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Verse 1
(G major) Well, I can remember like (C major)
it was (D major) only yesterday
(G major) (C major) Love (D major) was young and fool (G major) ish
like (C major) a (D major) little child at (G major) play
(C major) But oh, (D major) how love (G major) has changed,
never (C major) dreamed how easily (G major)
(C major) For now (D major) I'm just the (G major) shadow
of (C major) the boy I (D major) used to be (G major)
And oh, (C major) (D major) when (G major) I write a book
about (B major) my love
It will be (E minor) about a man
who was (C major) torn in half
About his hope (G major) and ambition
wasted (D major) through the years
The (B major) pain will be written
on every (C major) page in tears
When I write (G major) a better (C major) book (D major) about my love (G major) (C major)
I (D major) was a (G major) fool to myself
when (C major) I (D major) kept on running round (G major)
(C major) And I (D major) felt a little bet (G major) ter
when I (C major) (D major) tried settling down (G major)
(C major) Maybe some (Dsus4) magic (G major) mo ments
have (C major) I known
but (Dsus4) not for long (G major)
(C major) For (D major) all too soon
the (G major) magic was (C major) in a mo (D major) ment gone (G major)
And oh, (C major) (D major) when I (G major) write a book
about (B major) my love
It'll be a (E minor) heartbreaking story
of bad (C major) love and luck
When I get (G major) down on the pages,
all (D major) that I've felt
It's gonna make (B major) the hardest heartache
a crit (E minor) ic's heart melt
(C major) When I write, (G major) when I write the book
(C major) Mmm, the (Dsus4) book about (D major) my (G major) love
When I write the book
(C major) about my (D major) love (E flat major) (E minor)
(F major)
(D major) When I was (G major) young, love was fun
and I was (C major) so happy (D major)
I (G major) looked so good, I (C major) dressed so snappy
(D major) Two -tone (G major) shoes on my feet
and a big ol' (C major) smile on my face
(D major) I was (G major) oozin' and cruisin'
all over (C major) the place
But (D major) now I'm (G major) down at heel,
my com (C major) plexion is bad
(D major) Was my (G major) love life, a sad (C major) boy, sad, (D major) but
When (G major) I write the book about (B major) my love
It'll be a (E minor) pop publication,
(C major) toughen and tough
When I (G major) get down on the pages, (D major) all that I miss
Is going straight (B major) to the top of
the best (E minor) sellers list
(C major) When I write (G major)
When I write the book (C major)
The (D major) book about my (G major) love
When I write the book
(C major) A thousand words (D major) a day eas (G major) ily
When I write a book
(C major) Mmm, I (D major) talk about my love (G major) now
When I write a book
(C major) Yeah, the (D major) book about my love (G major) now
When I write a book
(C major) Oh, the (D major) book about my (G major) love
When I write a book
(C major) When I write a book (D major) about my love (G major)
Thank you!
When I Write the Book
Nick Lowe
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