“If She Were You”
John Prine
from the album German Afternoons
written by John Prine and Steve Goodman
[Introduction]
G B7
C D G
[Verse]
G B7
Well, every time I try to love another
C D G D
I never know exactly what to do
G B7
I'd like to tell her just how much I want her
C D G
And I could find the way if she were you
[Verse]
G B7
Her eyes may shine for me and not another,
C D G D
Her lonely arms reach out to hold me too
G B7
She wants to take your place and be my lover
C D G
And I could make her mine if she were you
[Chorus]
D G
I never knew how much I cared about you
A7 D D7
Till your memory made me a lovesick fool
G B7
When she speaks to me I hear your sweet voice calling
C D G D
When I close my eyes your face comes into view
G B7
I remember how it hurt when I was falling
C D G
And I could fall again if she were you
[Instrumental]
G B7
C D G D
G B7
C D G
[Chorus]
D G
I never knew how much I cared about you
A7 D D7
Till your memory made me a lovesick fool
G B7
She wants to take your place and be my lover
C D G
And I could make her mine if she were you
C D G D G
Yes, I could make her mine if she were you