Gordon Lightfoot - If i could

^DIf I could sing like the poets and kings of this world If I could rise like the wind o'er the tides of the sea ^G I would sing you to ^A7sleep my love with ^Dsweet melody ^G And let you ^A7dream away till the ^Dmorning light re^Gturned again To ^Atake you away from me ^{D C G D}

^DIf I could speak with the tongues of the masters of old If I could tame all the fleeting perceptions I hold ^G Would I stand in the ^A7marketplace be^Dfore you ^G To be shouted ^A7down without any ^Dwarning at all, to be ^Gstood by the wall And ^Ashot by the man in blue ^{D C G D C G}

^DIf I could run with the grace of a sun coloured stallion If I could fly like the great silver jets in the morning ^G If I caused the ^A7wind to change with one ^Dwave of my hand ^G And if I could ^A7play the final ^Dsymphony and ^Gset it free Would it ^Amean anything to you ^{D C G D C G}

^DIf I could stand like the rusty old man in his armour If I could ride the steed that he rode in his time ^G I would turn his ^A7head away to the ^Driver ^G And let him ^A7wander through the ^Dmeadow grass, ^Gwild and free For ^Aeveryone to see ^{D C G D C G}

^DIf I could sing like the poets and kings of this world If I could rise like the wind o'er the tides of the sea ^G I would sing you to ^A7sleep my love with ^Dsweet melody ^G And let you ^A7dream away till the ^Dmorning light re^Gturned again To ^Atake you away from me