With Pen In Hand Chords by Bobby Goldsboro

With Pen In Hand chords by Bobby Goldsboro

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With Pen In Hand by Bobby Goldsboro: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

`With Pen in Hand` is a song written by Bobby Goldsboro, which was a hit for several artists in the late 1960s and the 1970s. The songs lyrics address the subjects of divorce and losing custody of ones child, and are sung from the perspective of the parent who expects to be losing custody of their child, as they make a final plea to their spouse to reconcile before the divorce is finalized.

Tuning: Standard tuning
Difficulty: Beginner

With Pen In Hand
Bobby Goldsboro

Intro  A  Amaj7  F#m  A/E  D/E  (walk down to)  A  E

     A      Amaj7    Em          A7
With pen in hand you signed your name
Dmaj7    C#m          Bm7     E7
Today at five I`ll be on that train
    A         E/G#     F#m7     C#m7  D/E
And you`ll be free and I   will be   alone
    A/E   E7
So alone

       A              Amaj7    Em           A7
If you think we can`t find the love we once knew
       D             F#m       Bm7         D
If you think I can`t make everything up to you
     A       E        F#m       C#m     E7   A/E
Then I`ll be gone and you`ll be on your own
          E7          (Walk up)
You`ll be on your own

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        A         Amaj7   Em7    A7
Can you take good care of Johnny
        D           A           Bm7  E
Can you take him to school everyday
        A                Amaj7
Can you teach him how to catch a fish
    F#m            E6      D                Bm7 E7
And keep all those bullies away hear what I say

        A         Amaj7  Em7       A
Can you teach him how to whistle a tune
        Dmaj7    F#m       Bm7        A
Can you tell him about the man in the moon
           Amaj7    E           F#m   C#m7     D/E
If you can do these things then maybe he won`t miss me
      E                (walk up)
Maybe he won`t miss me
    A              E           Em7        A
And tonight as you lay in that big lonely bed
        D           F#m          Bm        A
Can you look at the pillow where I laid my head
                   E             F#m       C#m
With your heart on fire will you have no desire
   D/E            E       (Walk down)
To kiss me and to hold me

       A       E          Em7           A   (walk up)
And if you can forget the good times we had
       D              F#m              Bm7          A/E
If you think that the good times won`t outweigh the bad
E    A         E        F#m7    E6    D/E
Then sign your name and I`ll be on my way
        A/E        E7  (walk Down)  A
I`ll be on my way             ummm  umm
C#m7   Em7    A7    (walk up)  D    F#m   Bm7  E  A (fades quickly)
ummm   mmmmm  ummm    ummm     mmm  mmm   ummm  mmm

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