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I Want To Write You A Song tab by One Direction (Ver. 2)

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               I WANT TO WRITE YOU A SONG - One Direction
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Tabbed by: indiabradshaw
E-mail: india.bradshaw@yahoo.com
Resubmitted to GTE because they inline video by Hannah
(NO CREDIT TO ME!)

Tuning: EBDGBe

Capo 9th fret (for ladies - I'm not sure where the original lies but you'll find it if
you play around
with the capo)

Intro:

e|--------------------------|
B|-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--------------------------|


Verse 1:

e|-----------------------------4-----4-----4-----4--|
B|-----4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
  I want to write you a song,

e|-----------------------2-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
B|-----4-----4-----5--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
  One as beautiful as you are sweet,

e|-----4-----4-----2-----2--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------5-----4-----2-----2--------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------4-----4-----4-----4--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  With just a hint of pain for the feeling that I get when you are gone,

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----1-----1-----3-----3-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
  I want to write you a song.


Verse 2: (same pattern applies)

I want to lend you my coat
One that's as soft as your cheek
So when the world is cold
You'll have a hidin' place you can go
I want to lend you my coat


Chorus:

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B|-----5-----5-----4-----4-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------2-----2-----2-----2--|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  x2
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Oooh, everything I have I get from you. Oooh, giving back is all I want to do.


Verse 3:

e|-----------------------------4-----4-----4-----4--|
B|-----4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
  I want to build you a boat,

e|-----------------------2-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
B|-----4-----4-----5--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
  One that's as strong as you are free,

e|-----4-----4-----2-----2--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------5-----4-----2-----2--------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------4-----4-----4-----4--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  So any time you think that your heart is gonna sink, you know it won't,

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----1-----1-----3-----3-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
  I want to build you a boat.


Chorus 2:

E|-----------------------------------------------------4-----4-----2-----2--------------------------|
B|-----5-----5-----4-----4-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------2-----2-----2-----2--|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  x2
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Oooh, everything I have I get from you. Oooh, giving back is all I want to do.

Verse 4:


e|-----------------------------4-----4-----4-----4--|
B|-----4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
  I want to write you a song,

e|-----------------------2-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
B|-----4-----4-----5--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
  One to make your heart remember me,

e|-----4-----4-----2-----2--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------5-----4-----2-----2--------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------4-----4-----4-----4--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  So any time I'm gone, you can listen to my voice and sing along,

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----1-----1-----3-----3-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
  I want to write you a song,

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----1-----1-----3-----3-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

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