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[Verse 1]
CAll those Dmtimes we spent toGgetherG7  G  
CAll the love I Dmhad I gave Gto youG7  G  
CSitting on a Dmpark bench in Gthe autumnG7  G  
CHolding Dmhands under a Gcloudless skyG7  G  
CHappiness is Dmknowing you care Gfor someoneG7  G  
CAnd never Dmhaving to give Ga reason why G7  G  
CFor love is Dmnever having to say GanythingG7  G  
CMy love is Dmyours to keep till Gthe day you dieG7  G  
[Chorus]
CIf I could write Fpoetry GI would
I would Amwrite a thousand Emwords
To tell the Fworld that I love Gyou
CIf I could write Fpoetry GI would
I would Amwrite a thousand Emwords
To tell the Fworld that I love Gyou
[Verse 2]
CDreaming we Dmwould always be toGgetherG7  G  
CChasing rainDmbows in a happy GskyG7  G  
CThinking we Dmwould always be toGgetherG7  G  
CBut now I Dmfind there's no tears Gleft to cryG7  G  
CIf I could catch a Dmfalling star I'd Ggive it to youG7  G  
CEven though it's Dmnever been done GbeforeG7  G  
CAnd now I'm on a Dmpark bench in Gthe autumnG7  G  
CI watch the rainDmbow disappear from GviewG7  G  
[Chorus]
CIf I could write Fpoetry GI would
I would Amwrite a thousand Emwords
To tell the Fworld that I love Gyou
CIf I could write Fpoetry GI would
I would Amwrite a thousand Emwords
To tell the Fworld that I love Gyou
[Verse 3]
CThinking all the Dmtime we spent toGgetherG7  G  
CAll the love I Dmhad I gave to GyouG7  G  
CSitting on a Dmpark bench in Gthe autumnG7  G  
CHolding hands Dmunder a cloudless GskyG7  G  
CDreaming we Dmwould always be toGgetherG7  G  
CThinking we Dmwould always be toGgetherG7  G  
CHoping we Dmwould always be toGgether G7  G  
CBut the rainDmbow disappeared from GviewG7  G  
[Chorus]
CIf I could write Fpoetry GI would
I would Amwrite a thousand Emwords
To tell the Fworld that I love Gyou
CIf I could write Fpoetry GI would
I would Amwrite a thousand Emwords
To tell the Fworld that I love Gyou
CIf I could write Fpoetry GI would
I would Amwrite a thousand Emwords
To tell the Fworld that I love Gyou
CIf I could write Fpoetry GI would
I would Amwrite a thousand Emwords
To tell the Fworld that I love Gyou
GI love you
I love youC  

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If I Could Write Poetry

by Television Personalities

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[Verse 1]

C Dm G G7 G

All those times we spent together

C Dm G G7 G

All the love I had I gave to you

C Dm G G7 G

Sitting on a park bench in the autumn

C Dm G G7 G

Holding hands under a cloudless sky

C Dm G G7 G

Happiness is knowing you care for someone

C Dm G G7 G

And never having to give a reason why

C Dm G G7 G

For love is never having to say anything

C Dm G G7 G

My love is yours to keep till the day you die

[Chorus]

C F G

If I could write poetry I would

Am Em

I would write a thousand words

F G

To tell the world that I love you

C F G

If I could write poetry I would

Am Em

I would write a thousand words

F G

To tell the world that I love you

[Verse 2]

C Dm G G7 G

Dreaming we would always be together

C Dm G G7 G

Chasing rainbows in a happy sky

C Dm G G7 G

Thinking we would always be together

C Dm G G7 G

But now I find there's no tears left to cry

C Dm G G7 G

If I could catch a falling star I'd give it to you

C Dm G G7 G

Even though it's never been done before

C Dm G G7 G

And now I'm on a park bench in the autumn

C Dm G G7 G

I watch the rainbow disappear from view

[Chorus]

C F G

If I could write poetry I would

Am Em

I would write a thousand words

F G

To tell the world that I love you

C F G

If I could write poetry I would

Am Em

I would write a thousand words

F G

To tell the world that I love you

[Verse 3]

C Dm G G7 G

Thinking all the time we spent together

C Dm G G7 G

All the love I had I gave to you

C Dm G G7 G

Sitting on a park bench in the autumn

C Dm G G7 G

Holding hands under a cloudless sky

C Dm G G7 G

Dreaming we would always be together

C Dm G G7 G

Thinking we would always be together

C Dm G G7 G

Hoping we would always be together

C Dm G G7 G

But the rainbow disappeared from view

[Chorus]

C F G

If I could write poetry I would

Am Em

I would write a thousand words

F G

To tell the world that I love you

C F G

If I could write poetry I would

Am Em

I would write a thousand words

F G

To tell the world that I love you

C F G

If I could write poetry I would

Am Em

I would write a thousand words

F G

To tell the world that I love you

C F G

If I could write poetry I would

Am Em

I would write a thousand words

F G

To tell the world that I love you

I love you

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