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If I Was An Oyster

Mr Seley
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
If  I was an oyster,  I’d close right  up and be shy
Down  there at the  bottom the deep blue sea
Mindin’  my own business  while the  fish, they go swimmin’  by
Cruisin’  around in  schools above me
Life’s  too  short to be shy
It’s  over  in the blink of  an eye
It’s  a fabulous world
Full  of all kinds of people
(You  can) get to know  them in good  time
 You can get to know them in good time
 When I was a kid, I used to sit at the side of the playground
 And watch all the kids playin’ games and runnin all around
 Then the bell would ring and we would line up—go inside
 I would think I could’ve made some friends if I just tried (if I just tried)
 They say they best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago
 But the second best time is right now today
 Crawlin’ all out of your shell can be slow, so I know
 If your try, you’ll blink and bashfulness will just wash away

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Readable chord sheet for If I Was An Oyster by Mr Seley

[E]       [F#m]          [A]          [A]
[E]       [F#m]          [A]          [B]
[C#m]     [B]
[A]       [F#m]          [E]
[A]       [F#m]          [E]

[E]If I was an oy[F#m]ster, I’d close ri[A]ght up and be sh[E]y
[A]Down there at the[F#m] bottom the deep blue sea       [E]
[E]Mindin’ my own b[F#m]usiness while th[A]e fish, they go s[E]wimmin’ by
[A]Cruisin’ around [F#m]in schools above me              [E]

[E]Life’s too[F#m] short to be s[A]hy
[E]It’s over[F#m] in the blink o[A]f an eye [B]
[C#m]It’s a fabulous world
[B]Full of all kinds of people
[A](You can) get to [F#m]know them in go[E]od time
You can get to know them in good time

When I was a kid, I used to sit at the side of the playground
And watch all the kids playin’ games and runnin all around
Then the bell would ring and we would line up—go inside
I would think I could’ve made some friends if I just tried (if I just tried)

They say they best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago
But the second best time is right now today
Crawlin’ all out of your shell can be slow, so I know
If your try, you’ll blink and bashfulness will just wash away

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