If I Had The World To Give
The Grateful Dead
Shakedown Street - 1978

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This is quite a wonderful song, 
and I can't find it anywhere up for 
tab/chords online anywhere else, so, 
I'll submit my own. I'm sorry if the 
chords seemed off, I tried as hard as 
I could with what I could hear, 
so if something is off, please correct 
me and I'll see if I can fix it. 

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Intro/Riff:

E---0--------------------------------|
B------3--1--3--4--3-------1---------|
G-----------------------------1---0--|
D------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|  (x4)

After fourth riff:

e------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------------------------|
D--3-2-0-3-2-------------|
A------------3-----------|
E------------------------|


 C (x32010@1)           G7 (320001@1)     F (133211@1) If I had the world to give
   Dm (xx0231@1)          Em (022000@1)                Am (x02210@1) I'd give it to you - long as you live
   G (320003@1)               Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) Would you let it fall
  Bbmaj9 (x10211@1)  F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1)     
  or       hold it all in your arms?

 C (x32010@1)         G7 (320001@1)     F (133211@1) If I had a song to sing
Dm (xx0231@1)             Em (022000@1)                  Am (x02210@1) I'd sing it to you - as long as you live
G (320003@1)  Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)             Em (022000@1)      F (133211@1) Lullabye - or maybe a plain serenade
               Em (022000@1)   Am (x02210@1)        Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) wouldn't you laugh, dance, and cry
           C (x32010@1)              F (133211@1)  Fsus4 (113311@1) or be afraid at the trade you made?

 Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                     Bbmaj9 (x10211@1) F (133211@1) I may not have the world to give to you
 Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)             Bbmaj9 (x10211@1) F (133211@1) but maybe I have a tune or two
 Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)               Bbmaj9 (x10211@1)  F (133211@1) Only if you let me be your world
               Dm (xx0231@1)      Am (x02210@1)     C (x32010@1) could I ever give this world to you,
               Dm (xx0231@1)      Am (x02210@1)     C (x32010@1) could I ever give this world to you

 G (320003@1)                          F (133211@1) But I will give what love I have to give
 G (320003@1)                      F (133211@1) I will give what love I have to give
 G (320003@1)                      F (133211@1) I will give what love I have to give
 Dm (xx0231@1)         C (x32010@1) long as I live

(Solo)

 C (x32010@1)         G7 (320001@1)     F (133211@1) If I had a star to give
 Dm (xx0231@1)            Em (022000@1)              Am (x02210@1) I'd give it to you - long as you live
 G (320003@1)                 Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) Would you have the time
               Em (022000@1)             Am (x02210@1) to watch it shine - watch it shine
  Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)         Dm (xx0231@1)           C (x32010@1) or ask for the moon and heaven too?
 F (133211@1)             Fsus4 (113311@1) I'd give it to you.

 Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)            Bbmaj9 (x10211@1) F (133211@1) Maybe I've got no star to spare
 Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)             Bbmaj9 (x10211@1)F (133211@1) or anything fine or even rare
 Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)             Bbmaj9 (x10211@1) F (133211@1) Only if you let me be your world
                Dm (xx0231@1)      Am (x02210@1)    C (x32010@1) could I ever give this world to you
                Dm (xx0231@1)      Am (x02210@1)    C (x32010@1) could I ever give this world to you 

(Riff then improvised ending)

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Well, that's it. It took me a while 
to get everything right, so, if you 
have any questions, comments or 
corrections, please go ahead.