Everyday I Write The Book Chords by Elvis Costello

Everyday I Write The Book chords by Elvis Costello

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                    Everyday I Write the Book
                          Elvis Costello


Intro (2x):
C#m

G#m

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        E                          G#m                 C#m
Don't tell me you don't know what ....
       G#m                C#m                       F#m
know better.  When you find strange ...
          G#m         C#                          F#m
your dreamboat turns out to be ...
            G#m           B
mission in two or three ...

  (chorus)
 E   G#m         A      B        E         G#m
I'm giving you a long ...
      A         B                E   G#m
ev'ryday, ev'ryday ...
 A

 B


1st Verse:
           C#m                                      E
Chapter one, we didn't really ...
  G#m              E  A B     C#m
fell in love with you.  you ...
                                       F#m
middle of Chapter three, but you ...
 G#m             B
four, five, and six...

  (chorus)
 E   G#m         A      B        E         G#m
I'm giving you a long ...
      A         B                E   G#m
ev'ryday, ev'ryday I ...
 A

B


2nd verse:
                C#m                                            E
The way you walk, the way you talk and ...
     G#m       E   A B C#m
or five paragraphs.	  All your ...
                      F#m                G#m        B
cutting remarks are captured here in ...

  (chorus)
 E   G#m         A      B        E         G#m
I'm giving you a long look ev'ry...
      A         B                E   G#m
ev'ryday, ev'ryday I wri...
A
B


        E                           G#m          C#m
Don't tell me you don't know the ...
  G#m              C#m                      F#m         G#m
fighter.  With my pen and ...
                      C#                          F#m
perfect world where ev'ryone ...
         G#m            B
and be working on ..

{coda}
 E   G#m         A      B        E         G#m
I'm giving you a long look ...
      A         B                C#m
ev'ryday, ev'ryday I ...

G#m

A

B
 E

G#m

A
 B


     E         G#m       A         B
Ev'ryday, ev'ryday, ev'ryday, .....

(repeat unitl fade)

  Chords      E A D G B e
    C#m       - - 2 1 2 0
        e |¨ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        B ||ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        G ||Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        D ||ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        A ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        E ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|

    G#m       4 6 6 4 4 4
        e ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|
        B ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|
        G ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|
        D ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|
        A ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|
        E ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|

    Amaj7     - 0 2 1 2 0
        e |¨ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        B ||ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        G ||Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        D ||ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        A |¨ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        E ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|

    B         - 2 4 4 4 2
        e ||ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        B ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|
        G ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|
        D ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|
        A ||ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        E ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|

    E         0 2 2 1 0 0
        e |¨ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        B |¨ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        G ||Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        D ||ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        A ||ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        E |¨ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|

    F#m       2 4 4 2 2 2
        e ||ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        B ||ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        G ||ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        D ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|
        A ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|
        E ||ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|

    C#        - - 3 1 2 1
        e ||Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        B ||ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        G ||Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        D ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        A ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        E ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|

    A         - 0 2 2 2 0
        e |¨ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        B ||ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        G ||ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        D ||ÐÐÐ|Ð¨Ð|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        A |¨ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|
        E ||ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|ÐÐÐ|

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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