Intro -x4-: E Gbm7 Abm E Gbm7 Verse 1: E Gbm7 Abm I could have been a sailor Gbm7 E Gbm7 Abm Gbm7 Could have been a cook Interlude: E Gbm7 Abm a real live lover Gbm7 E Gbm7 Abm Gbm7 Could have been a book A I could have been a signpost G Could have been a clock E Gbm7 Abm Gbm7 As simple as a kettle E Gbm7 Abm Gbm7 Steady as a rock G Gbm I could be E Gbm7 Abm Gbm7 Here and now G Gbm I would be, I should be E Gbm7 Abm But how? Chorus: A Gbm I could have been E Gbm7 Abm One of these things first A Gbm I could have been E Gbm7 Abm E Gbm7 One of these things first Interlude: E Gbm7 Abm E Gbm7 Verse 2: E Gbm7 Abm I could have been your pillar Gbm7 E Gbm7 Abm Gbm7 Could have been your door E Gbm7 Abm I could have stayed beside you Gbm7 E Gbm7 Abm Gbm7 Could have stayed for more A I could have been your statue G Could have been your friend E Gbm7 Abm Gbm7 A whole long lifetime E Gbm7 Abm Gbm7 Could have been the end G Gbm I could be E Gbm7 Abm Gbm7 Yours so true G I would be Gbm I should be E Gbm7 Abm Through and through Chorus: A Gbm I could have been E Gbm7 Abm Gbm7 One of these things first A Gbm I could have been E Gbm7 Abm E Gbm7 One of these things first Instrumental: E Gbm7 Abm E Gbm7 G Gbm E Gbm7 Abm Gbm7 G Gbm E Gbm7 Abm A Gbm E Gbm7 Abm E Gbm7 E Gbm7 Abm E Gbm7 Verse 3: E Gbm7 Abm I could have been a whistle Gbm7 E Gbm7 Abm Gbm7 Could have been a flute E Gbm7 Abm a real live giver Gbm7 E Gbm7 Abm Gbm7 Could have been a boot A I could have been a signpost G Could have been a clock E Gbm7 Abm Gbm7 As simple as a kettle E Gbm7 Abm Gbm7 Steady as a rock Chorus 2: G Gbm I could be E Gbm7 Abm Gbm7 Even here G Gbm I would be, I should be E Gbm7 Abm So near A Gbm I could have been E Gbm7 Abm One of these things first A Gbm I could have been E Gbm7 Abm One of these things first Outro: A Gbm E Gbm7 Abm E Gbm7 E
