[intro] x4 E F#m7 G#m E/D F#m7 [verse 1] E F#m7 G#m F#m7 I could have been a sailor E F#m7 G#m F#m7 Could have been a cook E F#m7 G#m a real live lover F#m7 E F#m7 G#m F#m7 Could have been a book A G I could have been a signpost Could have been a clock E F#m7 G#m F#m7 As simple as a kettle E F#m7 G#m F#m7 Steady as a rock G F#m I could be E F#m7 G#m F#m7 Here and now G F#m I would be, I should be E F#m7 G#m But how? [chorus] A F#m I could have been E F#m7 G#m One of these things first A F#m I could have been E F#m7 G#m E/D F#m7 One of these things first [instrumental] E F#m7 G#m E/D F#m7 [verse 2] E F#m7 G#m I could have been your pillar F#m7 E F#m7 G#m F#m7 Could have been your door E F#m7 G#m I could have stayed beside you F#m7 E F#m7 G#m F#m7 Could have stayed for more A I could have been your statue G Could have been your friend E F#m7 G#m F#m7 a whole long lifetime E F#m7 G#m F#m7 Could have been the end G F#m I could be E F#m7 G#m F#m7 Yours so true G I would be F#m I should be E F#m7 G#m Through and through [chorus] A F#m I could have been E F#m7 G#m F#m7 One of these things first A F#m I could have been E F#m7 G#m E/D F#m7 One of these things first [instrumental] E F#m7 G#m E/D F#m7 G F#m E F#m7 G#m F#m7 G F# E F#m7 G#m A F#m E F#m7 G#m E/D F#m7 E F#m7 G#m E/D F#m7 [verse 3] E F#m7 G#m I could have been a whistle F#m7 E F#m7 G#m F#m7 Could have been a flute E F#m7 G#m a real live giver F#m7 E F#m7 G#m F#m7 Could have been a boot A I could have been a signpost G Could have been a clock E F#m7 G#m F#m7 As simple as a kettle E F#m7 G#m F#m7 Steady as a rock [chorus] G F#m I could be E F#m7 G#m F#m7 Even here G F#m I would be, I should be E F#m7 G#m So near A F#m I could have been E F#m7 G#m One of these things first A F#m I could have been E F#m7 G#m One of these things first [outro] A F#m E F#m7 G#m E/D F#m7 E