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If
Glen Campbell
Live On Johnny Carson Show
Intro    F    C    Cm    Bb  C  
Verse 1
If a Fpicture paints a Cthousand words
Then Cmwhy can't Cm7I   paint Bbyou
The words would never Fshow 
The Bbmyou I've come to C7knowBb  C  
Verse 2
If a Fface could launch a Cthousand ships
Then Cmwhere am Cm7I  to  Bbgo
There's no one home but Fyou
You're Bbmall that's left me C7too
Bridge
And Dmwhen my Db+love for Flife is running Bbmdry
You Am7come and D7pour yourGm7self on C7meF  C  
Verse 3
If a Fman could be two Cplaces at one Cmtime
I'd Cm7be with yBbou
BbmTomorrow and tFoday
BbmBeside you all the C7wayBb  C  
Verse 4
If the Fworld should stop Crevolving
Spinning Cmslowly Cm7down to Bbdie
And Bbmwhen the world was Fthrough
I'd Bbmspend the end with C7you
Then Dmone by Db+one the Fstars would all go Bbout
Then Am7you and D7I   would Gm7simply C7susfly   C7a  FwayBb  F  Bbm  F  
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Chords in this song · guitar

Cm7

Bbm

Db+

Am7

Gm7

C7sus

Glen Campbell

Live On Johnny Carson Show

F C Cm Bb C

Intro

Verse 1

F C

If a picture paints a thousand words

Cm Cm7 Bb

Then why can't I paint you

The words would never show

Bbm C7 Bb C

The you I've come to know

Verse 2

F C

If a face could launch a thousand ships

Cm Cm7 Bb

Then where am I to go

There's no one home but you

Bbm C7

You're all that's left me too

Bridge

Dm Db+ F Bbm

And when my love for life is running dry

Am7 D7 Gm7 C7 F C

You come and pour yourself on me

Verse 3

F C Cm

If a man could be two places at one time

Cm7 Bb

I'd be with you

Bbm F

Tomorrow and today

Bbm C7 Bb C

Beside you all the way

Verse 4

F C

If the world should stop revolving

Cm Cm7 Bb

Spinning slowly down to die

Bbm F

And when the world was through

Bbm C7

I'd spend the end with you

Dm Db+ F Bb

Then one by one the stars would all go out

Am7 D7 Gm7 C7sus C7 F Bb F Bbm F

Then you and I would simply fly a way

flyinglibra51

God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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