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[Intro]
Esus4   Emaj7sus4  E7sus4  Emaj7sus4
Esus4   Emaj7sus4  E7sus4  Emaj7sus4
[Verse]
Esus4My thoughts are a little Emaj7sus4cloudy
E7sus4My feelings are aEmaj7sus4round me
Am7Yesterday is passed tomorrow's gone
Esus4Let it go I think I'm Emaj7sus4crazy
You're E7sus4gone and it's just Emaj7sus4daybreak
Am7Should have known you wouldn't stay too long
Bm7I can't tell you what time it isE7  
Bm7I'm not wise, it's just the way E7sus4it isE7  
[Chorus]
If I were Am7smartCmaj7/B  C  D  
DI wouldn't have a GheartE7sus4  E7  
Am7If I were smartCmaj7/B  C  D  
DI wouldn't have a Gheart
[Instrumental]
Esus4   Emaj7sus4  E7sus4  Emaj7sus4
[Verse]
Esus4When you called me Emaj7sus4baby
E7sus4I'm needing you aEmaj7sus4lready
Am7You don't even recognize you're gone
Esus4I hate this cloud I'm Emaj7sus4under
E7sus4And I can't stand the Emaj7sus4thunder
Am7I always prayed on the happiness you brought
Bm7Sands in hourglasses hit the E7ground
Bm7Millions of them, lost and never E7sus4foundE7  
[Chorus]
If I were Am7smartCmaj7/B  C  D  
DI wouldn't have a GheartE7sus4  E7  
Am7If I were smartCmaj7/B  C  D  
DI wouldn't have a Gheart
[Bridge]
COh the tin man played it cool, Dhe said love's for fools
GBut his emptiness was real, he wanted morE7sus4eE7  
Cmaj7But when his chest was pounding, Dhe wished he'd never found it
GCause the hurt came hard and tears began to E7sus4pourE7  
[Chorus]
If he were Am7smartCmaj7/B  C  D  
DHe wouldn't have a Gheart (E7sus4oooooh)E7  
If we were Am7smartCmaj7/B  C  D  
DWe wouldn't have a Gheart (E7sus4ooooh)E7  
If I were sAm7martCmaj7/B  C  D  
DI wouldn't have a Gheart
[Outro]
Esus4   Emaj7sus4  E7sus4  Emaj7sus4
Esus4   Emaj7sus4  E7sus4  Emaj7sus4
Esus4

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If I Were Smart

by Shelby Lynne

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Esus4

Emaj7sus4

E7sus4

Am7

Bm7

Cmaj7/B

Cmaj7

[Intro]

Esus4 Emaj7sus4 E7sus4 Emaj7sus4

[Verse]

Esus4 Emaj7sus4

My thoughts are a little cloudy

E7sus4 Emaj7sus4

My feelings are around me

Am7

Yesterday is passed tomorrow's gone

Esus4 Emaj7sus4

Let it go I think I'm crazy

E7sus4 Emaj7sus4

You're gone and it's just daybreak

Am7

Should have known you wouldn't stay too long

Bm7 E7

I can't tell you what time it is

Bm7 E7sus4 E7

I'm not wise, it's just the way it is

[Chorus]

Am7 Cmaj7/B C D

If I were smart

D G E7sus4 E7

I wouldn't have a heart

Am7 Cmaj7/B C D

If I were smart

D G

I wouldn't have a heart

[Instrumental]

Esus4 Emaj7sus4 E7sus4 Emaj7sus4

[Verse]

Esus4 Emaj7sus4

When you called me baby

E7sus4 Emaj7sus4

I'm needing you already

Am7

You don't even recognize you're gone

Esus4 Emaj7sus4

I hate this cloud I'm under

E7sus4 Emaj7sus4

And I can't stand the thunder

Am7

I always prayed on the happiness you brought

Bm7 E7

Sands in hourglasses hit the ground

Bm7 E7sus4 E7

Millions of them, lost and never found

[Chorus]

Am7 Cmaj7/B C D

If I were smart

D G E7sus4 E7

I wouldn't have a heart

Am7 Cmaj7/B C D

If I were smart

D G

I wouldn't have a heart

[Bridge]

C D

Oh the tin man played it cool, he said love's for fools

G E7sus4 E7

But his emptiness was real, he wanted more

Cmaj7 D

But when his chest was pounding, he wished he'd never found it

G E7sus4 E7

Cause the hurt came hard and tears began to pour

[Chorus]

Am7 Cmaj7/B C D

If he were smart

D G E7sus4 E7

He wouldn't have a heart (oooooh)

Am7 Cmaj7/B C D

If we were smart

D G E7sus4 E7

We wouldn't have a heart (ooooh)

Am7 Cmaj7/B C D

If I were smart

D G

I wouldn't have a heart

[Outro]

Esus4 Emaj7sus4 E7sus4 Emaj7sus4

Esus4

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