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[Intro]
  Dm    Amx2
DmAooooAmhh whDmoooahAmooa aoooh
[Verse 1]
DmIf words were all I had
AmI'd write them all for you
DmAnd if my heart could read you these words
AmThey'd pour the morning through
GmThen the angels would sing you to sleep
AmAs the stars come to view
DmBut you're so far away - GmMillion light years away
AmSo far away            - GmIn another day
AmYou are so far away    - GmMore and more every day
AmSo far away            - GmTo the gods I pray
AmTo bring you home
[Instrumental]
  Dm    Amx2
[Verse 2]
DmBut if your love was all I had
AmI'd leave the world behind
DmAnd if your love would stay in my heart
AmWhat better world could I find?
GmYour world holds the beautiful and warm
AmMine holds the cold and unkind
DmYou are so beautiful - GmWarm and true and blue
AmSo beautiful         - GmDon't know what to do
AmYou are so beautiful - GmI just can't get through
AmSo beautiful         - GmI'm in love with you
AmWhen are you coming home?
[Instrumental]
Dm Dm Gm Dm
[Verse 3]
DmTime touches with a smile
GmTo lighten the scars of anger you Dmtry to hide
DmReleasing those chains that bind
GmTo strengthen the crush on dreams that you Dmhold inside
DmThen running free for a moments time
GmTo catch the dreams that slipped away
DmIn some endless rhyme
GmAs you now realize
AmWhat you've lost to time
[Instrumental]
 Dm   Amx2
[Outro]
DmBut if your memory was all I had
AmThen to hell with it all

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If Words Were All I Had

by Bobb Trimble

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[Intro]

Dm Am

Dm Am Dm Am

Aoooohh whoooahooa aoooh

[Verse 1]

If words were all I had

I'd write them all for you

And if my heart could read you these words

They'd pour the morning through

Then the angels would sing you to sleep

As the stars come to view

Dm Gm

But you're so far away - Million light years away

Am Gm

So far away - In another day

Am Gm

You are so far away - More and more every day

Am Gm

So far away - To the gods I pray

To bring you home

[Instrumental]

Dm Am

[Verse 2]

But if your love was all I had

I'd leave the world behind

And if your love would stay in my heart

What better world could I find?

Your world holds the beautiful and warm

Mine holds the cold and unkind

Dm Gm

You are so beautiful - Warm and true and blue

Am Gm

So beautiful - Don't know what to do

Am Gm

You are so beautiful - I just can't get through

Am Gm

So beautiful - I'm in love with you

When are you coming home?

[Instrumental]

Dm Dm Gm Dm

[Verse 3]

Time touches with a smile

Gm Dm

To lighten the scars of anger you try to hide

Releasing those chains that bind

Gm Dm

To strengthen the crush on dreams that you hold inside

Then running free for a moments time

To catch the dreams that slipped away

In some endless rhyme

As you now realize

What you've lost to time

[Instrumental]

Dm Am

[Outro]

But if your memory was all I had

Then to hell with it all

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