| \leftrepeat | C | | | C/B | | | A# | | | A | \nb |
| \nb | Dm | | | Dm/C | | | G7/B | | | G7 | \rightrepeat |
| C | C | A# | A | |||
| I never | thou | ght that I could | be | so bold |
| Dm | Dm | G7 | G7 | ||
| to even | say | these thoughts a | loud. |
| C | C | A# | A | |||
| I see you | with | your man and your | eyes | just shine |
| Dm | Dm | G7 | G7 | ||
| while he stands | tall | and walking | proud. |
| C | C | A# | A | Dm | ||||
| That look you | give | that | guy, | I | wanna | see | , |
| Dm | G7 | G7 | |
| look | ing right at | me. |
| C | C | A# | A | Dm | ||||
| If I could | be | that | guy, | ins | tead | of | me |
| Dm | G7 | G7 | ||
| I’d | never | let you | down. |
| C | C | A# | A | |||
| It always | seems | like you’re | going | somewhere |
| Dm | Dm | G7 | G7 | ||
| better | than | you’ve been | before. |
| C | C | A# | A | |||
| When I go to | sleep, | and I | dream | all night |
| Dm | Dm | G7 | G7 | ||
| of you | knock | ing on my | door. |
| C | C | A# | A | Dm | ||||
| That look you | give | that | guy, | I | wanna | see |
| Dm | G7 | G7 | |
| look | ing right at | me. |
| C | C | A# | A | Dm | ||||
| If I could | be | that | guy, | ins | tead | of | me |
| Dm | G7 | G7 | ||||
| I’d | be | all I can | be | I’d | be | all I can be. |
| \leftrepeat | C | | | Cmaj7/E | | | Bb/F | | | A/E | \nb |
| \nb | Dm/D | | | Dm/F | | | G7/B | | | G7/B | \rightrepeat |
| C | C | A# | A | |||
| I’m nothing | like | what I’d | like | to be, |
| Dm | Dm | G7 | G7 | ||
| I’m nothing | much | =, I know it’s | true. |
| C | C | A# | A | ||
| I lack the | style | and the | pedigree |
| Dm | Dm | G7 | G7 | ||
| and my | chances | are so | few. |
| C | C | A# | A | Dm | ||||
| That look you | give | that | guy, | I | wanna | see |
| Dm | G7 | G7 | |
| look | ing right at | me. |
| C | C | A# | A | Dm | ||||
| If I could | be | that | guy, | ins | tead | of | me |
| Dm | G7 | G7 | ||
| I’d | give | you all I | got. |
| C | C | A# | A | |||
| I never | thought | that I could | be | so | bold |
| Dm | Dm | G7 | G7 | ||
| to even | say | these thoughts al | oud. |
| C | C | A# | A | |||
| But if let’s | say, | it | won’t | work out, |
| Dm | Dm | G7 | G7 | ||
| you know | where | I can be | found. |
| C | C | A# | A | Dm | ||||
| That look you | give | that | guy, | I | wanna | see |
| Dm | G7 | G7 | |
| look | ing right at | me. |
| C | C | A# | A | Dm | ||||
| If I could | be | that | guy, | ins | tead | of | me |
| Dm | G7 | G7 | ||||
| I’d | never | let you | down. | I’d | never | let you down. |
| \nb | C | | | Cmaj7/E | | | Bb/F | | | A/E | \nb |
| \nb | Dm/D | | | Dm/F | | | G7/B | | | G7/B | \nb |
| \nb | C | | | Cmaj7/E | | | Bb/F | | | A/E | \nb |
| \nb | Dm/D | | | Dm/C | | | G7/B | | | G7/G | \nb |
| \leftrepeat | C/C | | | C/B | | | A#/A# | | | A/A | \nb |
| \nb | Dm/D | | | Dm/C | | | G7/B | | | G7/G | \rightrepeat |