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GI found her diary underG11neath the tree C/Gand started reading about me
GThe words shed written G11took me by surpC/Grise; youd never read them in
her eyes.
She said Gthat she had founD7d the love B7shed waEmited G7for
CWouldnt you kGnow it ShCe wouldnt shoGw it
GThen she, confronted with the G11writing there, C/Gsimply pretended not to
care
GI passed it off as just in G11keeping with C/Gher total disconcerting air.
Edim7                           G          D7      B7    Em  G7  
And though she tried to hide the love that she denied
CWouldn you knGow it She Cwouldnt show Git.
    D7  B7And as EmI go G7through my Clife
    Am7I will D7give to her, my Gwife
    All the Csweet things I can B7sus4find.
GI found her diary underG11neath the tree  C/Gand started reading about me
GThe words began to stick, then G11tears to fall. C/GHer meaning now was clear
to see
The love Gshed waited for D7was somB7eone else Emnot G7me.
CWouldnt you kGnow it? SChe wouldnt shGow it.
    D7  B7And as EmI go G7through my Clife
    Am7I will D7wish for her, hiGs wife
    All the Csweet things she can Gfind
    All the Csweet things D11she can Gfind.

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Diary

by Babyface

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G11

C/G

Am7

B7sus4

D11

G G11 C/G

I found her diary underneath the tree and started reading about me

G G11 C/G

The words shed written took me by surprise; youd never read them in

her eyes.

G D7 B7 Em G7

She said that she had found the love shed waited for

C G C G

Wouldnt you know it She wouldnt show it

G G11 C/G

Then she, confronted with the writing there, simply pretended not to

care

G G11 C/G

I passed it off as just in keeping with her total disconcerting air.

G D7 B7 Em G7

Edim7

And though she tried to hide the love that she denied

C G C G

Wouldn you know it She wouldnt show it.

D7 B7 Em G7 C

And as I go through my life

Am7 D7 G

I will give to her, my wife

C B7sus4

All the sweet things I can find.

G G11 C/G

I found her diary underneath the tree and started reading about me

G G11 C/G

The words began to stick, then tears to fall. Her meaning now was clear

to see

G D7 B7 Em G7

The love shed waited for was someone else not me.

C G C G

Wouldnt you know it? She wouldnt show it.

D7 B7 Em G7 C

And as I go through my life

Am7 D7 G

I will wish for her, his wife

C G

All the sweet things she can find

C D11 G

All the sweet things she can find.

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