Chord/Tab song: If I Was

Capo on 4th fret!

I used to claim in this very spot that the picking was very easy. But after
getting some E-Mails (and listening to the song closely) I must say it is indeed a
bit tricky. So I tabbed it out. Note that this is still a slightly simplified
version. The guitarist plays some more bass notes, but if they were in the tab
that would only confuse, so I left them out. It will sound great if you play it like this.

If you want the 100% full real tab (or have any other comments) write me at

Intro and Verse

[C] [Am] [G] [C]

|------0-----------0-----------3-----------0-------|
|--------1---1-------1---0-------3---0-------1---1-|
|----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--3-----------0-----------------------3-----------|
|--------------------------3-----------------------|

[C] [F] [C] [G]

|---------0------------0---------------0-----------3-------|
|-----------1---1--------1---1-----------1---0-------3---0-|
|-------0-----0------2-----2---------0-----0-----0-----0---|
|--0h2-----------3--------------0h2------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------3-----------|

[Am] [F] [G] [C] [(C)]

|------0-----------0-----------3-----------0--------------0-------|
|--------1---1-------1---0-------3---0-------1---1----------1---1-|
|----2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0--------0-----0---|
|--------------3-----------------------------------0h2------------|
|--0-----------------------------------3--------------------------|
|--------------------------3--------------------------------------|

Chorus (If you play alone I reccomend just strumming this part)

[Am] [(Am)] [Em] [(Em)] [F] [G] [C] [(C)]

|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------3-----------0-----------0------|
|-------1---1-------1---1-------0---0-------0---0-------1---1-------0---0-------1---1-------1---1|
|---2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
|-------------------------2-----------2-----------3----------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------0-----------------------------------------------------------3-----------3----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------|

Intro: C / Am / G / C

[C]If I was a sa[Am]ilor I would sa[G]il you out to [C]sea
[C]Take you across the [F]ocean, ask yo[C]u to marr[G]y me
[Am]Oh if I was sai[F]lor I would sa[G]il you home t[C]o me

And if I was a soldier I would march to war for you
I'd face every bullet and cannonball that flew
Oh if I was a soldier I would wage a war for you
And if I was a jailer I would lock you away
Then I'd have the key to see you each and every day
Oh if I was a jailer I would still have you today
And if I was a rich man I'd buy you flowers every day
But I am a poor man so I'll pick them on the way
Oh if I was a rich man I would pay to make you to stay.

Chorus:

[Am]I've wasted so much t[Em]ime
[F]Writing songs and pl[G]aying on my gui[C]tar
[Am]I've wasted so much l[Em]ove
[F]Now I wish I'd never [G]learnt to play[C] a note.

And if I had an aeroplane then I'd fly you away
Maybe we go to rome or paris for the day
Oh if I had an aeroplane then I'd whisk you away
And if I was a betting man I'd bet you love me too
I'd bet everything I had for the chance to be with you
Oh if I was a betting man my odds are 9-2.

[Am]I've wasted so much t[Em]ime
[F]Writing songs and pl[G]aying on my gui[C]tar
[Am]I've wasted so much l[Em]ove
[F]Now I wish I'd never [G]learnt to play[C] a note.
[Am]Yeah I wish I'd never[G] learnt to play [Am]a note
[F]Oh I wish I'd never l[G]earnt to play a[C] note.

(Solo + Chorus)

And if I was a writer I would write a book on you
I'd tell them all the stories of the things we used to do
Oh if I was a writer I would write a book on you
And if I was a painter I'd paint portraits of you
Hang them in the galleries like all good painter do
Oh if I was a painter I'd paint potraits of you.

(Chorus)