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[Intro]
 Bm   Bm   D   A(x4)
[Verse 1]
BmI don't show up Dearly
AI don'Bmt leave things up to DfateA  
BmNever been that Dgood Aat Bmadmitting my DmistaAkes
EmI could win a battle without a second look
GBut when it comes to you breaking my Aheart
I could write Bmthe bookD  A  
Bm Bm D A
I don't Bmget things off the DgrapevAine
BmSmall talk ain't for DmeA  
I don't Bmworry 'bout the wDeatherA  
Cause BmI can take the hDeatA  
At Emtimes my disposition can be misunderstood
GBut when it comes to you breaking my Aheart
I could write Bmthe bookD  A  
Bm Bm D A
[Chorus]
OooGo I Dknow Bmhow the story Agoes down
GI've Dtold it Bmabout a hundrAed times now
You're my Gdarkest desperDation
BmWorst kind of Acreation
Even Gthough I know the Dstory don't end Agood
I could write Bmthe book
 Bm   Bm   D   A(x2)
[Verse 2]
BmStarted with the DJudas Akiss
That Bmpushed me to the DbrinkA  
BmGuess we've always Dbeen the Astars of oBmur little tDragedyA  
EmAddicted to commotion, wouldn't change it if I could
GWhen it comes to you breaking my Aheart
I could write Bmthe book
[Chorus]
OooGo I Dknow Bmhow the story Agoes down
GI've Dtold it Bmabout a hundrAed times now
You're my Gdarkest desperDation
BmWorst kind of Acreation
Even Gthough I know the Dstory don't end Agood
I could write Emthe book
[Bridge]
But I won't Dgive it all AawayEm  
EveryDbody knows a Agood heartbreaBmk
 Bm   Bm   D   A(x2)
[Chorus]
OooGo I Dknow Bmhow the story Agoes down
GI've Dtold it Bmabout a hundrAed times now
You're my Gdarkest desperDation
BmWorst kind of Acreation
Even Gthough I know the Dstory don't end Agood
I could write Bmthe book
Bm Bm D A
[Outro]
BmOh I Oh DIA  Bm  
DI could Awrite the Bmbook

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The Book

by Nashville Cast

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[Intro]

Bm Bm D A

(x4)

[Verse 1]

Bm D

I don't show up early

A Bm D A

I don't leave things up to fate

Bm D A Bm D A

Never been that good at admitting my mistakes

I could win a battle without a second look

G A

But when it comes to you breaking my heart

Bm D A

I could write the book

Bm Bm D A

Bm D A

I don't get things off the grapevine

Bm D A

Small talk ain't for me

Bm D A

I don't worry 'bout the weather

Bm D A

Cause I can take the heat

At times my disposition can be misunderstood

G A

But when it comes to you breaking my heart

Bm D A

I could write the book

Bm Bm D A

[Chorus]

G D Bm A

Oooo I know how the story goes down

G D Bm A

I've told it about a hundred times now

G D

You're my darkest desperation

Bm A

Worst kind of creation

G D A

Even though I know the story don't end good

I could write the book

Bm Bm D A

(x2)

[Verse 2]

Bm D A

Started with the Judas kiss

Bm D A

That pushed me to the brink

Bm D A Bm D A

Guess we've always been the stars of our little tragedy

Addicted to commotion, wouldn't change it if I could

G A

When it comes to you breaking my heart

I could write the book

[Chorus]

G D Bm A

Oooo I know how the story goes down

G D Bm A

I've told it about a hundred times now

G D

You're my darkest desperation

Bm A

Worst kind of creation

G D A

Even though I know the story don't end good

I could write the book

[Bridge]

D A Em

But I won't give it all away

D A Bm

Everybody knows a good heartbreak

Bm Bm D A

(x2)

[Chorus]

G D Bm A

Oooo I know how the story goes down

G D Bm A

I've told it about a hundred times now

G D

You're my darkest desperation

Bm A

Worst kind of creation

G D A

Even though I know the story don't end good

I could write the book

Bm Bm D A

[Outro]

Bm D A Bm

Oh I Oh I

D A Bm

I could write the book

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