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[Intro]
G   Csus/G   C/G   G
[Verse 1]
  GI found her diary underCsus/Gneath a tree C/Gand started reading abouGt me
  GThe words she'd written took me Csus/Gby surpriseC/G; you'd never read them in her Geyes
     Edim7They said that sGhe had found the D7love she'd D#dim7waited foEmrG7  
  CWouldn't you kGnow it?   CShe wouldn't sGhow it
[Verse 2]
  GThen she, confronted with the Csus/Gwriting there, C/Gsimply pretended not to cGare
  GI passed it off as just in Csus/Gkeeping with C/Gher total disconcerting aGir
     Edim7And though she tGried to hide the D7love that D#dim7she deniEmedG7  
  CWouldn't you kGnow it?   CShe wouldn't sGhow it
[Chorus]
    D7  D#dim7And as EmI go tG7hrough my lCife
    Am7I will gD7ive to her, my wGife
    All the sCweet things I can fB7sus4ind
[Verse 3]
  GI found her diary underCsus/Gneath a tree C/Gand started reading abouGt me
  GThe words began to stick and F/Gtears to flow. C/GHer meaning now was clear to sGee
     Edim7The love she'd wGaited for was D7someone eD#dim7lse, not mEmeG7  
  CWouldn't you kGnow it?   CShe wouldn't sGhow it
[Chorus]
    D7  D#dim7And as EmI go tG7hrough my lCife
    Am7I will wD7ish for her, his wGife
    All the sCweet things she can fGind
    All the sCweet things tC/Dhey can fGind

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The story behind the song

"Diary" by Bread, written by David Gates, tells a poignant story of misinterpreted love. The song follows a narrator who discovers his girlfriend's diary, believing she's written sweet things about him, only to realize the entries are about another man. This gentle soft rock track, released in 1972 on the album Baby I'm-a Want You, captures the bittersweet sting of unrequited affection and the quiet heartbreak of a love that isn't returned. It's a song that plays like a tender confession of a secret sorrow.

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Diary

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Diary

by Bread

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus/G

C/G

Edim7

D#dim7

Am7

B7sus4

F/G

C/D

[Intro]

G Csus/G C/G G

[Verse 1]

G Csus/G C/G G

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

G Csus/G C/G G

The words she'd written took me by surprise; you'd never read them in her eyes

Edim7 G D7 D#dim7 Em G7

They said that she had found the love she'd waited for

C G C G

Wouldn't you know it? She wouldn't show it

[Verse 2]

G Csus/G C/G G

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

G Csus/G C/G G

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

Edim7 G D7 D#dim7 Em G7

And though she tried to hide the love that she denied

C G C G

Wouldn't you know it? She wouldn't show it

[Chorus]

D7 D#dim7 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

[Verse 3]

G Csus/G C/G G

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

G F/G C/G G

The words began to stick and tears to flow. Her meaning now was clear to see

Edim7 G D7 D#dim7 Em G7

The love she'd waited for was someone else, not me

C G C G

Wouldn't you know it? She wouldn't show it

[Chorus]

D7 D#dim7 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 C/D G

All the sweet things they can find

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