Tom: Gm
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[Verse 1]
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If you were Chris Columbus Back in 1492
D
America might be discovered
A
But not by you
E D
You'd never sail across the sea
E D
To change the world's geography
E
You'd stay right there
D E A
Close to me in 1492
[Verse 2]
A
If you were Paul Revere Way back in 1776
D A
A love like ours might Put the country in a fix
E D
That horse of yours would still be tied
E D
You'd never take that midnight ride
E D E A
I'd be cuddling by your side in 1776
[Verse 3]
D
If I was Mrs. Bell
A
We'd need no telephone at all
E
'Cause I can't hug you, baby
A
On a long distance call
D
If I were Mrs. Franklin
A
You'd throw away your kite
Bb
'Cause my, oh, my How the sparks would fly
D E
When I kissed you every night
[Verse 4]
A
If you should build a rocketship To fly up through the blue
D
Someone else can be the pilot
A
No, not you
E D
No matter what the age or time
E D
I'd be yours and you'd be mine
E D
In nineteen hundred and ninety nine
E A
Or 1492
[Bridge]
Bb Eb Bb F7 Eb F7 Eb Bb
[Verse 5]
Bb
If you should build a rocketship To fly up through the blue
Eb
Well, someone else can be the pilot
Bb
No, not you
F7 A
No matter what the age or time
F7 Bb
I'd be yours and you'd be mine
F7 A
In nineteen hundred and ninety nine
F7 Eb Bb
Or 1492
