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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":115409,"song":"The Book Of My Life","artist":"Sting","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/115409-the-book-of-my-life-chords-by-sting/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/115409?type=chord","rating":4.23808,"votes":5,"content":"Great stuff here by a true master, Sting is truly the best.\r\nStandard tuning (sorry about the mystery notes as I am not sure what they are called.)\r\n\r\n Music and lyrics by Sting.  \r\n The Book of my life.\r\n\r\nLet me [F#m]watch by the fire and remember my days\r\n\r\n\r\nAnd it [E]may be a trick of the firelight \r\n\r\n\r\nBut the [B?/D#]flickering pages that trouble my sight\r\n\r\n\r\nIs a [D]book I'm afraid to write\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt's the[F#m] book of my days, it's the book of my life\r\n\r\n\r\nAnd it's [E]cut like a fruit on the blade of a knife\r\n\r\n\r\nAnd it's[B?/D#] all there to see as the section reveals\r\n\r\n\r\nThere's[D] some sorrow in every life\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIf it re[A]ads like a puzzle, a wa[Bm]ndering maze\r\n\r\n\r\nThen I [F#m]won't understand 'til the [D dim7]end of my days\r\n\r\n\r\nI'm still [D]forced to remember, \r\n\r\n\r\nRem[Bm]ember the words of my life [F?]\r\n \r\n(sorry that's it for now more to come)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThere are promises broken and promises kept\r\nAngry words that were spoken, when I should have wept\r\nThere's a chapter of secrets, and words to confess\r\nIf I lose everything that I possess\r\nthere's a chapter on loss and a ghost who won't die\r\nThere's a chapter on love where the ink's never dry\r\nThere are sentences served in a prison I built out of lies.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThough the pages are numbered \r\nI can't see where they lead\r\nFor the end is a mystery no-one can read\r\nIn the book of my life\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThere's a chapter on fathers a chapter on sons\r\nThere are pages of conflicts that nobody won\r\nAnd the battles you lost and your bitter defeat,\r\nThere's a page where we fail to meet\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThere are tales of good fortune that couldn't be planned\r\nThere's a chapter on god that I don't understand\r\nThere's a promise of Heaven and Hell but I'm damned if I see\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThough the pages are numbered \r\nI can't see where they lead\r\nFor the end is a mystery no-one can read\r\nIn the book of my life\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNow the daylight's returning\r\nAnd if one sentence is true\r\nAll these pages are burning \r\nAnd all that's left is you\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThough the pages are numbered \r\nI can't see where they lead\r\nFor the end is a mystery no-one can read\r\nIn the book of my life\r\n \r\nDefinitions\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch]     244222\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]       012200\r\nB?/D#   001202[/tab]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]       XX0232\r\n[ch]A[/ch]       002220\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]      224432\r\nDdim7 xx1212[/tab]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]?      2xxxxx (let ring)","plain_text":"Great stuff here by a true master, Sting is truly the best.\nStandard tuning (sorry about the mystery notes as I am not sure what they are called.)\n\n Music and lyrics by Sting.  \n The Book of my life.\n\nLet me [F#m]watch by the fire and remember my days\n\n\nAnd it [E]may be a trick of the firelight \n\n\nBut the [B?/D#]flickering pages that trouble my sight\n\n\nIs a [D]book I'm afraid to write\n\n\n\nIt's the[F#m] book of my days, it's the book of my life\n\n\nAnd it's [E]cut like a fruit on the blade of a knife\n\n\nAnd it's[B?/D#] all there to see as the section reveals\n\n\nThere's[D] some sorrow in every life\n\n\n\nIf it re[A]ads like a puzzle, a wa[Bm]ndering maze\n\n\nThen I [F#m]won't understand 'til the [D dim7]end of my days\n\n\nI'm still [D]forced to remember, \n\n\nRem[Bm]ember the words of my life [F?]\n \n(sorry that's it for now more to come)\n\n\n\nThere are promises broken and promises kept\nAngry words that were spoken, when I should have wept\nThere's a chapter of secrets, and words to confess\nIf I lose everything that I possess\nthere's a chapter on loss and a ghost who won't die\nThere's a chapter on love where the ink's never dry\nThere are sentences served in a prison I built out of lies.\n\n\n\nThough the pages are numbered \nI can't see where they lead\nFor the end is a mystery no-one can read\nIn the book of my life\n\n\n\nThere's a chapter on fathers a chapter on sons\nThere are pages of conflicts that nobody won\nAnd the battles you lost and your bitter defeat,\nThere's a page where we fail to meet\n\n\n\nThere are tales of good fortune that couldn't be planned\nThere's a chapter on god that I don't understand\nThere's a promise of Heaven and Hell but I'm damned if I see\n\n\n\nThough the pages are numbered \nI can't see where they lead\nFor the end is a mystery no-one can read\nIn the book of my life\n\n\n\nNow the daylight's returning\nAnd if one sentence is true\nAll these pages are burning \nAnd all that's left is you\n\n\n\nThough the pages are numbered \nI can't see where they lead\nFor the end is a mystery no-one can read\nIn the book of my life\n \nDefinitions\nF#m     244222\n\nD       XX0232\nA       002220\n\nF?      2xxxxx (let ring)","chords":["F#m","E","B","D","A","Bm","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}