| When I Write the Book |
| Intro: A D E |
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| Now I | can still | remember like it | was | only yesterday |
| E | A | D | E | A | D |
| Love was young and | foolish | like a | little child at | play |
| E | A | D | E | A | D | |
| But | oh how lovers | change -- | I never | dreamed how | easily |
| E | A | E | E | A | |
| cause | now Im just a | shadow | of the | boy I used to | be |
| D | E |
| Yeah | Yeah |
| A | C#7 | |
| And | when I write the book | about my love |
| F#m | D | |
| It will | be about a man whos | torn in half |
| A | C#7 | |
| About his | hopes and ambitions | wasted through the years |
| F#m | D | |
| The | pain will be written on every | page in tears |
| A | D | |
| When I | write, when I write the | book |
| A | |
| when I write the | book about |
| D | E | |
| When I write the | book about my | love |
| I was a fool to myself when I kept on runnin around |
| And I fared little better when I tried settlin down |
| Maybe some magic moment |
| Ive never known one, not for long |
| For all too soon the magic is in a moment gone |
| And when I write the book about my love |
| Itll be a heartbreaking story about love and luck |
| When I get down on the pages all I felt |
| It will make the hardest-hearted of critics hearts melt |
| When I write the book about my love |
| Break: E F F#m G G E |
| When I was young love was fun and I was so happy |
| I looked so good, and I dressed so snappy |
| Two-tone shoes on my feet, big old smile on my face |
| As I moved and grooved all over the place |
| Now Im down in the heels, my complexion is bad |
| cause my love life is sadder than sad |
| And when I write the book about my love |
| Itll be a pop publication, tougher than tough |
| When I get down on the pages all I missed |
| It will shoot to the top of the best-sellers list |
| When I write the book about my love |
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