Key: Ab major
Verse 1
Cdim
G
F
D
Gsus4
G
A,
Gm
C
B, C, D, E, F, G
G
A
I never learned to spell,
D
G
at least not well
Gm
C
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven,
G
A
D
G
I never learned to count a great amount.
Gm
Bb
Gm
But my busy mind is burning
F
Edim
A
to use what learning I've got.
G
Dm
G
I'll strike while the iron is hot.
Em
C
G
C
If they asked me, I could write a book
G
C
G
C
About the way you
C
Ebdim
Dm
I could write a pre face
G
C
Cdim
G
on how we met
C
G
Gdim
Am
D
So the world would nev er forget
G
C
And the simple secret of the plot
G
C
G
C
Is just to tell them
G
C
D
that I love you a lot
G
C
Ebdim
D
Then the world discov ers,
G
Gm
C
F
as my book ends,
Dm
C
Eaug
F
G
how to make two lovers of
C
D
Am
F#
friends.
D
G#
I never cracked a book,
C#
F#
I played the whore,
B
D
never answered any mail to write,
G#
C#
F#
I used to think was wasting air,
A
E
it was never my endeavor to be too
D#m
G#
clever, clever and smart.
C#
F#
Now I suddenly feel a longing
C#m
F#
to write in my heart.
E
B
If they asked me, I could write a poem
About the way you walk
F#
B
G
C#m
I could write a preface
F#
B
Bdim
F#
On how we met
B
F#
D
G#m
C#
So the world would never for get
F#
B
And the simple secret of the plot
C#m
is just to tell them that I love you a lot.
F#
B
Ddim
C#m
Then the world discov ers,
F#
B
E
as my book ends,
C#m
B
D#aug
Em
E
how to make two lov ers
F#
G
Em
B
of friends.
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