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[Verse]
AI showed him my nDotebook
AThe underside Dof my soul released
AIn scribbles on pDages
AHe smiled and Aadd9held my hAand
AI knew that he woDuld see
AFor he dreams Dof touching beauty too
AThere has to be mDore than
AThe work dayAadd9  A  
[Chorus]
C#mHe's painting hBmouses
C#mHe's painting hBmouses for awhile
C#mThen home to his Bmcanvas
CAoming to lDife
[Verse]
AI write in my notDebook
AThis feeling iDt takes me by surprise
AIn thoughts that DI don't know
AThat I haveAadd9  A  
AThey're hidden by Duseless facts that I
ACompile at the Doffice where I work
AWhere there is no Dtime for
AFeeling anythiAadd9ngA  
[Chorus]
C#mYou see I just Bmwork there
C#mTo finance the Bmreal life that begins
C#mWith scribbles on Bmpages
AAnd thoughtDs of how and why
[Verse]
AMuseums on SundayDs
AWhenever we caDn we both go
AAnd stay there foDr hours
AFeeding our spAadd9iritA  
[Chorus]
C#mAnd beauty is sBmtill free
C#mAnd beauty is nBmot exclusive
C#mAnd beauty is oBmurs to
TAouch and tDo know
TAouch and tDo know
[Verse]
AAnd don't you thiDnk there's more
AI really have Dto know
ADon't you think tDhere's more to life? (2X)
ADon't you think theAre's more to life? (3X)
A  D

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Notebook

by The Innocence Mission

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Aadd9

C#m

[Verse]

A D

I showed him my notebook

A D

The underside of my soul released

A D

In scribbles on pages

A Aadd9 A

He smiled and held my hand

A D

I knew that he would see

A D

For he dreams of touching beauty too

A D

There has to be more than

A Aadd9 A

The work day

[Chorus]

C#m Bm

He's painting houses

C#m Bm

He's painting houses for awhile

C#m Bm

Then home to his canvas

A D

Coming to life

[Verse]

A D

I write in my notebook

A D

This feeling it takes me by surprise

A D

In thoughts that I don't know

A Aadd9 A

That I have

A D

They're hidden by useless facts that I

A D

Compile at the office where I work

A D

Where there is no time for

A Aadd9 A

Feeling anything

[Chorus]

C#m Bm

You see I just work there

C#m Bm

To finance the real life that begins

C#m Bm

With scribbles on pages

A D

And thoughts of how and why

[Verse]

A D

Museums on Sundays

A D

Whenever we can we both go

A D

And stay there for hours

A Aadd9 A

Feeding our spirit

[Chorus]

C#m Bm

And beauty is still free

C#m Bm

And beauty is not exclusive

C#m Bm

And beauty is ours to

A D

Touch and to know

A D

Touch and to know

[Verse]

A D

And don't you think there's more

A D

I really have to know

A D

Don't you think there's more to life? (2X)

A A

Don't you think there's more to life? (3X)

A D

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