If You Were Mine Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Reeves
If You Were Mine
recorded by Jim Reeves
written by Cy Coben
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Count the raindrops in a rainstorm
Count the
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leaves upon a tree
Count the stars up in the heavens
Count the fish down in the
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sea
Put them all together
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here's what you woul
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find
They'd be equal to the kisses
You would get if you were
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mine
If you were
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mine mine mine
If you
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were only mine
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I would love you more
Than you'v
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e ever been loved before
Count the
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times the sun has risen
Since the
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day the world began
Find a beach beside the ocean
Count the little grains of
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sand
Add them both together
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here's what you woul
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find
They'd be equal to the love
You would find if you were
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mine
Take a child's love for its mother
It's
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a love that never ends
Take a brothers love for brother
Or the love of mans best
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friend
Put them all together
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here's what you woul
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find
They'd be equal to the love
I'd have for you if you were only
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mine
Repeat #3
Take the
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happiness of someone
That
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has won the jackpot
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prize
Take the happiness of children
When their birthday gifts
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arrive
Add that happiness together
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here's what you would
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find
It's just equal to the love
I'd know if you were only
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mine
FAQ
Who sang the the song If You Were Mine?
- The song If You Were Mine was sang by Jim Reeves.
Who is Jim Reeves?
- James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923 - July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville sound. Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death. Reeves died in the crash of his private airplane. He is a member of both the Country Music and Texas Country Music Halls of Fame.
