If I Were A Rich Man
Fiddler On The RoofVersion1
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If I were a rich man, Ya ba dibbie dibbie, doobie dibbie dibbie dibbie dum
All day long I'd biddy biddy bum, if I were a wealthy man
I wouldn't have to work hard, Ya ba dibbie dibbie, doobie dibbie dibbie dibbie dum
If I were a biddy biddy rich, idle-deedle-didle-didle man
I'd build a big tall house with rooms by the dozen, right in the middle of the town
A fine tin roof with real wooden floors below
There would be one long staircase just going up, and one even longer coming down,
and one more leading nowhere, just for show
I'd fill my yard with chicks and turkeys and geese
and ducks for the town to see and hear
Squawking just as noisily as they can
And each loud "cheep" and "squawk" and "honk" and "quack"
Would land like a trumpet on the ear,
As if to say, "Here lives a wealthy man"
(Chorus)
I see my wife, my Golde, looking like a rich man's wife with a proper double chin
Supervising meals to her heart's delight
I see her putting on airs and strutting like a peacockOh what a happy mood she's in
Screaming at the servants, day and night
(Chorus)
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Readable chord sheet for If I Were A Rich Man by Fiddler On The Roof
[A]If I were a rich man, Ya ba dibbie dibbie, doobie dibbie dibbie dibbie dum [Dm]All day long I'd bidd[Am]y biddy bum, if I were a[E] wealthy man [E7] [E] I wouldn[A]'t have to work hard, Ya ba dibbie dibbie, doobie dibbie dibbie dibbie dum [Dm]If I were a bi[Am]ddy biddy rich, idle-de[E]edle-didle-didle man[E7] [A] I'd build a big [Dm]tall house with rooms by the [G7]dozen, right in the middle of[C] the town [Am] A f[Dm]ine tin roof with real wo[G]oden floors below [A] [A7] There would be one long s[Dm]taircase just going up, an[G]d one even longer coming dow[C]n, [Am] and one[Dm] more leading nowhere, ju[Ebdim]st for show [E] I'd fill my yar[Dm]d with chicks and turkeys and g[G7]eese and ducks[C] for the town to see and hear [Am] Squ[Dm]awking just as noisily as[G] they can [A] [A7] And each loud "cheep" and[Dm] "squawk" and "honk" and "quack" [G] Would land l[C]ike a trumpet on the ear, [Am] As i[Dm]f to say, "Here live[Ebdim]s a wealthy man" [E] (Chorus) I see my wife,[Dm] my Golde, looking like[G7] a rich man's wife with a proper do[C]uble chin [Am] Su[Dm]pervising meals [G]to her heart's delight [A] [A7] I see her putti[Dm]ng on airs and strutting like[G] a peacockOh what a happy mood she[C]'s in [Am] Scre[Dm]aming at the servant[Ebdim]s, day and night [E] (Chorus)