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Melanie Safka - You Call Yourself A Writer
NOTE: D is mostly played as a strummed combo of D, Dsus2 and Dsus4
      G is mostly played as a strummed combo of G and Gsus2
      A is mostly played as a strummed combo of A and Asus4
      Novices can omit the Sus's for easier playing.
INTRO:   D    G     A(2x)
You Dtold me yourself you were a Gwriter
You followed every line and theme right Athrough
I never Dsuspected I was a one-Gnighter
But there Awas this line, I'm gonna keep it for you
CHORUS:
'Cause you let it Dgo
You let that line go, you let it Ggo
And you call yourself a Awriter
You let it Dgo
You let that line go, you let it Ggo
I'm gonna keep it for Ayou
DOh, some people think you're quite aGmazing
They heard you do your songs on radiAo
But somewhere Din that sweet there's bitter Gtasting
'Cause down Adeep inside, you know that somebody knows
CHORUS:
You let it Dgo
You let that line go, you let it Ggo
And you call yourself a Awriter
You let it Dgo
You let that line go, you let it Ggo
I'm gonna keep it for Ayou
I'm gonna Dplay it out loud
I'm gonna do it one more time
I'm gonna Gdo it my show
I want the Aworld to know
Oh, it Djust takes one night to make a reputation
Oh, it Gjust takes one lie to Abreak a heart
And it Djust takes one line to make a song sing
But you let me Ggo
I want the Dworld to know, you let it go
INSTRUMENTAL:    G   A     D     G  A  
So, Dlet me pose this question while you're Gposing
Let me wonder why, that's what I Ado
I saw you Dopen your eyes while mine were Gclosing
Did you Atake it all down from your point of view
CHORUS:
Or did you let it Dgo
You let that line go, you let it Ggo
And you call yourself a Awriter
You let it Dgo
You let that line go, you let it Ggo
I'm gonna keep it for Ayou
I'm gonna Dplay it out loud
I'm gonna do it one more time
I'm gonna Gdo it my showA  
I want the world to know
That it Djust takes one night to make a reputation
It Gjust takes one lie to Abreak a heart
And it Djust takes one line to make a song sing
You let me Ggo
And I want the Dworld to know, you let it go

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You Call Yourself A Writer

by Melanie

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Melanie Safka - You Call Yourself A Writer

NOTE: D is mostly played as a strummed combo of D, Dsus2 and Dsus4

G is mostly played as a strummed combo of G and Gsus2

A is mostly played as a strummed combo of A and Asus4

Novices can omit the Sus's for easier playing.

D G A

INTRO: (2x)

D G

You told me yourself you were a writer

You followed every line and theme right through

D G

I never suspected I was a one-nighter

But there was this line, I'm gonna keep it for you

CHORUS:

'Cause you let it go

You let that line go, you let it go

And you call yourself a writer

You let it go

You let that line go, you let it go

I'm gonna keep it for you

D G

Oh, some people think you're quite amazing

They heard you do your songs on radio

D G

But somewhere in that sweet there's bitter tasting

'Cause down deep inside, you know that somebody knows

CHORUS:

You let it go

You let that line go, you let it go

And you call yourself a writer

You let it go

You let that line go, you let it go

I'm gonna keep it for you

I'm gonna play it out loud

I'm gonna do it one more time

I'm gonna do it my show

I want the world to know

Oh, it just takes one night to make a reputation

G A

Oh, it just takes one lie to break a heart

And it just takes one line to make a song sing

But you let me go

I want the world to know, you let it go

G A D G A

INSTRUMENTAL:

D G

So, let me pose this question while you're posing

Let me wonder why, that's what I do

D G

I saw you open your eyes while mine were closing

Did you take it all down from your point of view

CHORUS:

Or did you let it go

You let that line go, you let it go

And you call yourself a writer

You let it go

You let that line go, you let it go

I'm gonna keep it for you

I'm gonna play it out loud

I'm gonna do it one more time

G A

I'm gonna do it my show

I want the world to know

That it just takes one night to make a reputation

G A

It just takes one lie to break a heart

And it just takes one line to make a song sing

You let me go

And I want the world to know, you let it go

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