If I Could Be
Mickey Newbury

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

(F)If I could be (F7)
What I wanted (Bb) to (Bb+)(Gm)(Bb+)
Believe me I'd (C)be
If only with (F)you

I'd choose not to be (F7)
A thing that's too (Bb)strong (Bb+)(Gm)(Bb+)
For things that are (C)strong
Soon find a way to stand (F)alone (F7)

I'm a (Bb)sailor seeking refuge
I'm a (F)ship lost in a storm
I'm an (C)orphan-child
Looking for a (F)home (F7)

I'm a (Bb)robin in the winter
Searching (F)for a place that's (Dm)warm
I'm a (C)hobo,
Crying I'm too tired to (F)roam (C7)

And if I could (F)go (F7)
Where I wanted (Bb)to (Bb+)(Gm)(Bb+)
Believe me I'd (C)go
But only with (F)you

For long, long a-(F)go (F7)
Too close I had (Bb)grown (Bb+)(Gm)(Bb+)
To you to be (C)ever able now
To go a-(Dm)lone (Bb)

To you to (F)be ever able (C)now
To go (Bb)alone (F)