When I Write the Book Chords by Huey Lewis The News

[Intro]

[Verse]
A D E           A        D             E    A        
■ ■ ■ Now I can remember ■ like it was only yesterday
D E              A           D        E               A   
■ Love was young and foolish ■ like a little child at play
D E                 A      D                     A     
■ But oh how lovers change ■ I never dreamed how easily
D E                     A      D        E             A 
■ 'cause now I'm just a shadow ■ of the boy I used to be


[Chorus]
D   E A                              Db7 
And ■ when I write the book about my love
        Gbm                  D           
It will be about a man who's torn in half
          A                   E                       
About his hopes and ambitions wasted through the years
Db7                                       D    
The pain will be written on every page in tears
       A     D     E          A  D    E
When I write ■ the book about my love ■


[Verse]
        A              D        E               A     
I was a fool to myself ■ when I kept on runnin' around
D E           A             D E                     A   
■ And I fared little better ■ when I tried settlin' down
D E                A     
■ Maybe some magic moment
D            E                 A   
■ I've never known one not for long
D E           A              D E              A    D
■ For all too soon the magic ■ is in a moment gone ■


[Chorus]
E A                         Db7          
■ And when I write the book about my love
           Gbm                 D                  
It'll be a heartbreaking story about love and luck
       A                     E         
When I get down on the pages all I felt
        Db7                        Gbm             D   
It will make the hardesthearted of critics' hearts melt
       A     D   E7         A  D   
When I write the book about my love
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[Verse]
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When I was young love was fun and I was so happy
A                        D          E     
■ I looked so good and I dressed so snappy
A                                D           E   
Twotone shoes on my feet big old smile on my face
A                      D                 
As I moved and grooved all over the place
    D                                         
Now I'm down in the heels my complexion is bad
       D                              
'cause my love life is sadder than sad


[Chorus]
    A                     Db7          
And when I write the book about my love
           Gbm             D                 
It'll be a pop publication tougher than tough
       A                     E           
When I get down on the pages all I missed
        Db7                     Gbm         A   
It will shoot to the top of the bestsellers list
D E A D
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When I write the book about my love
D E A D A D E A
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D E A D E A D A
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D E A D A D E
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[End]