Title[C] - Artist [F] | [Dm] | [C] | [F] [F] If I was a [Dm] sailor I would [C] sail you out to [F] sea [F] Take you across the [Bb] ocean, ask [F] you to marry [C] me. Oh if [Dm] I was a [Bb] sailor I would [C] sail you home to [F] me [F] And if I was a [Dm] soldier I would [C] march to war for [F] you [F] I'd face every [Bb] bullet and [F] cannonball that [C] flew. Oh if [Dm] I was a [Bb] soldier I would [C] wage a war for [F] you And [F] if I was a [Dm] jailer I would [C] lock you a-[F] -way [F] Then I'd have the [Bb] key to see you [F] each and every [C] day. Oh if [Dm] I was a [Bb] jailer I would [C] still have you to-[F] -day And [F] if I was a [Dm] rich man I'd buy you [C] flowers every [F] day [F] But I am a [Bb] poor man so I'll [F] pick them on the [C] way. Oh if [Dm] I was a [Bb] rich man I would [C] pay to make you to [F] stay. [Chorus] [Dm] I've wasted so much [Am] time [Bb] Writing songs and [C] playing on my [F] guitar [Dm] I've wasted so much [Am] love. Now I [Bb] wish I'd never [C] learnt to play [F] a note. And [F] if I had an [Dm] aeroplane then [C] I'd fly you a-[F] -way [F] Maybe we go to [Bb] Rome or [F] Paris for the [C] day. Oh if [Dm] I had an [Bb] aeroplane then [C] I’d whisk you a-[F] -way And [F] if I was a [Dm] betting man I'd [C] bet you love me [F] too [F] I'd bet every-[Bb] -thing I had for the [F] chance to be with [C] you. Oh if [Dm] I was a [Bb] betting man my [C] odds are 9 to [F] two. [Chorus] [Dm] I've wasted so much [Am] time [Bb] Writing songs and [C] playing on my [F] guitar [Dm] I've wasted so much [Am] love. Now I [Bb] wish I'd never [C] learnt to play a [F] note. Yeah I [Bb] wish I'd never [C] learnt to play a [Dm] note. Oh I [Bb] wish I'd never [C] learnt to play a [F] note. [Instrumental] [Chorus] [Dm] I've wasted so much [Am] time [Bb] Writing songs and [C] playing on my [F] guitar [Dm] I've wasted so much [Am] love. Now I [Bb] wish I'd never [C] learnt to play a [F] note. Yeah I [Bb] wish I'd never [C] learnt to play a [Dm] note. Oh I [Bb] wish I'd never [C] learnt to play a [F] note. And [F] if I was a [Dm] writer I would [C] write a book on [F] you. I'd [F] tell them all the [Bb] stories of the [F] things we used to [C] do. Oh if [Dm] I was a [Bb] writer I would [C] write a book on [F] you And [F] if I was a [Dm] painter I'd paint [C] portraits of [F] you. [F] Hang them in the [Bb] galleries like [F] all good painter [C] do. Oh if [Dm] I was a [Bb] painter I'd paint [C] portraits of [F] you.