Kasey Chambers – If We Had A Child (Guitar)

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Chords

[Intro] F C Gm Bb [Verse 1]
            F
[tab]             C
People would come from far and near

     Gm
Even strangers who never knew ya

          Bb
They'd be singing hallelujah

            F
If we had a boy (if we had a boy)

         C
We could give him a family name

        Gm
He'd be sweeter than sugar cane

        Bb
He'd be braver than Jesse James
[Chorus]
                   F
We could raise him right

               C
Down where the river end meets the sea

                  Bb
I would rock that baby boy while I hold him close

          Bb
Till they bury us both and he marries someone

     F   C  Gm  Bb
like me
[Verse 2]
            F
If we had a child (if we had a child)

                C
It would be the talk of the town

        Gm
Ain't nobody ever gonna believe ya

     Bb
Everybody come and gather round

            F
If we had a girl (if we had a girl)

                 C
She could make a sunshine through the rain

                 Gm
She could make a fire without a flame

         Bb
Not even doctors could explain
[Chorus]
                   F
We could raise her right

               C
Down where the river is running through

                  Bb
I would rock that baby girl forever and a day

          Bb
Till they take us away and she marries someone

     F   C  Gm  Bb
like you
[Interlude] F C Gm Bb [Bridge]
Dm                                F
  I'm gonna fight for who loves you most

                                   Dm
(I'm gonna fight for who loves you most)

                                    F
For the father, the son, and the holy ghost

                           Bb
(Father, son, and the holy ghost)

                                  F
We got a world that's best for both  (Mmm-mm)

                     C
'Cause there ain't nobody (Ain't nobody)

                         Bb
That's gonna love you like me

                                 Bb
(Ain't nobody's gonna love you like me)
[Outro]
            F
If we had a child

             C
People would come from far and near

     Gm
Even strangers that never knew ya

          Bb                F   C
They'd be singing hallelu...jah

     Gm          Bb
Hallelujah (Hallelujah)

F              C                     Gm
  (Hallelujah,   hallelujah they'd be   singing)

             Bb
(If we had a child)
F