhen Jimmy posed the question
Bm7As he played a pair of Dkings
"If you could Gbe anyone in Dthis whole world
AWho would you be"D  G  D  
[Chorus]
DWould you be Elvis shakin' up AMemphis
Bm7Makin' all the young girls Gscream
GWould you make a speech that would Dchange the world
Bm7Like Martin Luther GKing
GGo down in Dhistory like Abe ALincoln
Bm7'Cause you set a country Gfree
GIf you could Dbe anyone in this Bm7whole world
GTell me, Awho would you be
D  A  D  Bm7  A  G
DHank said "I'd be a cowboy
Bm7Someone like John WayDne"
GDonny said, "Hey Dpilgrim
Bm7Blow that cigar smoke the Gother way"
DSaid he'd make a million dollars
Bm7Pitchin' in the major Dleagues
GThen he stared stDraight into Paul's bloodshot eyes
AAnd said, "Who wouDld GyDou be"
[Chorus]
DWould you be John Lennon, can Ayou imagine
Bm7Givin' hope with just a sonGg
GWould you be the Babe pointin' that Dbat
Bm7Saying, "This one's Ggoing long"
DMaybe Moses partin' the watersA  
Bm7Saying, "Children, follow mGe"
GIf you could Dbe anyone in this Bm7whole world
GTell me, Awho would you be
GWell, I knew those boys would roll their eyes
DWhen they heard what I had to say
GBut I shuffled the cards, said, "Bm7Dueces wild"
AAnd I told them anyGway
[Chorus]
DI'd be a father who had all thAe answers
Bm7To every question my kids hGad
GI'd earn every woDrd on that coffee cup
Bm7That said, "World's GGreatest Dad"
DBe a perfect husband to that wAoman
Bm7Who means everything to meG  
GIf I could be Danyone in this whBm7ole world
GThat's whAo I'd be
D  A  D  Bm7  A  G
Yeah, that's who I'd be
[Outro]
D  A  D  Bm7  A  G

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Who Would You Be

by George Canyon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

[Intro]

D A D Bm7 A G

We were sitting 'round the table

Bm7 D

At the Tuesday poker game

G D

Solvin' all the problems of the world

Bm7 G

Tryin' to draw an inside straight

When Jimmy posed the question

Bm7 D

As he played a pair of kings

G D

"If you could be anyone in this whole world

A D G D

Who would you be"

[Chorus]

D A

Would you be Elvis shakin' up Memphis

Bm7 G

Makin' all the young girls scream

G D

Would you make a speech that would change the world

Bm7 G

Like Martin Luther King

G D A

Go down in history like Abe Lincoln

Bm7 G

'Cause you set a country free

G D Bm7

If you could be anyone in this whole world

G A

Tell me, who would you be

D A D Bm7 A G

Hank said "I'd be a cowboy

Bm7 D

Someone like John Wayne"

G D

Donny said, "Hey pilgrim

Bm7 G

Blow that cigar smoke the other way"

Said he'd make a million dollars

Bm7 D

Pitchin' in the major leagues

G D

Then he stared straight into Paul's bloodshot eyes

A D G D

And said, "Who would you be"

[Chorus]

D A

Would you be John Lennon, can you imagine

Bm7 G

Givin' hope with just a song

G D

Would you be the Babe pointin' that bat

Bm7 G

Saying, "This one's going long"

D A

Maybe Moses partin' the waters

Bm7 G

Saying, "Children, follow me"

G D Bm7

If you could be anyone in this whole world

G A

Tell me, who would you be

Well, I knew those boys would roll their eyes

When they heard what I had to say

G Bm7

But I shuffled the cards, said, "Dueces wild"

A G

And I told them anyway

[Chorus]

D A

I'd be a father who had all the answers

Bm7 G

To every question my kids had

G D

I'd earn every word on that coffee cup

Bm7 G

That said, "World's Greatest Dad"

D A

Be a perfect husband to that woman

Bm7 G

Who means everything to me

G D Bm7

If I could be anyone in this whole world

G A

That's who I'd be

D A D Bm7 A G

Yeah, that's who I'd be

[Outro]

D A D Bm7 A G

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