If I Could Make It Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Verse 1

Bm I sitBm/A on aG pianoD stool and AI make up A/C♯songs for A♯dimthese men who

 come in withG dust on their Dfaces and mAud on theiA/C♯r boots

 From these Emplaces thatG I'll never F♯go.

Bm I sleep Bm/Ain a GrentedD bed with aA woman whoA/C♯ gives me

 what A♯dimlittle I get of the Glove that we'dD like to iAmagine isA/C♯ left

 Of the Emlove that weG never did knoF♯w

G I slip out and scribble a note that Dreads like a million Abooks

Em F♯m G ([G/f#]) Em F♯

It's a four cent nickel for my dime store theme, but it sure reads good

Chorus 1

 And If I could Bmmake it work in Glife D

 Like it works on Apaper

 If the lA♯ove that I descFribe

 Could be Gmanything but wAords

 Then I would wBmipe my eyes I'd Gdry this ink

 I'd Bmtrade my pen in on a Gpair of wings

 And I Dwould... I would fAly

 If EmI could Gonly mF♯ake it work in lifBme

Verse2

 And at the enBm/Ad of Gevery Dnight I addA up the tiA/C♯ps that I A♯dimcount for what might

 not comGe down to Da thing thaAt amounts A/C♯to a lie

 And the Emsum of it aGll I'm afraiF♯d

Bm Is less then whaBm/At I kGnow I nDeed to sAlip beneath the sA/C♯urface of A♯dimmy forgeries

 Where I Gburied my Dhopes where Asometimes my A/C♯dreams

 Still Emstir me and Gsteal me awaF♯y.

G And I can still hear Dineh BikeyahD call just like we wereA kids

Em F♯m G ([G/f#]) Em F♯

I could tell you all about it in a song But Lord I wish...

Chorus2

  ...that I Bmcould make it woGrk in Dlife

 Like it works on Apaper

 If the lA♯ove that I descFribe

 Could be Gmanything but wAords

 Then I would wBmipe my eyes I'd Gdry this ink

 I'd Bmtrade my pen in on a Gpair of wings

 And I Dwould... Fly A

 If EmI could Gonly mF♯ake it work in lifBme Bm/A G D

 If IA couldA/C♯ only mGake it woEmrk... Bmin life.