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If You Were Mine
words & music: Ann Reed • © 1990 Turtlecub Publishing
(Sung by  sung by Garrison Keillor, Heather Masse in the key of E)
[Verse 1]
DI would give anything to hear you Gsay
GThat you lDoved me too in such a Away
A7We've been friends mDany years
DAnd all that Gtime
GI have been wDond'ring what it would be Alike
A7If you were miDne
[Chorus]
DIf I tAold you the tGruth
If I Glet my heart Dsing
Would I tAhen win your lGove
Or lGose eveDrything
[Verse 2]
DA friendship standing through
The test of Gtime
And I keep wDond'ring what it would be Alike
If you were Dmine
[Refrain]
DTo watch you sleep at night
To hold you Gclose
How full my Dheart would be
I may never Aknow
These dreams come pDassing through
In lonely tGimes
I can't help Dwond'ring what it would be lAike
If you were Dmine
These dreams come pDassing through
In lonely tGimes
I can't help Dwond'ring what it would be lAike
If you were BmmineG  
I can't help Dwond'ring what it would be lA7ike
If you were GmineD  

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If You Were Mine

by Ann Reed

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If You Were Mine

(Sung by sung by Garrison Keillor, Heather Masse in the key of E)

[Verse 1]

D G

I would give anything to hear you say

G D A

That you loved me too in such a way

A7 D

We've been friends many years

D G

And all that time

G D A

I have been wond'ring what it would be like

A7 D

If you were mine

[Chorus]

D A G

If I told you the truth

G D

If I let my heart sing

A G

Would I then win your love

G D

Or lose everything

[Verse 2]

A friendship standing through

The test of time

D A

And I keep wond'ring what it would be like

If you were mine

[Refrain]

To watch you sleep at night

To hold you close

How full my heart would be

I may never know

These dreams come passing through

In lonely times

D A

I can't help wond'ring what it would be like

If you were mine

These dreams come passing through

In lonely times

D A

I can't help wond'ring what it would be like

Bm G

If you were mine

D A7

I can't help wond'ring what it would be like

G D

If you were mine

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