I Know A Man Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]"Dear God, you made [C]many,
[Am][E][Am]
[Gm]many [C]poo[E]r people.
I realize, of course,
[Am]that it's no shame to be poor.
[F]But it's [C]no great honor either!
So, what would [G]have [C]been so terrible if
I had [E]a small fortune?"

[Verse 2]
If I were a rich [Am]man,
Ya ha
deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
All day long I'd biddy biddy bum.
If I were a wealthy man.
I wouldn't have to work [D]hard.
Ya ha
deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
If I were a biddy biddy rich,
Yidle- diddle- didle- didle man.

[Verse 3]
I'd build a big [D]tall house
with rooms by the dozen,
Right in the middle of the town.
A [G]fine tin roof with real wooden
floors below.
There would be one long
staircase just going up,
And one [C]even longer coming [F]down,
And one more [Gm]leadi[C]ng nowhere,
just for [E]show.

[Verse 4]
I'd fill my yard with chicks and [Am]turkeys
and geese and ducks
For the town [F]to see [Cdim]and hear[C].
And [Gm]each [C]loud "cheep" and "swaqwk" and
[E]"honk" and "quack"
Would land like a trum[Am]pet on the ear,
[F]As [Am]if to say "Here[D] lives a
[Am]weal[C]thy [D]man."

[Verse 5]
If I were a rich man, Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
[D]
All day long I'd biddy biddy bum.
If [G]I were a wealthy man.
I wouldn't have to work hard.
[C]Ya ha
deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
[F]If I were a biddy [Gm]biddy rich,
Yidle- diddle- didle- didle[C]man.

[Verse 6]
I see my wife, [E]my Golde,
looking like a rich man's wife
With [Am]a proper double- ch[E]in.
Su[Am]pervising meals to her heart's delight.
I see her putting on airs [F]and
strutting like a peacock.
Oy, what [Gm]a happy mood
she's in[C].
Screaming at the ser[E]vants,
day and night.

[Verse 7]
The most [Am]important men in town would
come to [F]fawn on me!
They would ask me [Cdim]to
[C]advise the[Gm]m,
[C]Like a So[E]lomon the Wise.
"If you [Am]please, Reb Tevye..."
"Pardon me, [D]Reb Tevye..."
Posing problems that would cross
a [C]rabbi's eyes!
[D]And it won't make one bit of difference
if [G]i a[D]nswer right or wron[G]g.
When [C]you're rich,
they think [F]you really know!

[Verse 8]
[Gm]If I were ri[C]ch,
I'd [E]have the time that I lack
To sit in [Am]the synagogue [E]and [Am]pray.
And maybe have a seat by
the [E]East[Am] ern wall.
And [C]I'd [Am]discuss the holy books with the learned men,
[C]several hours [F]every day.
That would be the sweetest thing of all.

[Verse 9]
If I were a rich [F]man,
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
All day long I'd biddy biddy bum.
If I were a wealthy man.
I wouldn't have to work hard.
Ya ha
deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
If I were a biddy biddy rich,
Yidle- diddle- didle- didle man.