I Could Be In Love With Someone Like You
Jason Robert BrownVersion1
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My first crush on an Irish girl,
I was ten years old
And her name was Elaine.
Little red-head girl;
Well, she looked like you,
But if you were ten.
Which youre clearly not.
Not that you look old,
But you get my...
Ill just stop now.
Okay, wait, cause I had a point -
No, I swear I did!
Well, I think I did,
Which is all my life
(Or since I was ten)
I have had a yen
For an Irish lass.
Because God knows why,
Like the ancient curse
Of the shiksa queens.
Do I talk too much?
Which is not to say
That Id want Elaine,
Who turned out to be
(When I last checked in)
Republican
And a parapsychologist.
If youve got a four-leaf clover,
You can make my dreams come true.
I will be your Hebrew slave:
Just do the things that Irish girls do.
Talk about potato famines,
I begin to cry on cue!
Sing about the Emerald Isle and
Get your Irish eyes to smilin -
I could be in love with someone like you.
I just left a relationship
With a lovely girl
Named Alyssa Levine.
She was really great,
It was all my fault -
I just got upset
Cause she slept with my brother.
So I made a vow
Not to get caught up
In the dating scene
Or the whole routine
With the cousins friend
Or the who-knows-what,
Like I need that shit.
Ive got marks to make,
Ive got steps to climb,
Its the perfect time!
Ive got books to write,
Ive got things to do -
I go out my door
And bump into you,
And the jig is up,
And my vow is through!
I dont know what Im coin,
But come in and ruin me!
I will write my own Ulysses
If youre there to show me how.
Take me back to Glocca Morra,
Bathe me in the River Shannon now.
If youll be Mrs. OLeary,
Baby, I will be your cow.
Ill deliver shamrocks daily,
Buy your pa a new shillelagh,
I could be in love with someone like...
You could be my inspiration
And get me past this block,
And walk me through the Great Unknown.
You could be my true salvation,
Unchain me from this rock,
And keep me from being alone,
Cause Im no good at being alone!
Take me to another level!
Let me play in bigger halls!
I will do a Riverdance
As long as you keep answering my calls!
Get me out of my apartment!
Keep me from my empty walls!
Someone hire John McCormack!
Start the Wearing of the Green!
Let me win the Irish Sweepstakes!
Let me take you home, Kathleen!
I can be in love with someone!
I can be in love with someone!
I can be in love with
Someone
Like
you!
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Readable chord sheet for I Could Be In Love With Someone Like You by Jason Robert Brown
[D]My first crush on an Irish girl,
I was ten years old
And her name was Elaine.
Little red-head girl;
Well, she looked like you,
But if you were ten.
Which youre clearly [Bm7]not.
Not that you l[G2]ook old,
But you get my... [Em11]
Ill just stop now.
[D]Okay, wait, cause I had a point -
No, I swear I did!
Well, I think I did,
Which is all my lif[Bm7]e
(Or since I was[Bm7/A] ten)
I have had[Bm7] a y[G]en
[Bm7/F#]For an Irish[Em11] lass.
Because God knows why[C2],
Like the anci[G2]ent[A] curse
Of the shiks[D]a queens.
Do I talk too much?
Which is not to sa[Bm7]y
That Id want[Bm7/A] Elaine,
Who turned out to be [Bm7] [G]
(When I last checke[Bm7/F#]d in)
[Bm7] [E]
[A] Republican
And a para[D]psychologist.
[F]If youve got a four-l[Bb/F]eaf clover, [Cm] [F]
[F]You can make my dreams come true.
I will be your Hebrew slave:
Just do[C#2] the things that Irish gir[Eb2]ls do. [F]
Talk about potato famines,
I begin to cry on cue!
[Eb]Sin[F]g about the Emerald Isle and
[Ab]Get[Bb] your Irish eyes to smilin -
[C#]I c[Eb]ould be in love with someone like you. [D]
[D]I just left a relationship
With a lovely girl
Named Alyssa Levine.
She was really great,
It was all my fault -
I just got upset
Cause she slept with my brother.
So I ma[Bm7]de a vow
Not to get caught[Bm7/A] up
In the dat[Bm7]ing [G]scene
Or the whole routine [Bm7/F#]
With the cousin[Bm7]s f[E]riend
Or the who-knows-wh[Bm7/F#]at,
Like I need that shit. [Bm7] [G]
Ive got mark[D]s to make,
Ive got step[D/E]s to climb,
Its the per[D/F#]fect time!
Ive got books to write[D/G],
Ive got things to do -[D/A]
I go out my do[D/B]or
And bump into you[D/C],
And the jig is up, [D]
And my vow is[D/E] through!
I dont kno[D/F#]w what Im coin, [G6]
But com[D2]e i[F#]n and ruin m[Em11]e!
[F]I will write my own Ulysses[Bb/F] [Cm] [F]
[F]If youre there to show me how.
Take me back to Glocca Morra,
[C#2]Bathe me in the River Shannon [Eb2]now. [F]
If youll be Mrs. OLeary,
Baby, I will be your cow.
[Eb]Il[F]l deliver shamrocks daily,
[Ab]Buy[Bb] your pa a new shillelagh,
[C#]I c[Eb]ould be in love with someone like...
[Eb6]You could be my inspiration [Abmaj7] [Eb]
And get me past this block, [Eb6]
And walk me through the Great Unknown. [Ebaug]
[Eb2]You could be my true salvation, [Abmaj7] [Eb]
Unchain me from this rock, [Eb2]
And keep me from being alone, [Cb2]
Cause Im no good at being alone!
[F]Take me to another l[Bb/F]evel! [Cm] [F]
[F]Let me play in bigger halls!
I will do a Riverdance
[C#2]As long as you keep answering my calls! [Eb2] [F]
Get me out of my apartment!
Keep me from my empty walls!
[Eb]Som[F]eone hire John McCormack!
Start the Wearing of the Green! [Cb7]
[Ab]Let[Bb] me win the Irish Sweepstakes!
Let me take you home, Kathleen! [C#] [Eb]
I can be in love with someone!
I can be in love with someone!
[C#]I c[Eb]an be in love with
[Db6add9]Someone
[Cm7b9]Like [C7b9]
[F]you!