I'd Like To Be

Jim Reeves

Written by Hugh Ashley

Key of G · Chords: I II IV V VII

Verse 1

C
I'd like to be the picture on your mantel
    G7
I'd like to be the window in your door
    C                              F
I'd like to be the feather on your pillow
         C              G7             C
I'd even like to be the carpet on your floor

Verse 2

I'd like to be the star outside your window
    G7
The lucky chair that holds you every night
    C                            F
The coffee pot you warm up every morning
         C              G7             C
I'd even like to be the apple that you bite

Verse 3

    G7          D7         G7
And if you need someone to talk with
    D7                          G7
I'd like to be the little voice inside
                D7     G7
And if you ever have a heartache
  A7           D7       G7
I wanna be the tear you hi-ide

Verse 4

    C
I'd like to the be the record on your phonograph
    G7
The melody that haunts you night and day
    C                                 F
And when you're old enough to want to marry
            C              G7                C
I'd like to be the one who steals your heart away

Verse 3

    G7          D7         G7
And if you need someone to talk with
    D7                          G7
I'd like to be the little voice inside
                D7     G7
And if you ever have a heartache
  A7           D7       G7
I wanna be the tear you hi-ide