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1/28

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 28Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|--E0----0----0----------------|--0--C--0----0----0--|
B|--0----0----0-------------0--|--1----1----1----1--|
G|--1----1----1-------1--2-----|--0----0----0----0--|   x2
D|--2----2----2--2--4----------|--2----2----2----2--|
A|--2----2----2----------------|--3----3----3----3--|
E|--0----0----0----------------|--------------------|
[Verse 1]
EI've got a driver
DYou've got a car
C#mMaybe we could go out for a Dride
EDance by the schoolyard
DTake a look around
C#mStop and get a bite with the old Dcrowd
[Chorus]
FI can reGmember all the Emgood timesA  
FPut 'em in a Gbook of memoAries
FHopin' that our Gbook will never CendC/B  
BbHopin' that our book will Cnever end
Bb    C
[Interlude]
e|--E0----0----0----------------|--0--C--0----0----0--|
B|--0----0----0-------------0--|--1----1----1----1--|
G|--1----1----1-------1--2-----|--0----0----0----0--|   x2
D|--2----2----2--2--4----------|--2----2----2----2--|
A|--2----2----2----------------|--3----3----3----3--|
E|--0----0----0----------------|--------------------|
[Verse 2]
EYou picked a flower
DSome time ago
C#mPut it on my desk at school that Dday
EThought I would write you
DA small love poem
C#mThough I got it from a book I'd Dseen
[Chorus]
FI can reGmember all the Emgood timesA  
FPut 'em in a Gbook of memoAries
FHopin' that our Gbook will never CendC/B  
BbHopin' that our book will Cnever end
[Outro]
Bb C D E F A A# A# B C

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Bookends

by Joe Walsh

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

C/B

[Intro]

E C

e|--0----0----0----------------|--0----0----0----0--|

B|--0----0----0-------------0--|--1----1----1----1--|

G|--1----1----1-------1--2-----|--0----0----0----0--| x2

D|--2----2----2--2--4----------|--2----2----2----2--|

A|--2----2----2----------------|--3----3----3----3--|

E|--0----0----0----------------|--------------------|

[Verse 1]

I've got a driver

You've got a car

C#m D

Maybe we could go out for a ride

Dance by the schoolyard

Take a look around

C#m D

Stop and get a bite with the old crowd

[Chorus]

F G Em A

I can remember all the good times

F G A

Put 'em in a book of memories

F G C C/B

Hopin' that our book will never end

Bb C

Hopin' that our book will never end

Bb C

[Interlude]

E C

e|--0----0----0----------------|--0----0----0----0--|

B|--0----0----0-------------0--|--1----1----1----1--|

G|--1----1----1-------1--2-----|--0----0----0----0--| x2

D|--2----2----2--2--4----------|--2----2----2----2--|

A|--2----2----2----------------|--3----3----3----3--|

E|--0----0----0----------------|--------------------|

[Verse 2]

You picked a flower

Some time ago

C#m D

Put it on my desk at school that day

Thought I would write you

A small love poem

C#m D

Though I got it from a book I'd seen

[Chorus]

F G Em A

I can remember all the good times

F G A

Put 'em in a book of memories

F G C C/B

Hopin' that our book will never end

Bb C

Hopin' that our book will never end

[Outro]

Bb C D E F A A# A# B C

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