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If I Could Be Anywhere

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[intro]
Dm
[Verse]
GSliding on the shimmering Bbsurface between two Fworlds
GStanding at the center of Bbtime as it Funcurls
GmCutting through the veil of Bbillusion
GmMoving beyond past Dmconclusions
GmRendering all douBbbt and confusion Fclear
[Chorus]
DmIf I could be anywhere
If I could be Fanywhere
If I could be Bbanywhere right nEbow
I would want to be Fhere
[Verse]
GSearching for the future Bbamong the things we're throwing Faway
GSwimming through the ocean of Bbjunk we produce every Fday
GmYou have to admit it's Bbclever
Maybe the Gmpinnacle of human endDmeavor
When things are Gmmade to throw away but nBbever made to disapFpear
[Chorus]
DmIf I could be anywhere
If I could be Fanywhere
If I could be Bbanywhere in Ebtime
I would want to be Fhere
[Verse]
DmThe Romans, the FSpanish, the ABritish, the BbDutch
DmAmerican excFeptionalism - Ebso out of Bbtouch
DmSuccessions of Fempire repAeating its Bbcourse
AExtracting the Gmwealth and Aruling by Gmforce
      A   Asus      A  
On and on through time
[Pre - Chorus]
But the Bbworld can't Ftake it Avery much Dmlonger
And Bbwe won't Fmake it 'less we're Asmarter and Dmstronger
The Bbworld's gonna shaFke itself Afree of our Dmgreed someEbhowC  
[Chorus]
DmIf I could be anywhere
If I could be Fanywhere in time
If I could be Bbanywhere and Ebchange things
It would have to be Fnow
[Bridge]
They Ebsay nothing lasts forBbever
But all the Fplastic ever Amade is still Dmhere
And Ebno amount of closing our Bbeyes will make it Fdisappear
[Pre - Chorus]
And the Bbworld can't Ftake it Avery much Dmlonger
And Bbwe won't Fmake it 'less we're Asmarter and Dmstronger
The Bbworld's gonna Fshake itself Afree of our Dmgreed someEbhowC  
And the Bbworld can't Ftake it, Athat you can Dmsee
If the Bboceans don't Fmake it Aneither will Dmwe
The Bbworld's gonna Fshake itself Aall the way frDmee someEbhowC  
[Chorus]
DmIf I could be anywhere
If I could be Fanywhere in time
If I could be Bbanywhere and Ebchange the outcome
It would have to be Fnow

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If I Could Be Anywhere

by Jackson Browne

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[intro]

[Verse]

G Bb F

Sliding on the shimmering surface between two worlds

G Bb F

Standing at the center of time as it uncurls

Gm Bb

Cutting through the veil of illusion

Gm Dm

Moving beyond past conclusions

Gm Bb F

Rendering all doubt and confusion clear

[Chorus]

If I could be anywhere

Bb Eb

If I could be anywhere right now

I would want to be here

[Verse]

G Bb F

Searching for the future among the things we're throwing away

G Bb F

Swimming through the ocean of junk we produce every day

Gm Bb

You have to admit it's clever

Gm Dm

Maybe the pinnacle of human endeavor

Gm Bb F

When things are made to throw away but never made to disappear

[Chorus]

If I could be anywhere

Bb Eb

If I could be anywhere in time

I would want to be here

[Verse]

Dm F A Bb

The Romans, the Spanish, the British, the Dutch

Dm F Eb Bb

American exceptionalism - so out of touch

Dm F A Bb

Successions of empire repeating its course

A Gm A Gm

Extracting the wealth and ruling by force

A A A

sus

On and on through time

[Pre - Chorus]

Bb F A Dm

But the world can't take it very much longer

Bb F A Dm

And we won't make it 'less we're smarter and stronger

Bb F A Dm Eb C

The world's gonna shake itself free of our greed somehow

[Chorus]

If I could be anywhere

If I could be anywhere in time

Bb Eb

If I could be anywhere and change things

It would have to be now

[Bridge]

Eb Bb

They say nothing lasts forever

F A Dm

But all the plastic ever made is still here

Eb Bb F

And no amount of closing our eyes will make it disappear

[Pre - Chorus]

Bb F A Dm

And the world can't take it very much longer

Bb F A Dm

And we won't make it 'less we're smarter and stronger

Bb F A Dm Eb C

The world's gonna shake itself free of our greed somehow

Bb F A Dm

And the world can't take it, that you can see

Bb F A Dm

If the oceans don't make it neither will we

Bb F A Dm Eb C

The world's gonna shake itself all the way free somehow

[Chorus]

If I could be anywhere

If I could be anywhere in time

Bb Eb

If I could be anywhere and change the outcome

It would have to be now

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