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A A If you were Chris Columbus Back in 1492 D America might be discovered A But not by you E D You'd never sail across the sea E D To change the world's geography E You'd stay right there D E A Close to me in 1492 A If you were Paul Revere Way back in 1776 D A A love like ours might Put the country in a fix E D That horse of yours would still be tied E D You'd never take that midnight ride E D E A I'd be cuddling by your side in 1776 D If I was Mrs. Bell A We'd need no telephone at all E 'Cause I can't hug you, baby A On a long distance call D If I were Mrs. Franklin A You'd throw away your kite Bb 'Cause my, oh, my How the sparks would fly D E When I kissed you every night A If you should build a rocketship To fly up through the blue D Someone else can be the pilot A No, not you E D No matter what the age or time E D I'd be yours and you'd be mine E D In nineteen hundred and ninety nine E A Or 1492 Bb Eb Bb F7 Eb F7 Eb Bb Bb If you should build a rocketship To fly up through the blue Eb Well, someone else can be the pilot Bb No, not you F7 A No matter what the age or time F7 Bb I'd be yours and you'd be mine F7 A In nineteen hundred and ninety nine F7 Eb Bb Or 1492