Intro: D5 , A5 , D5 , B5 , A5 , G5 D5 We were sitting 'round the table B5 D5 At the Tuesday poker game G5 D5 Solvin' all the problems of the world B5 G5 Tryin' to draw an inside straight D5 When Jimmy posed the question B5 D5 As he played a pair of kings G5 D5 "If you could be anyone in this whole world A5 D5 G5 D5 Who would you be" Chorus: D5 A5 Would you be Elvis shakin' up Memphis B5 G5 Makin' all the young girls scream G5 D5 Would you make a speech that would change the world B5 G5 Like Martin Luther King G5 D5 A5 Go down in history like Abe Lincoln B5 G5 'Cause you set a country free G5 D5 B5 If you could be anyone in this whole world G5 A5 Tell me, who would you be D5 , A5 , D5 , B5 , A5 , G5 (Same progression as above) Hank said "I'd be a cowboy Someone like John Wayne" Donny said, "Hey pilgrim Blow that cigar smoke the other way" Said he'd make a million dollars Pitchin' in the major leagues Then he stared straight into Paul's bloodshot eyes And said, "Who would you be" Chorus: Would you be John Lennon, can you imagine Givin' hope with just a song Would you be the Babe pointin' that bat Saying, "This one's going long" Maybe Moses partin' the waters Saying, "Children, follow me" If you could be anyone in this whole world Tell me, who would you be G5 Well, I knew those boys would roll their eyes D5 When they heard what I had to say G5 B5 But I shuffled the cards, said, "Dueces wild" A5 G5 And I told them anyway Chorus: I'd be a father who had all the answers To every question my kids had I'd earn every word on that coffee cup That said, "World's Greatest Dad" Be a perfect husband to that woman Who means everything to me If I could be anyone in this whole world That's who I'd be D5 , A5 , D5 , B5 , A5 , G5 Yeah, that's who I'd be Outro: D5 , A5 , D5 , B5 , A5 , G5
