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If I Had The World To Give

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tab/chords online anywhere else, so, 
chords seemed off, I tried as hard as 
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Intro/Riff:
E---0--------------------------------|
B------3--1--3--4--3-------1---------|
G-----------------------------1---0--|
D------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|  (x4)
After fourth riff:
e------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------------------------|
D--3-2-0-3-2-------------|
A------------3-----------|
E------------------------|
  CIf I had the G7world to Fgive
  IDm'd give it to Emyou - long as you liAmve
  WGould you let it faFmaj7ll
  Bbmaj9or       hFold it all in your Carms?
  CIf I had a G7song to sFing
  DmI'd sing it to Emyou - as long as you lAmive
  GLulFmaj7labye - or maybe a pEmlain serenFade
  wouldn't you Emlaugh, Amdance, and cFmaj7ry
  or be afrCaid at the trade Fyou mFsus4ade?
  Fmaj7I may not have the world to Bbmaj9give to Fyou
  Fmaj7but maybe I have a Bbmaj9tune or tFwo
  Fmaj7Only if you let me be Bbmaj9your worlFd
  could I ever Dmgive this Amworld to Cyou,
  could I ever Dmgive this Amworld to Cyou
  GBut I will give what love I Fhave to give
  GI will give what love I Fhave to give
  GI will give what love I Fhave to give
  Dmlong as I liCve
(Solo)
  CIf I had a G7star to gFive
  DmI'd give it to Emyou - long as you Amlive
  GWould you have the Fmaj7time
  to watch it sEmhine - watch it sAmhine
  Fmaj7or ask for the mDmoon and heaven Ctoo?
  FI'd give it to Fsus4you.
  Fmaj7Maybe I've got no Bbmaj9star to sFpare
  Fmaj7or anything fine or Bbmaj9even raFre
  Fmaj7Only if you let me Bbmaj9be your wForld
  could I ever gDmive this wAmorld to Cyou
  could I ever gDmive this wAmorld to Cyou 
(Riff then improvised ending)
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If I Had The World To Give

by Grateful Dead

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Bbmaj9

Fsus4

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tab/chords online anywhere else, so,

chords seemed off, I tried as hard as

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Intro/Riff:

E---0--------------------------------|

B------3--1--3--4--3-------1---------|

G-----------------------------1---0--|

D------------------------------------|

A------------------------------------|

E------------------------------------| (x4)

After fourth riff:

e------------------------|

B------------------------|

G------------------------|

D--3-2-0-3-2-------------|

A------------3-----------|

E------------------------|

C G7 F

If I had the world to give

Dm Em Am

I'd give it to you - long as you live

G Fmaj7

Would you let it fall

Bbmaj9 F C

or hold it all in your arms?

C G7 F

If I had a song to sing

Dm Em Am

I'd sing it to you - as long as you live

G Fmaj7 Em F

Lullabye - or maybe a plain serenade

Em Am Fmaj7

wouldn't you laugh, dance, and cry

C F Fsus4

or be afraid at the trade you made?

Fmaj7 Bbmaj9 F

I may not have the world to give to you

Fmaj7 Bbmaj9 F

but maybe I have a tune or two

Fmaj7 Bbmaj9 F

Only if you let me be your world

Dm Am C

could I ever give this world to you,

Dm Am C

could I ever give this world to you

G F

But I will give what love I have to give

G F

I will give what love I have to give

G F

I will give what love I have to give

Dm C

long as I live

(Solo)

C G7 F

If I had a star to give

Dm Em Am

I'd give it to you - long as you live

G Fmaj7

Would you have the time

Em Am

to watch it shine - watch it shine

Fmaj7 Dm C

or ask for the moon and heaven too?

F Fsus4

I'd give it to you.

Fmaj7 Bbmaj9 F

Maybe I've got no star to spare

Fmaj7 Bbmaj9 F

or anything fine or even rare

Fmaj7 Bbmaj9 F

Only if you let me be your world

Dm Am C

could I ever give this world to you

Dm Am C

could I ever give this world to you

(Riff then improvised ending)

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About If I Had The World To Give Chords by Grateful Dead

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