Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian alt-country band formed by three siblings from the Timmins entertainment family (Margo Timmins, vocals; Michael Timmins, songwriter & guitars; Peter Timmins, drums) plus Alan Anton on bass. The group formed in Toronto in 1986. The band's name was simply a random choice as they approached their first ever gig, but it has come to perfectly represent their sound. (Some sources may credit Townes Van Zandt's song "Cowboy Junkies Lament" as the source of the band's name
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From: Brian Davies [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 1998 1:16 PM
Song: IF YOU WERE THE WOMAN Artist: The Cowboy Junkies
Transcribed by Brian Davies Comments & corrections to [email protected] More of my guitar music can be found at: http://www.ils.nwu.edu/~davies/
(Capo 1st fret for recorded tuning.)
Introduction on Verse
If [G] you were the [Em] woman and [C] I was the [D] man Would I [G] send you yellow [Em] roses, Would I [C] dare to kiss your [D7] hand? In the [Em] morning would I ca[Am]ress you As the [C] wind caresses the [D7] sand, If [C] you were the [Am] woman and [D] I was the [G] man?
If [G] I was the [Em] heart and [C] you were the [D] head Would you [G] think me very [Em] foolish If one [C] day I decided to [D7] shed These [Em] walls that sur[Am]round me Just to [C] see where these feelings [D7] led, If [C] I was the [Am] heart and [D] you were the [G] head?
[Am7] [Bm] [Cm] [Bm] [Am7] [Bm] [Am] [G]
If [G] I was the [Em] woman and [C] you were the [D] man Would I [G] laugh if you [Em] came to me With your [C] heart in your [D7] hand And said, I [Em] offer you this [Am] freely And will [C] give you all that I [D7] can Because [C] you are the [Am] woman And [D] I am the [G] man?