Wouldn't That Be Something Song Lyrics and Chords by Merle Haggard
Wouldn't That Be Something
Recorded by Merle Haggard
Written by Merle Haggard and Freddy Powers
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Wouldn't that be
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something
If I
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spread my wings and
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showed you I could
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fly
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Wouldn't that be
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something
If I asked you to fly with me on some
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wild and windy
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day
Now wouldn't that be
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something
If we both fell together
And you threw your arms around me like you
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needed
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Wouldn't that be
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something wouldn't that be
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something
You'd probably laugh if
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you could see the
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dream I had last night
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You and I together on a
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maiden rocket
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flight
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You were seated next to me with that
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happy frightened
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look
You and I got young again on that
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rocket flight we
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took
Now wouldn't that be
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If you
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looked at me and
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saw somebody
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great
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Wouldn't that be
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If you said to me Today I Started
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Loving You
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Again
Repeat #2,1,2
Wouldn't that be
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something
Now wouldn't that be
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something
FAQ
Who sang the the song Wouldn't That Be Something?
- The song Wouldn't That Be Something was sang by Merle Haggard.
Who is Merle Haggard?
- Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 - April 6, 2016) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler.
Haggard was born in Oildale, California, during the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth. After being released from San Quentin State Prison in 1960, he managed to turn his life around and launch a successful country music career. He gained popularity with his songs about the working class that occasionally contained themes contrary to anti-Vietnam War sentiment of some popular music of the time. Between the 1960s and the 1980s, he had 38 number-one hits on the US country charts, several of which also made the Billboard all-genre singles chart. Haggard continued to release successful albums into the 2000s.
He received many honors and awards for his music, including a Kennedy Center Honor (2010), a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2006), a BMI Icon Award (2006), and induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1977), Country Music Hall of Fame (1994) and Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (1997). He died on April 6, 2016—his 79th birthday—at his ranch in Shasta County, California, having recently suffered from double pneumonia.
