If I Could Be

Capo on I

(It's 5:47 am in Eugene, Oregon, and it's time to open up those sleepy eyes, and here's one for you Suzy)

(C) If I could be (C7)

What I wanted (F) to (F/e)

(Dm) Believe me I'd (G) be

If only with (C) you

I'd choose not to be

A thing that's too strong

For things that are strong

Soon find a way to stand alone

     (F) I'm a sailor seeking refuge

     I'm a (C) ship lost in a storm

     (G) I'm an orphan-child

     Looking for a (C) home (C7)

     I'm a (F) robin in the winter

     Searching (C) for a place that's (Am) warm

     I'm a (G) hobo,

     Crying I'm too tired to (G7) roam

And if I could go

Where I wanted to

Believe me I'd go

But only with you

For long, long ago,

Too close had I grown

To you to be ever able now

To go (Am) alone (F)

To you to be (C) ever (G) able now

To go (F) alone (C)