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Im Reading A Book

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I'm not a 100% sure how he is picking/strumming it but basicly he is just 
picking the bass note and the the others ;) 
Intro
        |---|*      |---|*
        |---|       |---|
 C-  G- |---| -  Am-|---| -        F2x
        |---|       |---|
        |-4-|       |-3-|
 *(fill-in-bass-note) 
Verse1
At Chome sitting in my Gfavorite nook
My Amgirl's trying to get me
Eat some Fdinner she cooked
I'm Creading a book, girl
I'm Greading a book
Don't you Amever interrupt me
While I'm Freading a book
On the Cshoulder
I Ggot pulled over
AmPig's trynna get me
Roll my Fwindow lower
CI'm reading a Gbook
I'm reading a Ambook
Don't you ever interFrupt me
While I'm reading a book
Pre-Chorus
FWhy are all these Cpeople interrupting mGe?Am  G  
FWhat I gotta do to Ctry to make them Gsee?Am  G  
Chorus
I'm rCeading a booGk
I'm reading a Ambook
Don't you ever inteFrrupt me
While I'm reading a book
I'm rCeading a booGk
I'm reading a Ambook
Don't you ever interFrupt me
While I'm reading a book
Vers2
I'm Cat the library, where they call me a Gcrook
I Amnever even pay for my Flibrary books
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                                                                      C|
I take them from the shelf                                             |
                                      G(he doesn't sing this           |
And if anyone looks I say                part but i thought            |
                                 Amit would be in the same pattern)    |
I'm reading a book, man                                                |
                                                                      F|
I'm reading a book                                                     |
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At a Cstupid birthday party for some Gstupid kid
Took a Ambook from a present
That was Fsupposed to be his
CNow I'm about to find out what Ghappens to Captain Hook
'Cause I'm Amreading your book, kid
I'm Freading your book
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge
FAnd if you Cever interrupt GmeAm  G  
FYou can bet you're Cgonna sGee    the Amnasty Gme
The Fnasty me, the Cnasty me, the Gnasty me, the Amnasty, Gnasty,
Fnasty me, the Cnasty me, the Gnasty me, let me hear you sAming G  
The Fnasty me, the Cnasty me, the Gnasty me     Am    G'cause
Chorus
End

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Im Reading A Book

by Julian Smith

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I'm not a 100% sure how he is picking/strumming it but basicly he is just

picking the bass note and the the others ;)

Intro

|---|* |---|*

|---| |---|

C G Am F

- - |---| - -|---| - 2x

|---| |---|

|-4-| |-3-|

*(fill-in-bass-note)

Verse1

C G

At home sitting in my favorite nook

My girl's trying to get me

Eat some dinner she cooked

I'm reading a book, girl

I'm reading a book

Don't you ever interrupt me

While I'm reading a book

On the shoulder

I got pulled over

Pig's trynna get me

Roll my window lower

C G

I'm reading a book

Don't you ever interrupt me

While I'm reading a book

Pre-Chorus

F C G Am G

Why are all these people interrupting me?

F C G Am G

What I gotta do to try to make them see?

Chorus

C G

I'm reading a book

Don't you ever interrupt me

While I'm reading a book

C G

I'm reading a book

Don't you ever interrupt me

While I'm reading a book

Vers2

C G

I'm at the library, where they call me a crook

Am F

I never even pay for my library books

-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

I take them from the shelf |

(he doesn't sing this |

And if anyone looks I say part but i thought |

it would be in the same pattern) |

I'm reading a book, man |

I'm reading a book |

-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

C G

At a stupid birthday party for some stupid kid

Took a book from a present

That was supposed to be his

C G

Now I'm about to find out what happens to Captain Hook

'Cause I'm reading your book, kid

I'm reading your book

Pre-Chorus

Chorus

Bridge

F C G Am G

And if you ever interrupt me

F C G Am G

You can bet you're gonna see the nasty me

F C G Am G

The nasty me, the nasty me, the nasty me, the nasty, nasty,

F C G Am G

nasty me, the nasty me, the nasty me, let me hear you sing

F C G Am G

The nasty me, the nasty me, the nasty me 'cause

Chorus

End

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