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​If I Could Put My Life On Paper Lyrics And Chords By Joe Dolan

​if I could put my life on paper
Words wouldn't need to rhyme
I'd change the tears I cry to laughter
If only I had the time
I tell a sad faced gray haired lady
Words that it's too late to say
if I could put my life on paper
If only I knew the way

If I could live my life all over
Julie would still be mine
I was a fool, too proud to love her
How could I be so blind
To live a life just for the taking
I should have known before
I won the battles for the making
Only to loose the war

Life goes on, life goes on
For me there's no return
what's done is done, those days are gone
When life is young, your never wrong
It takes so long to learn.

To live a life just for the taking
I should have known before
I won the battles for the making
Only to loose the war
The chords below are for the Joe Dolan
version in the youtube video.


[Bb]if I could put my life on paper
Words wouldn't need to [F]rhyme
I'd change the tears I cry to laughter
If only I had the [Bb]time
I tell a sad faced gray haired lady
Words that it's too late to [Eb]say
if I could put my life on [Bb]paper
If [Cm]only I [F]knew the [Bb]way

[Bb]If I could live my life all over
Julie would still be [F]mine
I was a fool, too proud to love her
How could I be so [Bb]blind
To live a life just for the taking
I should have known be[Eb]fore
I won the battles for the mak[Bb]ing
On[Cm]ly to [F]loose the [Bb]war

Life goes [Gm]on, life goes [Dm]on
For [Cm]me there's no re[Gm]turn
what's done is [Eb]done, those days are [Bb]gone
When [F]life is young, your [Dm]never wrong
It [Cm]takes so long to [F]learn.

To live a [Bb]life just for the taking
I should have known be[Eb]fore
I won the battles for the mak[Bb]ing
[Cm]Only to [F]loose the [Bb]war.


Below is an easier version of the guitar chords in G.

[G]if I could put my life on paper
Words wouldn't need to [D]rhyme
I'd change the tears I cry to laughter
If only I had the [G]time
I tell a sad faced gray haired lady
Words that it's too late to [C]say
if I could put my life on [G]paper
If [Am]only I [D]knew the [G]way

[G]If I could live my life all over
Julie would still be [D]mine
I was a fool, too proud to love her
How could I be so [G]blind
To live a life just for the taking
I should have known be[C]fore
I won the battles for the mak[G]ing
On[Am]ly to [D]loose the [G]war

Life goes [Em]on, life goes [Bm]on
For [Am]me there's no re[Em]turn
what's done is [C]done, those days are [G]gone
When [D]life is young, your [Bm]never wrong
It [Am]takes so long to [D]learn.

To live a [G]life just for the taking
I should have known be[C]fore
I won the battles for the mak[G]ing
[Am]Only to [D]loose the [G]war

More Joe Dolan lyrics and chords in the Irish country music section.
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