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Capo 3
 DPlayground,  Ghearts pound
  CUnsteady Don the floor
 DLennon and McGCartney
  CHave a lot to aDnswer for
  1  2
|   D/ |
 CYou know what Your naDme is
 GIt’s written in the Cbook
 DThese days I scGarcely dare to Clook..G..
 DSixteen summers Ggone forever
AmI’ve got flowers Din my hair
 DIf I drew a line of wGhat I know
It would sAmtretch from here to Dway back then
 CYou know what Your nDame is
 GIt’s written in the Cbook
 DThese days I Gscarcely dare to Clook..G.
 DMeanwhile Gsome years later
AmSomebody has cDhanged the game
 DThe rules are very Gsimple
It’s just AmMe and Me and Me..D. again
 CYou know what Your Dname is
 GIt’s written in the Cbook
 DThese days I Gscarcely dare to Clook..G.
|   D   G|    C   D|
|   D   G|   Am   D| 
  1  2
|   D   D|
 CYou know what Your Dname is
 GIt’s written in the Cbook
 DThese days I Gscarcely dare to Clook..G.
 DPlayground,  Ghearts pound
  CUnsteady Don the floor
 DLennon and McGCartney
               C            D|  D   D|
  Have a lot to answer for
               C            D|  D   D|
  have a lot to answer for 
  Chave a lot    Cmto answer Gfor 
  CYou.. Dknow,     GYou.. Cknow
  DYou.. Gknow      CYou.ooh.ooh kGnow
 (To Fade)

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Written In The Book

by John Tams

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3

D G

Playground, hearts pound

C D

Unsteady on the floor

D G

Lennon and McCartney

C D

Have a lot to answer for

1 2

| / |

C D

You know what Your name is

G C

It’s written in the book

D G C G

These days I scarcely dare to look....

D G

Sixteen summers gone forever

Am D

I’ve got flowers in my hair

D G

If I drew a line of what I know

Am D

It would stretch from here to way back then

C D

You know what Your name is

G C

It’s written in the book

D G C G

These days I scarcely dare to look...

D G

Meanwhile some years later

Am D

Somebody has changed the game

D G

The rules are very simple

Am D

It’s just Me and Me and Me... again

C D

You know what Your name is

G C

It’s written in the book

D G C G

These days I scarcely dare to look...

D G C D

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D G Am D

| | |

1 2

D D

| |

C D

You know what Your name is

G C

It’s written in the book

D G C G

These days I scarcely dare to look...

D G

Playground, hearts pound

C D

Unsteady on the floor

D G

Lennon and McCartney

C D D D

| |

Have a lot to answer for

C D D D

| |

have a lot to answer for

C Cm G

have a lot to answer for

C D G C

You.. know, You.. know

D G C G

You.. know You.ooh.ooh know

(To Fade)

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