
if had you
Dire Straits
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Tom : E
E A E A
Oo-ooo if I had you, yeah the things that I could do
E
Honey, if I had you
A E
Now I could sing like an angel, fly just like a bird
A E
Sing you the best love song you ever heard.
A E
I could be a poet like Mohammed Ali,
A B C#m B
Float like a butterfly, sting just like a, just like a bee.
E
Mmm, ooo, if I had you, ahhh the things that I could do
If I had you.
Now I'd go get your name tattooed on my chest,
Well it'd just say 'my baby, my baby, she's the best.'
I could be your Superman, you could be my Lois Lane
I could be a Tarzan, you could be my sweet Jane - if you wanted to.
E A E A
Mmm if I had you, ah the things that I could do
E
If I had you.
Yeah one more time...
E A E A
Ooo if I had, only had you, Yeah the things that I could do,
B
Oh boy
E
Only if I had you.
E A E
So come on dance with me baby, don't let me go.
A E
Yeah dance with me baby, don't let me go.
A E
Baby don't let me, don't let me go
B
Don't let me go, oh no...
F#m E B E A E B F#m E B E
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