If I Only I Had a Brain

Written by Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg

Key of F · Chords: I II III IV V ii vi

Verse 1

If I Only Had a Brain

Verse 2

        F                    Gm7                                              F
I could while away the hours conferrin' with the flowers, consultin' with the rain
       Gm7                             C7
And my head I'd be scratchin' while my thoughts were busy hatchin'
     F
If I only had a brain
    F                      Gm7               F
I'd unravel any riddle for any individ'le in trouble or in pain

Dorothy

         Gm7                                  C7
With the thoughts you'd be thinkin' you could be another Lincoln
       F
If you only had a brain

Scarecrow

    Bb               F       Gm7     C7       F
Oh, I would tell you why the ocean's near the shore
        Gm7      A7                   Dm
I could think of things I never thunk before
             G                  C7
And then I'd sit and think some more

Verse 3

        F                         Gm7                           F
I would not be just a nuffin', my head all full of stuffin', my heart all full of pain
        Gm7                            C7
I would dance and be merry, life would be a ding-a-derry
     F
If I only had a brain