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Jackson Browne - If I Could Be Anywhere Ukulele

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If I Could Be Anywhere Ukulele

(ver. 1)
Jackson Browne
Hi, I really wanted to play this song, but couldn't find chords anywhere so i 
tried to write them myself. He is playing in alternate tunning, but I wrote down 
the chords for standard tuning with a capo. Hope you like it, an if you have any 
suggestions please contact me. 
P.S. I didn't know the names of some chords so here they are

Chords: E:     022100
        E+:    033300
        C#m/F: 476454
        F#:    244322
        A:     003330
        C#m:   446654
        G#:    466544
        B:     224442
        C#/F:  254232

Capo 2
Intro: E   E+  E  E+
 
 F#                              A                   E   E+  E
sliding through the shimmering surface between two worlds
 F#                        A             E   E+  E
standing at the center of time as it uncurles
F#m                             A
cutting through the veil of illusion
F#m                     C#m
moving beyond past conclusions 
F#m               A                      E  E+  E
rendering all my doubt and confusion unclear

              C#m
if i could be anywhere
              C#m/F
if i could be anywhere
                F#              A                      E  E+  E
if i could be anywhere right now i would want to be here

 F#                        A                            E   E+  E
searching for the future among the things we're throwing away
 F#                                   A                   E  E+  E
trying to see the world through the junk we produce everyday
 F#m                      A
they say nothing lasts forever, 
              G#                        C#m
that all the plastic ever made is still here
         F#m                    A                      E  E+  E
that no amount of closing our eyes will make it dissapear

                C#m
if i could be anywhere
                C#m/F
if i could be anywhere
                F#          A                         E  E+  E
if i could be anywhere in history, i would want to be here
 
      C#m         C#m/F        C#m 
the romans, the spanish the british the dutch
      C#m         C#m/F        C#m  F#
american exceptionalsim so out of touch
      C#m         C#m/F        C#m 
the folly of empire repeating its course
                             F#     G#       
imposing its will rolling by force on and on through time

         A           E        G#       C#m
but the world cant take it very much longer
      A           E                   G#       C#m
we're not gonna make [un]less we're smarter than stronger
      A           E            G#          C#m     C#/F B
the worlds gonna shake itslef free of our greed somehow

                C#m
if i could be anywhere
                C#m/F
if i could be anywhere
                F#          A                              E  E+  E
if i could be anywhere and change thing, it would have to be now

 F#m                      A
they say nothing lasts forever, 
              G#                        C#m
that all the plastic ever made is still here
     F#m                       A                      E  E+  E
that no amount of closing our eyes will make it dissapear

         A           E        G#       C#m
but the world cant take it very much longer
      A           E                   G#       C#m
we're not gonna make [un]less we're smarter than stronger
      A           E            G#          C#m     C#/F B
the worlds gonna shake itslef free of our greed somehow

          A         E        G#         C#m
and the world cant take it that you can see
          A         E        G#         C#m
if the ocean don't make it, neither will we
      A           E            G#          C#m     C#/F B
the worlds gonna shake itself all the way free somehow

                C#m
if i could be anywhere
                C#m/F
if i could be anywhere
                F#                     A                          E  E+  E
if i could be anywhere and change the outcome, it would have to be now
            
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