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Write Me A Song

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Song: WRITE ME A SONG
Chords by: Louie A. Ebojo
Standard Tuning: EADGBe
Chords:
	A9x02200
	D9xx0230
D9/	F#2x0230
	E022100
	E/G#4x2450
	F#m7244200
	B7x21200
	Bm7x24232
Intro: A9—D9--; (2x)
KeA9lly is raisinD9g a son
His A9dad left just after the bD9irth
NoA9w she's living on child D9support checks
I F#m7guess that's all that man was wD9orth.E  
She says, "I jA9ust need a man who will lD9ove me
"But tA9hey all just want one night of D9sin
"I A9know my life could be betteD9r
"I just F#m7don't know where I should bD9egin."E  
Refrain 1:
She said, “wrA9ite Eme a sD9ong
             A9            E/G#  D9/  F#  E/G#  
One that makes all the girls cry
And the oA9ld women sEwoon at the soD9und of my tune
And the hF#m7earts of the lonely will B7flyD9  
              E  A9—D9—A9—D9— 
Yeah, they'll fly...”
BeA9th, she sings straighD9t from her heart
She's hiA9dden her tracks very wD9ell
BuA9t these days she's   faD9lling apart
And it F#m7makes me feel just like hD9ellE  
She said, "A9Boy, you can't imD9agine my life
"The dA9eath and the drugs and the D9pain
"AnA9d though I keep runniD9ng
"Just can't F#m7seem to break from these chD9ains."E  
Refrain 2:
She said, “wA9rite Eme a sD9ong
              A9             E/G#  D9/  F#  E/G#  
And fill it all  up  with the words
Like "briA9lliant" and "heEavenly"
Make it soD9und just like me
F#m7Just like the first time "I lD9ove you" was hEeard.
Refrain 3:
She sA9aid, E“writD9e me a song
             A9            E/G#  D9/  F#  E/G#  
One that makes all the girls cry
And the oA9ld women sEwoon at the soD9und of my tune
                               F#m7    B7  D9-E  
And the hearts of the lonely will fly
Bridge:
WBm7e're all feeding our lonelF#m7y
LBm7ike it might go awayF#m7  
TBm7he doors of heaveF#m7n swing wide
                    E               D9    E  E/G# A9  
If we just find the right words to say
	(Repeat Refrain 2 & Refrain 1)
Outro:
She said, “wA9rite me a sD9ong’
(WA9rite me a sD9ong)
She said, “wrA9ite me a sD9ong”
(WA9rite me a sD9ong)
She said, “wrA9ite me a sD9ong”
(WrA9ite me a sD9ong)
She said, “wrA9ite me a sD9ong”
(WA9rite me a sD9ong)…

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Write Me A Song

by Edwin McCain

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E/G#

F#m7

Bm7

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Song: WRITE ME A SONG

Chords by: Louie A. Ebojo

Standard Tuning: EADGBe

Chords:

x02200

xx0230

D9 F#

/ 2x0230

022100

E/G#

4x2450

F#m7

244200

x21200

Bm7

x24232

Intro: A9—D9--; (2x)

A9 D9

Kelly is raising a son

A9 D9

His dad left just after the birth

A9 D9

Now she's living on child support checks

F#m7 D9 E

I guess that's all that man was worth.

A9 D9

She says, "I just need a man who will love me

A9 D9

"But they all just want one night of sin

A9 D9

"I know my life could be better

F#m7 D9 E

"I just don't know where I should begin."

Refrain 1:

A9 E D9

She said, “write me a song

A9 E/G# D9 F# E/G#

One that makes all the girls cry

A9 E D9

And the old women swoon at the sound of my tune

F#m7 B7 D9

And the hearts of the lonely will fly

E A9 D9 A9 D9

————

Yeah, they'll fly...”

A9 D9

Beth, she sings straight from her heart

A9 D9

She's hidden her tracks very well

A9 D9

But these days she's falling apart

F#m7 D9 E

And it makes me feel just like hell

A9 D9

She said, "Boy, you can't imagine my life

A9 D9

"The death and the drugs and the pain

A9 D9

"And though I keep running

F#m7 D9 E

"Just can't seem to break from these chains."

Refrain 2:

A9 E D9

She said, “write me a song

A9 E/G# D9 F# E/G#

And fill it all up with the words

A9 E

Like "brilliant" and "heavenly"

Make it sound just like me

F#m7 D9 E

Just like the first time "I love you" was heard.

Refrain 3:

A9 E D9

She said, “write me a song

A9 E/G# D9 F# E/G#

One that makes all the girls cry

A9 E D9

And the old women swoon at the sound of my tune

F#m7 B7 D9 E

And the hearts of the lonely will fly

Bridge:

Bm7 F#m7

We're all feeding our lonely

Bm7 F#m7

Like it might go away

Bm7 F#m7

The doors of heaven swing wide

E D9 E E A9

/G#

If we just find the right words to say

(Repeat Refrain 2 & Refrain 1)

Outro:

A9 D9

She said, “write me a song’

A9 D9

(Write me a song)

A9 D9

She said, “write me a song”

A9 D9

(Write me a song)

A9 D9

She said, “write me a song”

A9 D9

(Write me a song)

A9 D9

She said, “write me a song”

A9 D9

(Write me a song)…

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