Intro:
F/G7/CFC/G7G7+5
A Section:
I could C while away the Dm7 hours,
con-Em7 ferrin’ with the Dm7 flowers,
con- C sulting F with the C rain, Gm7 C7
B Section:
And my F head I’d be a-scratchin’
while my G7 thoughts were busy hatchin’
If I C only F had a C brain! G7 G7+5
A Section:
I’d un- C ravel every Dm7 riddle for
Em7 any indi- Dm7 viddle in
C trouble F or in C pain Gm7 C7
B Section:
With the F thoughts that I’d be thinkin’,
I could G7 be another Lincoln
If I C only F had a C brain!Gm7 C7
C Section:
Oh, F I G7 could tell you Em7 why A7,
the Dm7 ocean’s G7 near the Cmaj7 shore C6
I could Bm7 think of things I’d E7 never thunk be-Amfore,
And then I’d D7 sit and think some Dm7 more. G7
Instrumental:
C Dm7 | Em7 Dm7 |
CFC | Gm7 C7
F | G7 | C F C |
Gm7 C7 |
C Section:
Oh, F I G7 could tell you Em7 why A7,
the Dm7 ocean’s G7 near the Cmaj7 shore C6
I could Bm7 think of things I’d E7 never thunk be-Amfore,
And then I’d D7 sit and think some Dm7 more. G7
A Section:
I would C not be just a Dm7 nuffin’,
my Em7 head all full of Dm7 stuffin’,
my C heart all F full of C pain Gm7 C7
B Section:
And per-F haps I’d deserve you and
be G7 even worthy erv you
If I C only F had a C brain!
C C6
Intro:
F/G7/CFC/G7G7+5
A Section:
I could C while away the Dm7 hours,
con-Em7 ferrin’ with the Dm7 flowers,
con- C sulting F with the C rain, Gm7 C7
B Section:
And my F head I’d be a-scratchin’
while my G7 thoughts were busy hatchin’
If I C only F had a C brain! G7 G7+5
A Section:
I’d un- C ravel every Dm7 riddle for
Em7 any indi- Dm7 viddle in
C trouble F or in C pain Gm7 C7
B Section:
With the F thoughts that I’d be thinkin’,
I could G7 be another Lincoln
If I C only F had a C brain!Gm7 C7
C Section:
Oh, F I G7 could tell you Em7 why A7,
the Dm7 ocean’s G7 near the Cmaj7 shore C6
I could Bm7 think of things I’d E7 never thunk be-Amfore,
And then I’d D7 sit and think some Dm7 more. G7
Instrumental:
C Dm7 | Em7 Dm7 |
CFC | Gm7 C7
F | G7 | C F C |
Gm7 C7 |
C Section:
Oh, F I G7 could tell you Em7 why A7,
the Dm7 ocean’s G7 near the Cmaj7 shore C6
I could Bm7 think of things I’d E7 never thunk be-Amfore,
And then I’d D7 sit and think some Dm7 more. G7
A Section:
I would C not be just a Dm7 nuffin’,
my Em7 head all full of Dm7 stuffin’,
my C heart all F full of C pain Gm7 C7
B Section:
And per-F haps I’d deserve you and
be G7 even worthy erv you
If I C only F had a C brain!
C C6
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