If Wishes Were Horses - James Hill (ukulele tutorial by MUJ)

Ukulele tutorial for If Wishes Were Horses, by James Hill, 2016; performed/taught here on ukulele by Marco D.

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VERSE 1:
It was already August - the first blush of autumn
In the cheeks of - the maple and ash
I was so busy mindin - my business that I didn’t
See her til she asked me to dance

Now I don’t like my chances - of puttin her beauty
In words - but I’ll - give it a try
Her eyes - were as blue - as a Hank Williams song
And her voice - like an old lullaby

CHORUS:
If wishes were horses we’d - ride - together
Chasin the wind across the plains
And if longing were midsummer rain - I’d turn
The canyons - into deep - rivers - again

VERSE 2:
The dance floor was hot - as a greenhouse in June
And the band - swung like a trapeze
I held her as close - as I dared to then spun her around
Like a leaf in the breeze

One song, one dance - sometimes you only get
One chance - to let your love show
And I still can’t explain - why I hid mine away
Like a daffodil - under the snow

[REPEAT CHORUS]

[INSTRUMENTAL HALF-VERSE]

BRIDGE:
No whisky, no gin - no trouble I’m in
Can chase - her out of my mind
Where do ya go - when time - passes slow
And love - has left you behind

[REPEAT CHORUS TWICE]