As If I Could

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[D]I spent the mor[A]ning with my vitamins and many[Bm] black teas

[G]                     [F#m]                 [Em]           picking part
[E]co[D]mba[C#]ttin[B]g the dubious induced haze

[A]barely awake[Em], already shaken by [F#m]the misty newsfeed [Em]

[Bm]I ain't slept very well for days

[G]for all the sc[A]hadenfreude of mocking stupid p[D]oliticians                 [Bm]

[G]I should try to bring a b[F#m]etter spirit to my day[Em]

[A]although I can'[Em]t believe our souls a[Bm]re at their basest, good

[G]i'd like to li[A]ve as if I could (oh[Bm] yea)       [Em]

[G]i'd like to li[A]ve as if I co[D]uld

[D]You try to offer s[A]omething without asking much re[Bm]turn

[G]                      [F#m]                [Em]        Picking part
At best even less than it is worth

[A]And watch it taken [Em]every day from e[F#m]very petty picker      [Em]

[Bm]More than you can accumulate from birth

[G]No, you might never know h[A]ow the work you've done affect[D]s your living             [Bm]

[G]Trust in ani[F#m]mus might just get you through th[Em]e day

[A]And though I don't be[Em]lieve it's lucky when you k[Bm]nock on wood

[G]I'd to l[A]ive as if I could (oh[Bm] yea)       [Em]

[G]I'd to l[A]ive as if i co[D]uld.

[D]  [A]  [Bm]  [G]  [Fm]  [Em]
Pick, [A], [Em], [Fm], [Em], [Bm], [G],
[Fm]  [Em]

[A]And though I don't [Em]believe in God, and don[Bm]'t think that I should

[G]i'd like to li[A]ve as if I cou[Bm]ld (oh yea)  [Em]

[G]i'd like to li[A]ve as if I cou[D]ld.