If You Were A Sailboat Chords

by Katie Melua
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
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2 contributors total, last edit on Mar 11, 2021

Chords

C#m
A
E
F#m
B
E/D
C#m7
C#m7/B
E/B
A/C#
B/D#

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C#m                           A
If you were a cowboy i would trail you,
C#m                              A               E
if you were a piece of wood i'd nail you to the floor,
F#m                             B               E
if you were a sailboat i would sail you to the shore,
 
C#m                          A
if you were a river i would swim you,
C#m                          A                  E
if you were a house i would live in you all my days,
F#m                         B                  E
if you were a preacher i'd begin to change my ways,
 
C#m                     A
sometimes i believe in fate
                    B
but the chances we create,
                          A
always seem to ring more true,
F#m                         B
you took a chance on loving me,
                           E  E/D      C#m7    C#m7/B
I took a chance on loving you
E  E/D C#m7    C#m7/B
 
C#m                             A
if i was in jail i know you'd spring me,
C#m                            A             E
if i were a telephone you'd ring me all day long,
F#m                            B                E
if i was in pain i know you'd sing me soothing songs,
 
C#m                     A
sometimes i believe in fate
                    B
but the chances we create,
                          A
always seem to ring more true,
F#m                         B
you took a chance on loving me,
                           E
i took a chance on loving you
 
[Interlude]
E/B    A/C#    E  B/D#   E
E/B    A/C#    E  B/D#   E      E
 
C#m                        A
if i was hungry you would feed me,
C#m                             A              E
if i was in darkness you would lead me to the light,
F#m                           B              E
if i was a book i know you'd read me every night,
 
C#m                           A
If you were a cowboy i would trail you,
C#m                              A               E
if you were a piece of wood i'd nail you to the floor,
F#m                             B               E
if you were a sailboat i would sail you to the shore,
F#m                             B               E
if you were a sailboat i would sail you to the shore,
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If You Were A Sailboat – Katie Melua
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definitelylara
if you transpose -4 the chords are a bit easier, worked for me! (with a capo)
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