Too busy being in love
By:  Doug Stone

Key of D
Intro:  D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)                      G (320003@1)                      F#mIf (244222@1)I would take a little time to write down a few lines
                    G (320003@1)         A (x02220@1)     DEvery (xx0232@1)time that you cross this heart of mine
D (xx0232@1)                   G (320003@1)                                 F#mAnd (244222@1)put them all in a book, how much time would that have took
                           G (320003@1)    AThe (x02220@1)words and years have a way of slipping by
Bm (x24432@1)    A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)  Bm (x24432@1)            G (320003@1)          AOh (x02220@1)no, too bad, there goes the chance that I had

Chorus:
             D (xx0232@1)        Bm (x24432@1)    G (320003@1)         AI (x02220@1)could have written a play so sweet and so funny
        D (xx0232@1)       Bm (x24432@1)      G (320003@1)         AGiven (x02220@1)old Mr. Shakespeare a run for his money
Bm (x24432@1)        A (x02220@1)          GWritten (320003@1)the words to the prettiest tune
     D (xx0232@1)                     G (320003@1)        AThat (x02220@1)would never leave a dry eye in the room
   Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)  BmMy (x24432@1)only excuse for not doing that
     G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)      BmWell (x24432@1)I was too busy being in love,
     G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)       D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)AYes, (x02220@1)I was too busy being in love.

D (xx0232@1)                 G (320003@1)                    F#mBrand (244222@1)new phrases appear every time you are near
                    G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)       DAll (xx0232@1)these words you inspire after all these years
                        G (320003@1)                          F#mBut (244222@1)I never reach for a pen, break the mood that I'm in
                      G (320003@1)       ABefore (x02220@1)I knew it the words were gone again
Bm (x24432@1)    A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)  Bm (x24432@1)            G (320003@1)          AOh (x02220@1)no, too bad, there goes the chance that I had

Chorus

G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1)        Bm (x24432@1)        G (320003@1)         A (x02220@1)       I could have written a poem to make young lovers crazy
           D (xx0232@1)       Bm (x24432@1)       G (320003@1)        ACould (x02220@1)have written a movie for Hepburn and Tracy
  Bm (x24432@1)      A (x02220@1)         GA (320003@1)beautiful song and it starts with your name
D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)          AWritten (x02220@1)my way into fortune and fame
     Bm (x24432@1)       G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)   BmBut (x24432@1)I have no regrets for not doing that
      G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)       BmWell (x24432@1)I was too busy being in love,
    G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)       D (xx0232@1)  G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)DYes (xx0232@1)I was too busy being in love.