If The Stars Were Mine - Melody Gardot Tuning: Dropped D [Verse 1] Gmaj13 Em13 If the stars were mine I'd give them all to you Em13 I'd pluck them down right from the sky And leave it only blue D9 I would never let the sun forget To shine upon your face Gmaj13 D9 So when others would have rain clouds You'd have only sunny days Gmaj13 Em13 If the stars were mine I'd tell you what I'd do Db7 C7 B7 Bb7 D7 Gmaj13 I'd put the stars right in a jar And give 'em all to you [Verse 2] Gmaj13 Em13 If the birds were mine I'd tell them when to sing Em13 I'd make them sing a sonnet When your telephone would ring D9 I would put them there inside the square Whenever you went out Gmaj13 D9 So there'd always be sweet music Whenever you walk about Gmaj13 Em13 If the birds were mine I'd tell you what I'd do Db7 C7 B7 Bb7 D7 Gmaj13 I'd teach the birds such lovely words And make 'em sing for you Db7 C7 B7 Bb7 D7 Gmaj13 I'd teach the birds such lovely words And make 'em sing for you [Verse Instrumental] [Verse 3] Gmaj13 Em13 If the world was mine I'd paint it gold and green Em13 I'd make the oceans orange For a brilliant color scheme D9 I would color all the mountains Make the sky forever blue Gmaj13 D9 So the world would be a painting And I'd live inside with you Gmaj13 Em13 If the world was mine I'd tell you what I'd do Db7 C7 B7 Bb7 D7 Gmaj13 I'd wrap the world in ribbons And then give it all to you Db7 C7 B7 Bb7 D7 Gmaj13 --> Slow down I'd teach the birds such lovely words And make 'em sing for you Db7 C7 B7 Bb7 D7 Gmaj13 I'd put those stars right in a jar and Give them all to you Gmaj13 5 X 4 4 5 X Em13 X 7 7 6 8 X D9 X 5 4 5 5 X Db7 X 4 3 4 X X C7 X 3 2 3 X X B7 X 2 1 2 X X Bb7 X 1 0 1 X X D7 0 X 5 5 8 X
