Elvis Costello - Everyday i write the book
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo 4
[Intro]
Am Em Fmaj7 G
Am Em Fmaj7 G
[Verse]
(Form A)
Don't Ctell me you don't know what Emlove is
When you're Amold enough to know Embetter
When you Amfind strange hands in your Dmsweater
When your Emdreamboat
Turns Aout to be a footnote
I'm a Dmman with a mission
In Emtwo or three Geditions, and
[Chorus]
(Form B)
C I'm Emgiving you aF longing Glook
EveryCday, everyEmday, everyFday,
EverydGay I write the Cbook
Em F G
[Verse]
(Form C)
Chaaa-pter Amone, we didn't really get along
Chapter Ctwo, I think I Ffell in love withC you
You Amsaid you'd, stand by me in the middle of Chapter three
But you were Dmup to your old tricks in Chapters
EmFour, five, and Gsix, and
[Chorus]
C I'm Emgiving you aF longing Glook
EveryCday, everyEmday, everyFday,
EverydGay I write the Cbook
Em F G
[Verse]
(Form C)
The wa-ayAm you walk
The way you talk and try to kiss me and Claugh
In four or Ffive paraCgraphs.
All your Amcompliments and your cutting remarks
are Dmcaptured here in my Emquotation Gmarks, and
[Chorus]
C I'm Emgiving you aF longing Glook
EveryCday, everyEmday, everyFday,
EverydGay I write the Ambook
AmOo Emoooooo FmajEveryday I write the Gbook
[Verse]
(Form A):
Don't Ctell me you don't know the Emdifference
BetAmween a lover and a Emfighter
With my Ampen and my electric typeDmwriter
Even Emin a perfect world
Where Aeveryone was equal
I'd Dmstill own the film rights
And be Emworking on the Gsequel, and
[Chorus]
C I'm Emgiving you aF longing Glook
EveryCday, everyEmday, everyFday,
EverydGay I write the Cbook
EmEveryday, Feveryday,
EverydGay I write the Cbook
EmEveryday, Feveryday,
EverydGay I write the Ambook (back into following intro but miss the G)
[Outro]
Oooo oooo oooooo
Am Em Fmaj
C Em F G C