{"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":922304,"song":"I Write The Songs","artist":"Barry Manilow","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/922304-i-write-the-songs-chords-by-barry-manilow/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/922304?type=chord","rating":4.47558,"votes":108,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]Bbm/F[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Bb/F[/ch] [ch]Gb[/ch] [ch]Ab/C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]              [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nI've been a-live forever[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                  [ch]Gm/C[/ch]      [ch]F7[/ch]\r\nAnd I wrote the very first song[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Asus[/ch]       [ch]A7[/ch]                  [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]Dm/C[/ch]\r\nI put the words and the melodies together I am[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7sus[/ch]       [ch]G7[/ch]            [ch]Gm/C[/ch]    [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nMusic and I write the songs[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                             [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI write the songs that make the whole world sing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                        [ch]Bb/F[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F/E[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI write the songs of love and special things[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI write the songs that make the young girls cry[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]           [ch]Gm/C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI write the songs, I write the songs[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nMy home lies deep within you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]                 [ch]Gm/C[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd I've got my own place in your soul[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]                           [ch]Dm[/ch]                      [ch]Dm/C[/ch]\r\nNow when I look out through your ey---es I’m[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G7[/ch]                                        [ch]Gm7[/ch]   [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nYoung again, even tho' I'm very old[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]E7sus[/ch]                 [ch]E7[/ch]                          [ch]Em7[/ch]       [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nOh, my music makes you dance and gives you spirit to take a chance[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]A/G#[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]A/E[/ch]\r\nAnd I wrote some rock 'n roll so you can move[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]\r\nMusic fills your heart, well that's a real find place to start[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Gm/C[/ch]\r\nIt's from me, it's for you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm/C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Gm/C[/ch]\r\nIt's from you, it's for me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm/C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Gm/C[/ch]  [ch]Bb/C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]        key of [ch]F[/ch] optional I left it in [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt's a world wide symphony[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                             [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI write the songs that make the whole world sing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Gm/C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Bb/F[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F/E[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI write the songs of love and special things[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI write the songs that make the young girls cry[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]           [ch]Gm/C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI write the songs, I write the so------ngs I am[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nmusic and I write the song[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro notes and chords\r\nF Bbm/F do rhythm all are pairs do melody\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]A/F[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]C/F[/ch] [ch]Db[/ch] [ch]Bb/F[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Db/F[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]C/F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bb/F[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]C/F[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]C/F[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]C/F[/ch]\r\nThen [ch]Gb[/ch] chord [ch]Ab/C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nF Bbm/F  F Bb/F Gb Ab/C F\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIntro notes and chords\nF Bbm/F do rhythm all are pairs do melody\nC A/F Eb C/F Db Bb/F   Bb Db/F A C/F G Bb/F A C/F A C/F Eb C/F\nThen Gb chord Ab/C F","chords":["F","Bbm/F","Bb/F","Gb","Ab/C","Eb","D7","Gm","Gm/C","F7","Asus","A7","Dm","Dm/C","G7sus","G7","C7","C","F/E","G","Gm7","E7sus","E7","Em7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"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]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]},"Gm7":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,1,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,3,3,3,3]}}}