This is in the key from the movie of D.
[Verse 1]
D Bm7
I could while away the hours,
Em7 A7
conferrin' with the flowers
D D7
Consultin' with the rain.
G Em7
And my head I'd be scratchin' while
A7
my thoughts were busy hatchin'
D Em7 A7
If I only had a brain.
D Bm7
I'd unravel every riddle
Em7 A7
for any individ'le,
D D7
In trouble or in pain.
G Em7
With the thoughts you'd be thinkin'
A7
You could be another Lincoln
D D7
If you only had a brain.
[Bridge]
G D
Oh, I -- could tell you why
Em7 A7 D
the ocean's near the shore,
C#m7 F#7 Bm7
I could think of things I'd never thunk before,
E7 A A7
And then I'd sit and think some more.
[Verse 2]
D Bm7
I would not be just a nothing
Em7 A7
my head all full of stuffin'
D D7
My heart all full of pain.
G Em7
I would dance and be merry,
A7
life would be a ding-a-derry,
D
If I only had a brain.
