If I Wrote You chords by Joan Baez

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Intro 1

I never thought you were the

Verse 1
Am 
 (A minor) 
C 
letter writing  (C major) type
Em 
C 
 (E minor) So now I see  (C major) the words
Am 
C 
you chose  (A minor) the way you  (C major) write
Em 
Bm 
 (E minor) So I started to write  (B minor) back about
C 
G 
the trees  (C major) in the snow  (G major) 
Em 
Bm 
 (E minor) And I saw a bird,  (B minor) 
C 
G 
couldn't see what it  (C major) was but I thought you'd  (G major) know
Am 
You always  (A minor) surprised me
C 
G 
D 
 (C major)  (G major)  (D major) 

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Verse 2

And if I wrote you

If I wrote you

You would know me

And you would not write me

again

Verse 3
Em 
C 
 (E minor) And when the spring  (C major) came
Am 
C 
and flooded  (A minor) all the  (C major) streams
Em 
C 
 (E minor) It's like  (C major) how you got the night
Am 
C 
you told  (A minor) me all  (C major) you dreams
Em 
Bm 
 (E minor) And when the barn  (B minor) roof
C 
G 
sagged  (C major) after an icy  (G major) bout
Em 
Bm 
 (E minor) It's like how you  (B minor) got when you knew
C 
G 
the  (C major) truth was the only way  (G major) out
Am 
C 
But not the  (A minor) only way  (C major) 
G 
 (G major) 

Verse 4
Em 
C 
G 
Em 
 (E minor) And if I  (C major) wrote  (G major) you  (E minor) 
C 
G 
Em 
If I  (C major) wrote  (G major) you  (E minor) 
C 
G 
You would  (C major) know  (G major) me
Em 
C 
And you would not  (E minor) write me  (C major) 
again
G 
Em 
C 
G 
 (G major)  (E minor)  (C major)  (G major) 

Verse 5
Em 
C 
 (E minor) We drew our arms  (C major) around
Am 
C 
the  (A minor) bastard  (C major) sons
Em 
 (E minor) We never would drink
C 
Am 
C 
 (C major) to the  (A minor) chosen  (C major) ones
Em 
Bm 
 (E minor) Well you know the way  (B minor) I left was
C 
G 
 (C major) not the way I  (G major) planned
Em 
Bm 
 (E minor) But I thought the world  (B minor) needed
C 
G 
C 
G 
love  (C major) and a steady  (G major) hand  (C major)  (G major) 
Am 
So I'm  (A minor) steady now
C 
G 
D 
 (C major)  (G major)  (D major) 

Verse 6
Em 
 (E minor) 
C 
G 
And I'm so  (C major) happy  (G major) 
Em 
C 
G 
Em 
 (E minor) I had to  (C major) tell  (G major) you  (E minor) 
C 
G 
And I  (C major) love  (G major) you
Em 
C 
And you will not  (E minor) write  (C major) me again
G 
You will not write  (G major) me again
Em 
C 
You will not  (E minor) write  (C major) me again
G 
 (G major) 