When I Write the Book

Intro: A  D  E
 
Verse
 A (x02220@1)    D (xx0232@1)          E (022100@1)        A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1)                  
Now I can still remember like it was only yesterday
E (022100@1)                A (x02220@1)    D (xx0232@1)        E (022100@1)          A (x02220@1)  D (xx0232@1)
Love was young and foolish like a little child at play
    E (022100@1)           A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1)         E (022100@1)      A (x02220@1)    D (xx0232@1)But oh how lovers change -- I never dreamed how easily
      E (022100@1)           A (x02220@1)   E (022100@1)     E (022100@1)           A (x02220@1) 
cause now Im just a shadow of the boy I used to be
 D (xx0232@1)     EYeah (022100@1) Yeah

Chorus
 
    A (x02220@1)                   C#7And (x4342x@1)when I write the book about my love
       F#m (244222@1)                D (xx0232@1)It will be about a man whos torn in half
          A (x02220@1)                 C#7About (x4342x@1)his hopes and ambitions wasted through the years
    F#m (244222@1)                         D (xx0232@1)The pain will be written on every page in tears
       A (x02220@1)                     DWhen (xx0232@1)I write, when I write the book
                 A (x02220@1)when I write the book about 
                 D (xx0232@1)           EWhen (022100@1)I write the book about my love

Verse

I was a fool to myself when I kept on runnin around
And I fared little better when I tried settlin down
Maybe some magic moment
Ive never known one, not for long
For all too soon the magic is in a moment gone

Chorus

And when I write the book about my love
Itll be a heartbreaking story about love and luck
When I get down on the pages all I felt
It will make the hardest-hearted of critics hearts melt
When I write the book about my love

Break: E (022100@1)F (133211@1)F#m (244222@1)G (320003@1)G (320003@1)E (022100@1)Verse

When I was young love was fun and I was so happy
I looked so good, and I dressed so snappy
Two-tone shoes on my feet, big old smile on my face
As I moved and grooved all over the place
Now Im down in the heels, my complexion is bad
cause my love life is sadder than sad

Chorus

And when I write the book about my love
Itll be a pop publication, tougher than tough
When I get down on the pages all I missed
It will shoot to the top of the best-sellers list
When I write the book about my love