I Write The Book Chords

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) This song is in the key of Db Intro: A C A7 D Am7 D C G [v Am7 D Am I'm over here, and it's cold Dm Am7 I'm writing recipes, baby, for growing on Am7 Growing old, oh, mean and alone Am7 Dm Dm7 Oh, baby, pick up the phone Am7 D This pain in my heart Am7 Has been with me through the ages Am7 D Am And I walk it around like a very old friend E7 It goes everywhere I go D It's been everywhere I've been E Em D There's something shiny in my pocket Em G It's the key to my heart D Why don't you wanna unlock it?

Chorus: D Am7 I write the book on loneliness Am7 I write the poem on pain Am7 I'm the obituary in the newspaper E7 G7 D Am7 Lying out in the pouring rain Verse: Am7 It used to be, babe Am7 Dm Good between us C Am7 I don't know how to explain Am7 We used to be Adonis and Venus Am G Am7 Now we're the water flowing down the drain Am7 Don't wanna be bad Am7 Don't wanna lie Am7 Dont' wanna make you mad Am7 And I don't wanna die, yeah Am7 Knowing we're apart for the rest of our lives E7 Em D Cutting through me like a knife E Em D I've been eating your crops like a big old locust Em D Now I wanna, I'm gonna be a little more in focus Chorus: Am7 I write the book on loneliness Am7 I write the poem on pain Am7 I'm the obituary in the newspaper E7 D Am7 Lying out in the pouring rain Instrumental: Am7 C A7 G C G A7 C A7 C Em E D E D Dsus4 D Chorus: A7 C Am7 I wrote the book on loneliness Am7 I write the poem on pain Am7 I'm the obituary in the newspaper E G D Am7 D Am7 Lying out in the pouring rain Outro: Am7 I melt a little bit Am7 All of them fall a little bit E I melt a little bit D F7 Am All of them fall, all of them fall