Misc Musicals – Fiddler On The Roof - If I Were A Rich Man (Guitar)
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[Chorus]
A If I were a rich man, ya ba dibbie dibbie, doobie dibbie dibbie dibbie dum Bb Am F E All day long I'd biddy biddy bum if I were a wealthy man A I wouldn't have to work hard, ya ba dibbie dibbie, doobie dibbie dibbie dibbie dum Bb Am F E7 A If I were a biddy biddy rich, idle-deedle-didle-didle man
[Verse 1]
Dm G7 C A7 I'd build a big tall house with rooms by the dozen, right in the middle of the town Dm E A A7 A fine tin roof with real wooden floors below Dm G C A7 There would be one long staircase just going up and one even longer coming down Dm D#dim E And one more leading nowhere, just for show
[Verse 2]
D E A F# I'd fill my yard with chicks and turkeys and geese and ducks for the town to see and hear Bm E7 A A7 Squawking just as noisily as they can Dm G C A7 And each loud "cheep" and "squawk" and "honk" and "quack" would land like a trumpet on the ear Dm D#dim E As if to say "Here lives a wealthy man"
[Chorus]
A If I were a rich man, ya ba dibbie dibbie, doobie dibbie dibbie dibbie dum Bb Am F E All day long I'd biddy biddy bum if I were a wealthy man A I wouldn't have to work hard, ya ba dibbie dibbie, doobie dibbie dibbie dibbie dum Bb Am F E7 A If I were a biddy biddy rich, idle-deedle-didle-didle man
[Verse 3]
Dm G7 C Am I see my wife, my Golde, looking like a rich man's wife with a proper double chin Dm E A A7 Supervising meals to her heart's delight Dm G C A7 I see her putting on airs and strutting like a peacock, oh, what a happy mood she's in Dm D#dim E Screaming at the servants, day and night
[Bridge]
Am F F C F The most important men in town would come to fawn on me Dm They will ask me to advise them Bbmaj7 Like a Solomon the Wise Gm7 If you please Reb Tevye Em7b5 Pardon me Reb Tevye A7 Posing problems that would cross a rabbi's eyes A7 Yah da-dee da da, yah di da da, yah di da da, daa
[Verse 4]
Dm G7 C A7 And it won't make one bit of difference if I answer right or wrong Dm D#dim E When you're rich they think you really know D E A F# If I were rich I'd have the time that I lack to sit in the synagogue and pray Bm E A A7 And maybe have a seat by the Eastern wall Dm G7 C Am And I'd discuss the holy books with the learned men seven hours every day Dm D#dim E That would be the sweetest thing of all
[Chorus]
A A7 If I were a rich man, ya ba dibbie dibbie, doobie dibbie dibbie dibbie dum Bb Am F E All day long I'd biddy biddy bum if I were a wealthy man A A7 I wouldn't have to work hard, ya ba dibbie dibbie, doobie dibbie dibbie dibbie dum
[Outro]
Bb Am Lord who made the lion and the lamb Bb Am You decreed I should be what I am Bb Am Am/G F Would it spoil some vast eternal plan Dm E A E A If I were a wealthy man