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Write You A Song

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I don't kEnow how to mAake lots of Bmoney
I got debEts that I'm tArying to Bpay
I can't C#mbuy you nice tAhings, like Ebig diamond C#mrings
But thEat don't mean mAuch anywBay
I can't gEive you the hAouse you've been dBreaming
If I cEould I would bAuild it alBone
I'd be C#mout there all Aday, just hEammering aC#mway
AMake us a Eplace of our Bown
C#mI will wArite you a sEong
C#mThat's how you'll kAnow that my lEove is still sBtrong
C#mI will wArite you a Esong
And you'll F#mknow from this sAong that I jEust can't go Bon without yEou
I don't kEnow that I'd mAake a good sBoldier
I don't bEelieve in being Aviolent and Bcruel
I don't C#mknow how to fAight, but I'll drEaw blood toC#mnight
If sAomebody tEries hurting Byou
C#mI will wArite you a sEong
C#mThat's how you'll kAnow that my lEove is still sBtrong
C#mI will wArite you a Esong
And you'll F#mknow from this sAong that I jEust can't go Bon without yEou
Now that it's ouBt on the table (it's out on the table)A  
Both of us knBew all along (knew all along)A  
I've got your lEove an then yBou've got my sC#mong
SOLO:  A   E   B   C#m   A   E  B  
(soft)
I don't Eknow how to mAake lots of mBoney
I don't Eknow all the rAight things to Bdo
I can't C#msay where we'll Ago, but the oEne thing I kC#mnow
Is hAow to be a gEood man to yBou
                            A  B(strong)
Until I die that's what I'll do
C#mI will wArite you a sEong
C#mThat's how you'll kAnow that my lEove is still stBrong
C#mI will wrAite you a sEong
                        F#m             A              E  B(strong)
And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without...
C#mI will wrAite you a sEong (I will write you a song)
C#mThat's how you'll kAnow that my lEove is still sBtrong (love is still strong)
C#mI will wrAite you a sEong
And you'll kF#mnow from this sAong that I juEst can't go oBn without yEou

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Write You A Song

by Plain White T's

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E A B

I don't know how to make lots of money

E A B

I got debts that I'm trying to pay

C#m A E C#m

I can't buy you nice things, like big diamond rings

E A B

But that don't mean much anyway

E A B

I can't give you the house you've been dreaming

E A B

If I could I would build it alone

C#m A E C#m

I'd be out there all day, just hammering away

A E B

Make us a place of our own

C#m A E

I will write you a song

C#m A E B

That's how you'll know that my love is still strong

C#m A E

I will write you a song

F#m A E B E

And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without you

E A B

I don't know that I'd make a good soldier

E A B

I don't believe in being violent and cruel

C#m A E C#m

I don't know how to fight, but I'll draw blood tonight

A E B

If somebody tries hurting you

C#m A E

I will write you a song

C#m A E B

That's how you'll know that my love is still strong

C#m A E

I will write you a song

F#m A E B E

And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without you

B A

Now that it's out on the table (it's out on the table)

B A

Both of us knew all along (knew all along)

E B C#m

I've got your love an then you've got my song

A E B C#m A E B

SOLO:

(soft)

E A B

I don't know how to make lots of money

E A B

I don't know all the right things to do

C#m A E C#m

I can't say where we'll go, but the one thing I know

A E B

Is how to be a good man to you

A B

(strong)

Until I die that's what I'll do

C#m A E

I will write you a song

C#m A E B

That's how you'll know that my love is still strong

C#m A E

I will write you a song

F#m A E B

(strong)

And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without...

C#m A E

I will write you a song (I will write you a song)

C#m A E B

That's how you'll know that my love is still strong (love is still strong)

C#m A E

I will write you a song

F#m A E B E

And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without you

About Write You A Song Chords by Plain White T's

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