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If You Were A Sailboat by Katie Melua
If You Were A Sailboat
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
i took a chance on loving you
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
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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version 2
Capo: 4th fret
Am F C Dm G Am7 Am7/G
||---0-----1-----0-----1-----3-----0-----0-----0------|
||---1-----1-----1-----3-----0-----1-----1-----1------|
||---2-----2-----0-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
||---2-----3-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2------|
||---0-----3-----3-----0-----2-----1-----0-----0------|
||---0-----1-----0-----0-----3-----0-----0-----3------|
Am 4x
[Verse]
Am F
If you were a cowboy I would trail you,
Am F C
if you were a piece of wood I’d nail you to the floor,
Dm G C
if you were a sailboat I would sail you to the shore,
Am F
if you were a river I would swim you,
Am F C
if you were a house I would live in you all my days,
Dm G C
if you were a preacher I’d begin to change my ways,
[Chorus]
Am F
sometimes I believe in fate
G
but the chances we create,
F
always seem to ring more true,
Dm G
you took a chance on loving me,
C C/Bb Am7 Am7/G
I took a chance on loving you
C C/Bb Am7 Am7/G
[Verse]
Am F
if I was in jail I know you'd spring me,
Am F C
if I were a telephone you'd ring me all day long,
Dm G C
if I was in pain I know you'd sing me soothing songs,
Am F
sometimes I believe in fate
G
but the chances we create,
F
always seem to ring more true,
Dm G
you took a chance on loving me,
C
I took a chance on loving you
[INTERMEZZO]
Am F
if I was hungry you would feed me,
Am F C
if I was in darkness you would lead me to the light,
Dm G C
if I was a book I know you'd read me every night,
Am F
If you were a cowboy I would trail you,
Am F C
if you were a piece of wood I’d nail you to the floor,
Dm G C
if you were a sailboat I would sail you to the shore,
Dm G C
if you were a sailboat I would sail you to the shore,
Dm G C
if you were a sailboat I would sail you to the shore.
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version 3
Capo op IV
The main pattern in detail (^ = hammer on or pull off):
Am
|------------------------------|
|-------------1--0^1^0-0 ^1----|
|-------2---2--------2----2----|
|---------2------------2----2--|
|-0--------------0-------------|
|------------------------------|
^ ^ - - ^ ^ - - ^ ^ ^
3/16 16t 8t 16t 8t 16t 8t
Intro:
Am
|----------^^------|-----------^^-----|-----------^^-----|-----------^^----|
|--------1-0100^1--|--------1-0100^1--|--------1-0100^1--|--------1-0100^1-|
|-----2-2----2--2--|-----2-2----2--2--|-----2-2----2--2--|-----2-2----2--2-|
|------2------2--2-|------2------2--2-|------2------2--2-|------2------2--2|
|-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|-0--------0------|
|------------------|-----0--------0---|-----0--------0---|-----0--------0--|
Verse 1:
Am FM7 Am FM7
|----------^^------|-----------^^-----|-----------^^-----|-----------^^----|
|--------1-0100^1--|--------1-0100^1--|--------1-0100^1--|--------1-0100^1-|
|-----2-2----2--2--|-----2-3----2--2--|-----2-3----2--2--|-----2-3----2--2-|
|------2------2--2-|------3------3--3-|------2------2--2-|------3------3--3|
|-0--------0-------|------------------|-0--------0-------|-----------------|
|------------------|-1--------1-------|------------------|-1--------1------|
If you were a cow..trail you If you were a p... nail you to the
C Dm G C
|---------0-------|-------1--------1-|-----------------|-------0---------|
|-------1-------1-|----3-2-----3-3---|-1---0-------0---|-1-------3---3^1-|
|----0-0-----0-0--|-----2-------2----|---0---0-2-----0-|-----0-----0---0-|
|-----2-------2---|-0-------0--------|-----------0-----|------2------2---|
|-3-------3-------|------------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|
|-----------------|------------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|
floor If you were a sail..sail you to the shore.
Corus:
Am FM7 G FM7
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------1-1--1----|-------1-1--1----|-------0-0--0----|-------1-1--1----|
|----2-2----2--2--|----2-2----2--2--|----0-0----0--0--|----2-2----2--2--|
|-----2------2--2-|-----3------3--3-|-----0------0--0-|-----3------3--3-|
|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-1-------1-------|-3-------3-------|-1-------1-------|
Sometimes I b... fate, but the ch.. create always ... true
Dm G C C/Bb Am7 Am7/G
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-------3-3--3----|-------0-0--0----||-1-----1-1-----1-|-1----1------1^0-|
|----2-2----2--2--|----0-0----0--0--||----0-2-----0-0--|----0------0-----|
|-----0------0--0-|-----0------0--0-||-----2-------2---|-----2------2----|2x
|-0-------0-------|-----------------||-3-------1-------|-0---------------|
|-----------------|-3-------3-------||-----------------|--------3--------|
If you were a cowboy I would trail you
If you were a piece of wood I'd nail you to the floor
If you were a sailboat I would sail you to the shore
If you were a river I would swim you
If you were a house I would live in you all my days
If you were a preacher I'd begin to change my ways
Sometimes I believe in fate
But the chances we create
Always seem to ring more true
You took a chance on loving me
I took a chance on loving you
If I was in jail I know you'd spring me
If I was a telephone you'd ring me all day long
If I was in pain I know you'd sing me soothing songs
Sometimes I believe in fate
But the chances we create
Always seem to ring more true
You took a chance on loving me
I took a chance on loving you
If I was hungry you would feed me
If I was in darkness you would lead me to the light
If I was a book I know you'd read me every night
If you were a cowboy I would trail you
If you were a piece of wood I'd nail you to the floor
If you were sailboat I would sail you to the shore
If you were sailboat I would sail you to the shore
If you were sailboat I would sail you to the shore
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