{"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":641266,"song":"When I Write The Book","artist":"Nick Lowe","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11576252-when-i-write-the-book-chords-by-nick-lowe/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/641266?type=chord","rating":4.62682,"votes":27,"content":"[Intro] \r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  \r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell I can remember like it was only yesterday[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLove was young and foolish like a little child at play[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut oh how lovers change -- I never dreamed how easily[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nfor now I'm just a shadow of the boy I used to be[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\n Oh Yeah  Yeah[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nWhen I write the book about my love[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#m[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt will be about a man who’s torn in half[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAbout his hopes and ambitions wasted through the years[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#7[/ch]                          [ch]F#m[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe pain will be written on every page in tears[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I write… (when I write the book)[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\n…Yeah, the book about my love[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\n(When I write the book about my love)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI was a fool to myself when I kept on runnin' round[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I fared little better when I tried settlin' down[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMaybe some magic moments[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI've never known one, not for long[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]    \r\nFor all too soon the magic is in a moment gone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWho-oah[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nWhen I write the book about my love[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F#m[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt'll be a heartbreaking story about love and luck[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen I get down on the pages all I felt[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C#7[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt will make the hardest-hearted of critics hearts melt[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I write… (when I write the book)[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\n…the book about my love[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\n(When I write the book about my love)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Break] \r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen I was young love was fun and I was so happy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI looked so good, and I dressed so snappy[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTwo-tone shoes on my feet, big old smile on my face[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAs I moved and grooved all over the place[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNow I'm down in the heels, my complexion is bad[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\ncause my love life is sadder than sad[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nWhen I write the book about my love[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F#m[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt'll be a pop publication, tougher than tough[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen I get down on the pages all that I missed[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C#7[/ch]                      [ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt's going straight to the top of the best-sellers list[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I write… (when I write the book)[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\n…Yes, the book about my love[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\n(When I write the book about my love)[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I write… (when I write the book)[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\n…Yes, the book about my love[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n(When I write the book about my love)[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro] \n\nA  \n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break] \n\nE  F  F#m  G  E\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["A","D","E","C#7","F#m","F","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"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]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}