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I Wrote This Song

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Capo 1st Fret
Play:  Bm   A   Em   A7throughout.
I can't believe you're gone
Why'd you leave
Sometimes it hurts so bad
Verse 1:
He's the kind of guy
that runs the streets
But he treats me good
and he makes his dough illegally
That's how he's taking care of me
and I respect the fact that
He's chosen that life
but it keeps me up late at night
And I just can't spend my time
wondering where he's at, is he okay?
wanna be by his side
but I commit a crime
Bonnie to his Clyde
I don't wanna live that way
Chorus:
I love my baby so
But he's not here no more
Hard for me to understand
So I wrote him this song
Couldn't look him in his eyes
Knew I couldn't change his mind
So I wrote this melody
And I'm singing sweet goodbye
Verse 2:
Though he promised that he would never put me in harm's way
That's something that he can't control
Cause the game remains the same
Now he says he wants out of it
But he's in too deep
And the only way that he will go is killing him or leaving me
So this is where I'm at and it hurts so bad
That I had to choose if I wanna live, or die with you
Chorus:
I love my baby so
But he's not here no more
Hard for me to understand
So I wrote him this song
Couldn't look him in his eyes
Knew I couldn't change his mind
So I wrote this melody
And I'm singing sweet goodbye
Bridge:
I tried to give him hope
And promised him my life
But I don't know what made him want to live this life
And as he went away
a tear fell from my eye
And there's no turning back
There's only goodbye
Chorus:
I love my baby so
But he's not here no more
Hard for me to understand
So I wrote him this song
Couldn't look him in his eyes
Knew I couldn't change his mind
So I wrote this melody
And I'm singing sweet goodbye
I love my baby so
But he's not here no more
Hard for me to understand
So I wrote him this song
Couldn't look him in his eyes
Knew I couldn't change his mind
So I wrote this melody
And I'm singing sweet goodbye
I love you so
I need you so
It's hard to imagine
My life here without you
I love you so
I need you so
It's hard to imagine
My life here without you
Without you
Without you

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I Wrote This Song

by Monica

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1st Fret

Bm A Em A7

Play: throughout.

I can't believe you're gone

Why'd you leave

Sometimes it hurts so bad

Verse 1:

He's the kind of guy

that runs the streets

But he treats me good

and he makes his dough illegally

That's how he's taking care of me

and I respect the fact that

He's chosen that life

but it keeps me up late at night

And I just can't spend my time

wondering where he's at, is he okay?

wanna be by his side

but I commit a crime

Bonnie to his Clyde

I don't wanna live that way

Chorus:

I love my baby so

But he's not here no more

Hard for me to understand

So I wrote him this song

Couldn't look him in his eyes

Knew I couldn't change his mind

So I wrote this melody

And I'm singing sweet goodbye

Verse 2:

Though he promised that he would never put me in harm's way

That's something that he can't control

Cause the game remains the same

Now he says he wants out of it

But he's in too deep

And the only way that he will go is killing him or leaving me

So this is where I'm at and it hurts so bad

That I had to choose if I wanna live, or die with you

Chorus:

I love my baby so

But he's not here no more

Hard for me to understand

So I wrote him this song

Couldn't look him in his eyes

Knew I couldn't change his mind

So I wrote this melody

And I'm singing sweet goodbye

Bridge:

I tried to give him hope

And promised him my life

But I don't know what made him want to live this life

And as he went away

a tear fell from my eye

And there's no turning back

There's only goodbye

Chorus:

I love my baby so

But he's not here no more

Hard for me to understand

So I wrote him this song

Couldn't look him in his eyes

Knew I couldn't change his mind

So I wrote this melody

And I'm singing sweet goodbye

I love my baby so

But he's not here no more

Hard for me to understand

So I wrote him this song

Couldn't look him in his eyes

Knew I couldn't change his mind

So I wrote this melody

And I'm singing sweet goodbye

I love you so

I need you so

It's hard to imagine

My life here without you

I love you so

I need you so

It's hard to imagine

My life here without you

Without you

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