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If I Could Be Anywhere by Jackson Browne
If I Could Be Anywhere
Capo: 2nd fret
Chords: E: 022100
E+: 033300
C#m/F: 476454
F#: 244322
A: 003330
C#m: 446654
G#: 466544
B: 224442
C#/F: 254232
Intro: E E+ E E+
F# A E E+ E
sliding through the shimmering surface between two worlds
F# A E E+ E
standing at the center of time as it uncurles
F#m A
cutting through the veil of illusion
F#m C#m
moving beyond past conclusions
F#m A E E+ E
rendering all my doubt and confusion unclear
C#m
if i could be anywhere
C#m/F
if i could be anywhere
F# A E E+ E
if i could be anywhere right now i would want to be here
F# A E E+ E
searching for the future among the things we're throwing away
F# A E E+ E
trying to see the world through the junk we produce everyday
F#m A
they say nothing lasts forever,
G# C#m
that all the plastic ever made is still here
F#m A E E+ E
that no amount of closing our eyes will make it dissapear
C#m
if i could be anywhere
C#m/F
if i could be anywhere
F# A E E+ E
if i could be anywhere in history, i would want to be here
C#m C#m/F C#m
the romans, the spanish the british the dutch
C#m C#m/F C#m F#
american exceptionalsim so out of touch
C#m C#m/F C#m
the folly of empire repeating its course
F# G#
imposing its will rolling by force on and on through time
A E G# C#m
but the world cant take it very much longer
A E G# C#m
we're not gonna make [un]less we're smarter than stronger
A E G# C#m C#/F B
the worlds gonna shake itslef free of our greed somehow
C#m
if i could be anywhere
C#m/F
if i could be anywhere
F# A E E+ E
if i could be anywhere and change thing, it would have to be now
F#m A
they say nothing lasts forever,
G# C#m
that all the plastic ever made is still here
F#m A E E+ E
that no amount of closing our eyes will make it dissapear
A E G# C#m
but the world cant take it very much longer
A E G# C#m
we're not gonna make [un]less we're smarter than stronger
A E G# C#m C#/F B
the worlds gonna shake itslef free of our greed somehow
A E G# C#m
and the world cant take it that you can see
A E G# C#m
if the ocean don't make it, neither will we
A E G# C#m C#/F B
the worlds gonna shake itself all the way free somehow
C#m
if i could be anywhere
C#m/F
if i could be anywhere
F# A E E+ E
if i could be anywhere and change the outcome, it would have to be now
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version 2
[intro]
Dm
[Verse]
G Bb F
Sliding on the shimmering surface between two worlds
G Bb F
Standing at the center of time as it uncurls
Gm Bb
Cutting through the veil of illusion
Gm Dm
Moving beyond past conclusions
Gm Bb F
Rendering all doubt and confusion clear
[Chorus]
Dm
If I could be anywhere
F
If I could be anywhere
Bb Eb
If I could be anywhere right now
F
I would want to be here
[Verse]
G Bb F
Searching for the future among the things we're throwing away
G Bb F
Swimming through the ocean of junk we produce every day
Gm Bb
You have to admit it's clever
Gm Dm
Maybe the pinnacle of human endeavor
Gm Bb F
When things are made to throw away but never made to disappear
[Chorus]
Dm
If I could be anywhere
F
If I could be anywhere
Bb Eb
If I could be anywhere in time
F
I would want to be here
[Verse]
Dm F A Bb
The Romans, the Spanish, the British, the Dutch
Dm F Eb Bb
American exceptionalism - so out of touch
Dm F A Bb
Successions of empire repeating its course
A Gm A Gm
Extracting the wealth and ruling by force
A A sus A
On and on through time
[Pre - Chorus]
Bb F A Dm
But the world can't take it very much longer
Bb F A Dm
And we won't make it 'less we're smarter and stronger
Bb F A Dm Eb C
The world's gonna shake itself free of our greed somehow
[Chorus]
Dm
If I could be anywhere
F
If I could be anywhere in time
Bb Eb
If I could be anywhere and change things
F
It would have to be now
[Bridge]
Eb Bb
They say nothing lasts forever
F A Dm
But all the plastic ever made is still here
Eb Bb F
And no amount of closing our eyes will make it disappear
[Pre - Chorus]
Bb F A Dm
And the world can't take it very much longer
Bb F A Dm
And we won't make it 'less we're smarter and stronger
Bb F A Dm Eb C
The world's gonna shake itself free of our greed somehow
Bb F A Dm
And the world can't take it, that you can see
Bb F A Dm
If the oceans don't make it neither will we
Bb F A Dm Eb C
The world's gonna shake itself all the way free somehow
[Chorus]
Dm
If I could be anywhere
F
If I could be anywhere in time
Bb Eb
If I could be anywhere and change the outcome
F
It would have to be now
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