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If I Were You

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[Verse]
GIf I were you, then CI would gladly
D/F#loan to me a Gdollar or two
So I could D/F#eat, and Cmaybe get
     DD/F#             G
Just one good night of sleep
But I'm not, and I'm Cstranded
Like a D/F#castaway in this Gtown
And Cyou seem so D/F#unwilling
To help a Gfellow when he's Cdown
If I were Gyou, D/F#that's what I'd Gdo
GIf I were you, CI wouldn't be out Don these streets
GThe whole night through
Yeah, I'd have a D/F#job and a Cpretty wife
That D/F#I could come home Gto
But I don't, and CI have twenty D/F#cents
Left to my Gname
And Cyou're the only D/F#one left here
GThat I have to Cblame
If I were Gyou, D/F#That's what I'd Gdo
[Bridge]
GSir, it's Cnot like me to D/F#take from you
GThings I haven't earned
CI wish I could go D/F#back
And need the Glessons D/F#I have Glearned
But I can't, so you'll Cgladly
Put your D/F#money in this Gsack
Yes CSir, this thing is D/F#loaded
And I Ghave the hammer Cback
If I were Gyou, D/F#that's what I'd Gdo
CIf I were Gyou, D/F#that's what to do

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If I Were You

by Chris Knight

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D/F#

[Verse]

G C

If I were you, then I would gladly

D/F# G

loan to me a dollar or two

D/F# C

So I could eat, and maybe get

DD/F# G

Just one good night of sleep

But I'm not, and I'm stranded

D/F# G

Like a castaway in this town

C D/F#

And you seem so unwilling

G C

To help a fellow when he's down

G D/F# G

If I were you, that's what I'd do

G C D

If I were you, I wouldn't be out on these streets

The whole night through

D/F# C

Yeah, I'd have a job and a pretty wife

D/F# G

That I could come home to

C D/F#

But I don't, and I have twenty cents

Left to my name

C D/F#

And you're the only one left here

G C

That I have to blame

G D/F# G

If I were you, That's what I'd do

[Bridge]

G C D/F#

Sir, it's not like me to take from you

Things I haven't earned

C D/F#

I wish I could go back

G D/F# G

And need the lessons I have learned

But I can't, so you'll gladly

D/F# G

Put your money in this sack

C D/F#

Yes Sir, this thing is loaded

G C

And I have the hammer back

G D/F# G

If I were you, that's what I'd do

C G D/F#

If I were you, that's what to do

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