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If I Were A Moose

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[Intro]
C  Em  Dm  G
[Verse]
If CI were a moose and Emyou were a cow
DmWould you love me Ganyhow?
DmWould you introduce me Emto your folks
Would you Ftell your friends, G"No moose jokes!"
If GI were a CmoAmose  Dmand Gyou were a CcowG  
CWould you invite me Emto your club
And Dmrisk a cruel Gbovine snub
DmWould you lead me down the reEmceiving line
And Fboldly boast, "This Gmoose is mine!"
FWould your Gparents Cwatch us Amgraze
FShake their Gheads, "It's Cjust a Amphase"
Or Dmwould they E7thank the Amstars aAm7bove
Their Dprecious heifer's Gfound her love?
CWould your grandparents Emchange their will?
DmThey'd really expected a GHolstein bull
Dm"For this we toiled beEmfore the plow
You Fbring home someone who's not Geven a cow
"There's Flots of Gproper Cstock aAmround
Like that Fnice young GGuernsey at CFarmer AmBrown's
Or that Dmlast one   E7we ridiAmculed and Am7cursed
On Dsecond thought you Gcould do worse
[Bridge]
E7"But if you think this Amthing will last
Could he Flearn to Gmoo and Ceat our Amgrass
 FShed his Gantlers Cin the Amdirt
 D7Could you persuade him Gto convert?"
If our Canatomies did Emnot quite fit
DmWould you make the Gbest of it
DmWould you nuzzle Emup so near
And Fhum sweet cow tunes Gin my ear?
 FOr would you Gsadly Cbreak it Amoff
When Fall the Ghillside Csneered and Amscoffed
 Dm"You know these E7moose are Amall the Am7same
They're Dlazy, they're stupid, they Gcome from Maine"
CIt's true things slip a Emmoose's mind
That Dmcows remember Gall the time
DmBulbous nose and Emknobby knees
A Fcoat that harbors Gticks and fleas
But a Fmoose can Gbe a Chandy Amthing
When Fhungry Gwolves come CvisitAming
 DmIn icy E7gust of Amwinter Am7storm
Our Dfur is deep and Gdry and warm
And Csomeday should your Emmilk run dry
And Dmfarmer stare with Gbaleful eye
In Dmdead of night I'd Emslip your noose
And Flead you home to the Gland of moose
If GI were a CmoAmose  Dmand Gyou were a CcowG  
[like bridge]
E7If hunters came to Amdo me harm
 FWould you Ghide me Cin the Ambarn
Would Fall the Gherd come Con the Amrun
And D7glare until they G7dropped their guns?
[Interlude]
C  Em  Dm  G
[Outro]
DmMight you permit a Emgoodnight kiss
FCould you learn to love Gwet moose lips?
If FI  Gwere a Cmoose   Am   Fand you were a CcowAm  
 DmIf Gyou were a CcoAmw   Dmand GI were a Cmoose

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If I Were A Moose

by Fred Small

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Am7

[Intro]

C Em Dm G

[Verse]

C Em

If I were a moose and you were a cow

Dm G

Would you love me anyhow?

Dm Em

Would you introduce me to your folks

F G

Would you tell your friends, "No moose jokes!"

G C Am Dm G C G

If I were a moose and you were a cow

C Em

Would you invite me to your club

Dm G

And risk a cruel bovine snub

Dm Em

Would you lead me down the receiving line

F G

And boldly boast, "This moose is mine!"

F G C Am

Would your parents watch us graze

F G C Am

Shake their heads, "It's just a phase"

Dm E7 Am Am7

Or would they thank the stars above

D G

Their precious heifer's found her love?

C Em

Would your grandparents change their will?

Dm G

They'd really expected a Holstein bull

Dm Em

"For this we toiled before the plow

F G

You bring home someone who's not even a cow

F G C Am

"There's lots of proper stock around

F G C Am

Like that nice young Guernsey at Farmer Brown's

Dm E7 Am Am7

Or that last one we ridiculed and cursed

D G

On second thought you could do worse

[Bridge]

E7 Am

"But if you think this thing will last

F G C Am

Could he learn to moo and eat our grass

F G C Am

Shed his antlers in the dirt

D7 G

Could you persuade him to convert?"

C Em

If our anatomies did not quite fit

Dm G

Would you make the best of it

Dm Em

Would you nuzzle up so near

F G

And hum sweet cow tunes in my ear?

F G C Am

Or would you sadly break it off

F G C Am

When all the hillside sneered and scoffed

Dm E7 Am Am7

"You know these moose are all the same

D G

They're lazy, they're stupid, they come from Maine"

C Em

It's true things slip a moose's mind

Dm G

That cows remember all the time

Dm Em

Bulbous nose and knobby knees

F G

A coat that harbors ticks and fleas

F G C Am

But a moose can be a handy thing

F G C Am

When hungry wolves come visiting

Dm E7 Am Am7

In icy gust of winter storm

D G

Our fur is deep and dry and warm

C Em

And someday should your milk run dry

Dm G

And farmer stare with baleful eye

Dm Em

In dead of night I'd slip your noose

F G

And lead you home to the land of moose

G C Am Dm G C G

If I were a moose and you were a cow

[like bridge]

E7 Am

If hunters came to do me harm

F G C Am

Would you hide me in the barn

F G C Am

Would all the herd come on the run

D7 G7

And glare until they dropped their guns?

[Interlude]

C Em Dm G

[Outro]

Dm Em

Might you permit a goodnight kiss

F G

Could you learn to love wet moose lips?

F G C Am F C Am

If I were a moose and you were a cow

Dm G C Am Dm G C

If you were a cow and I were a moose

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