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I Hold The Pen
Joey+Rory
Inspired
Intro
CVerFse C1G  C  
I hold the pen that Fwrites the words, but He Gtells me what to sCay
I touch the strings that Fmake the chords, but he Gshows me what to Cplay
I pour my heart in - Fto my art and Gpray that it shines Cthrough
And if it does, it’s Fjust be - cause His Ghand is on it, tCoo
Chorus
I hold the pen,      C/EHe writes the Fsong
Every now and Gsusthen,    Gthe world sings a - ClongG  
I may get the Ccredit,      C/Ebut they’ve got it FwrongD/F#  
I hold the Cpen,    GHe writes the FsongC  
Verse 2
All those roads I took that Flead to love, or Gbroke my heart in tCwo
He knew, later on, would in - Fspire the songs, GI would write for Cyou
All those times I’ve known, when I     Ffelt alone
And Gthought how could things get Cworse?
He knew someday they’d Ffind their way in - Gto this very Cverse
Chorus
I hold the pen,      C/EHe writes the Fsong
Every now and Gsusthen,    Gthe world sings a - ClongG  
I may get the Ccredit,      C/Ebut they’ve got it FwrongD/F#  
I hold the Cpen,    GHe writes the Amso – Dng
I hold the Cpen,    GHe writes the FsongC  

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I Hold The Pen

by Joey + Rory

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C/E

Gsus

D/F#

I Hold The Pen

Joey+Rory

Inspired

Intro

C F C G C

Verse 1

F G C

I hold the pen that writes the words, but He tells me what to say

F G C

I touch the strings that make the chords, but he shows me what to play

F G C

I pour my heart in - to my art and pray that it shines through

F G C

And if it does, it’s just be - cause His hand is on it, too

Chorus

C/E F

I hold the pen, He writes the song

Gsus G C G

Every now and then, the world sings a - long

C C/E F D/F#

I may get the credit, but they’ve got it wrong

C G F C

I hold the pen, He writes the song

Verse 2

F G C

All those roads I took that lead to love, or broke my heart in two

F G C

He knew, later on, would in - spire the songs, I would write for you

All those times I’ve known, when I felt alone

G C

And thought how could things get worse?

F G C

He knew someday they’d find their way in - to this very verse

Chorus

C/E F

I hold the pen, He writes the song

Gsus G C G

Every now and then, the world sings a - long

C C/E F D/F#

I may get the credit, but they’ve got it wrong

C G Am D

I hold the pen, He writes the so – ng

C G F C

I hold the pen, He writes the song

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