Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
We were sitting 'round the table
At the Tuesday poker game
Solvin' all the problems of the world
Tryin' to draw an inside straight
When Jimmy posed the question
As he played a pair of kings
"If you could be anyone in this whole world
Who would you be"
Chorus
Would you be Elvis shakin' up Memphis
Makin' all the young girls scream
Would you make a speech that would change the world
Like Martin Luther King
Go down in history like Abe Lincoln
'Cause you set a country free
If you could be anyone in this whole world
Tell me, who would you be
(Same progression as above)
Hank said "I'd be a cowboy
Someone like John Wayne"
Donny said, "Hey pilgrim
Blow that cigar smoke the other way"
Said he'd make a million dollars
Pitchin' in the major leagues
Then he stared straight into Paul's bloodshot eyes
And said, "Who would you be"
Chorus
Would you be John Lennon, can you imagine
Givin' hope with just a song
Would you be the Babe pointin' that bat
Saying, "This one's going long"
Maybe Moses partin' the waters
Saying, "Children, follow me"
If you could be anyone in this whole world
Tell me, who would you be
Well, I knew those boys would roll their eyes
When they heard what I had to say
But I shuffled the cards, said, "Dueces wild"
And I told them anyway
Chorus
I'd be a father who had all the answers
To every question my kids had
I'd earn every word on that coffee cup
That said, "World's Greatest Dad"
Be a perfect husband to that woman
Who means everything to me
If I could be anyone in this whole world
That's who I'd be
Yeah, that's who I'd be
Outro