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Bm#5addC x20010
            CBm#5addC            Am  G  
  I make my living with paper and pencil
  FAnd an Gold guitCarG  
        CBm#5addC              Am  G  
  I use melody and words that rhyme
  FTo tug at other's heaGrts
  FBut mine is still too tCender
            F       G      CC-Em-F
  To put her on a page
  F'cause I'd have to reEmmember
The Dmday she went aGway
I can't WrCite that, I'd have to siGng it
And if I sCung itDm, I'd Emhave to live Fit
And if I lCived it, it would kGill me
Am'cause she ain't Gever coFmin' Emback
And that's Dmtoo sad, GI can't write tChat
Bm#5addC            Am  F  
        CBm#5addC                Am  G  
  I know memories last forever Whenever
  Fyou pGut 'em in a sCongG  
             CBm#5addC                               Am  G  
  But I can't take the chance that this one would be a big one
  FAnd they'd play it on and Gon
F'cause when it comes to hCer love
                F           G       CC-Em-F
I get choked up and break down
  FThese feelings are juEmst to much
to sDmhare with you Gright now
I can't WrCite that, I'd have to siGng it
And if I sCung itDm, I'd Emhave to live Fit
And if I lCived it, it would kGill me
Am'cause she ain't Gever coFmin' Emback
And that's Dmtoo sad, GI can't write tChat
Bm#5addC            Am    G   F  G  
   AmShe ain't eGver comin' Fback   Emand thats tDmoo sad
GI can't writCe that

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I Cant Write That

by Jeff Bates

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Bm#5addC x20010

C Am G

Bm#5addC

I make my living with paper and pencil

F G C G

And an old guitar

C Am G

Bm#5addC

I use melody and words that rhyme

F G

To tug at other's hearts

F C

But mine is still too tender

F G C

C-Em-F

To put her on a page

F Em

'cause I'd have to remember

Dm G

The day she went away

C G

I can't Write that, I'd have to sing it

C Dm Em F

And if I sung it, I'd have to live it

C G

And if I lived it, it would kill me

Am G F Em

'cause she ain't ever comin' back

Dm G C

And that's too sad, I can't write that

Am F

Bm#5addC

C Am G

Bm#5addC

I know memories last forever Whenever

F G C G

you put 'em in a song

C Am G

Bm#5addC

But I can't take the chance that this one would be a big one

F G

And they'd play it on and on

F C

'cause when it comes to her love

F G C

C-Em-F

I get choked up and break down

F Em

These feelings are just to much

Dm G

to share with you right now

C G

I can't Write that, I'd have to sing it

C Dm Em F

And if I sung it, I'd have to live it

C G

And if I lived it, it would kill me

Am G F Em

'cause she ain't ever comin' back

Dm G C

And that's too sad, I can't write that

Am G F G

Bm#5addC

Am G F Em Dm

She ain't ever comin' back and thats too sad

G C

I can't write that

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