The Diary chords by Neil Sedaka

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: Bb majorBb

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
Bb majorBb Gm7Gm7 Cm7Cm7 F7F7

Verse 1:
Bb majorBb         Gm7Gm7
How I'd like to look, into that little book,

Cm7Cm7              F7F7
The one that has the lock and key,

Cm7Cm7     F7F7      Dm7Dm7   G7G7
And know the boy that you care... for,

Cm7Cm7          F7F7
The boy who's in your Diary.

Verse 2:
Bb majorBb          Gm7Gm7
When it's late at night, what is the name you write,

Cm7Cm7             F7F7
Oh what I'd give if I could see,

Cm7Cm7   Eb(dim7)   Dm7Dm7   G7G7
A minorAm I the boy that you care... for,

Cm7Cm7      F7F7   Bb majorBb
The boy who's in your Diary.

Bridge:
Fm7Fm7   Bb7Bb7    Fm7Fm7     Bb7Bb7
Do you recall, and make note of all,

  Eb(maj7)
The little things I say and do?

  Gm7Gm7     C7C7     Gm7Gm7       C7C7
The name you underline, I'm hoping that it's mine!

Eb/FEb/F             FF    F#7F#7
Darling, I'm so in love with you!... Oooh...

Verse 3:
BB             G#m7G#m7
Please don't leave me blue, make all my dreams come true.

C#m7C#m7             F#7F#7
You know how much you mean to me.

C#m7C#m7    E(dim7)   D#m7D#m7  G#7G#7
Say I'm the boy that you care... for.

C#m7C#m7     F#7F#7
The boy who's in your Diary...

End: repeat & fade:
BB G#m7G#m7 C#m7C#m7 F#7F#7