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If I Had A Million Dollars
Barenaked Ladies
Capo 2 (originally recorded with no capo, but still in key of A. This version’s a little more finger-friendly)
Intro: / G - - - / D - - - / C - - - / - - - - /
/ G - - - / D - - - / C - - - / (hold) /
Repeat Intro
G D C (2) G
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
D C (2) G
Well I´d buy you a house (I would buy you a house)
D C (2) G
And if I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
D C (2) G
I´d buy you furniture for your house (Maybe a nice Chesterfield or an Ottoman)
D C (2) G
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
D C (2) G
I´d buy you a K-car (A nice reliant automobile)
D C (2) D (4)
If I had a million dollars, I´d buy your love.
C D G (½) G/F# (½) Em
If I had a million dollars, (I´d build a tree fort in our yard)
C D G (½) G/F# (½) Em
If I had a million dollars, (You could help, it wouldn´t be that hard)
C D G (½) G/F# (½) Em
If I had a million dollars, (Maybe we could put like a little tiny fridge in there somewhere)
C (hold) D (hold)
(We could keep snacks and beverages...)
Repeat Intro
G D C (2) G
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
D C (2) G
I´d buy you a fur coat (but not a real fur coat that´s cruel)
D C (2) G
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
D C (2) G
I´d buy you an exotic pet (Like a lama or an emu)
D C (2) G
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
D C (2) G
I´d buy you John Merrick´s remains (All them crazy elephant bones)
D C (2) D (4)
If I had a million dollars, I´d buy your love.
C D G (½) G/F# (½) Em
If I had a million dollars, (We wouldn´t have to walk to the store)
C D G (½) G/F# (½) Em
If I had a million dollars, (We´d take a limousine cause it costs more)
C D G (½) G/F# (½) Em
If I had a million dollars, (We wouldn´t have to eat Kraft dinner)
C (hold) D (hold)
(But we would. We´d just eat more...)
Repeat Intro
G D C (2) G
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
D C (2) G
I´d buy you a green dress (But not a real green dress, that´s cruel)
D C (2) G
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
D C (2) G
I´d buy you some art (A Picasso or a Garfunkel)
D C (2) G
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
D C (2) G
I´d buy you a monkey (Haven´t you always wanted a monkey?)
D C (2) D (4)
If I had a million dollars, I´d buy your love
C D G (½) G/F# (½) Em
If I had a million dollars, (If I had a million dollars)
C D G (½) G/F# (½) Em
If I had a million dollars, (If I had a million dollars)
C D G (½) G/F# (½) Em
If I had a million dollars, (If I had a million dollars)
C D (hold)
I´d be rich.
End on G
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.