{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1506405,"song":"If I Wrote You","artist":"Dar Williams","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11277661-if-i-wrote-you-chords-by-dar-williams/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1506405?type=chord","rating":4.98004,"votes":23,"content":"Capo 2 to match album recording\r\n\r\n[Chords]\r\n         EADGBe\r\nEm:      022000\r\nC:       x32010\r\nG:       320003\r\nAm:      x02210\r\nBm:      x24432\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI never thought you were the letter writing type[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo now I see the words you choose the way you write[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo I started to write back about the trees in the snow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I saw a bird, couldn't say what it was but I thought you'd know[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou always surprised me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd if I wrote you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf I wrote you[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou would know me[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd you would not write me again[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd when the spring came and flooded all the streams[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's like how you got the night you told me all your dreams[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd when the barn roof sagged after an icy bout[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's like how you shrugged when you knew the truth was the only way out[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut not the only way, oh no[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd if I wrote you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf I wrote you[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou would know me[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd you would not write me again[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe drew our arms around the bastard sons[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe never would drink to the chosen ones[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell you know the way I went was not the way I planned[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I thought the world needed love and a steady hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo I'm steady now[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm so happy;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI had to tell you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I love you[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd you will not write me again[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou will not write me again[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou will not write me again[/tab]","plain_text":"Capo 2 to match album recording\n\n[Chords]\n         EADGBe\nEm:      022000\nC:       x32010\nG:       320003\nAm:      x02210\nBm:      x24432\n\n[Intro]\nEm  C  G  Em  C  G\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Em","C","G","Am","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}