Elvis Costello - Everyday i write the book

Don't te^Gll me you don't know what l^Bmove is when you're ^Emold enough to know be^Bmtter When you find^Em strange hands in your sw^Ameater when your dream^Bmboat turns ^Eout to be a footnote I'm a ^Amman with a mission in t^Bmwo or three e^Dditions and

I^G'm g^Bmiving you a^C long l^Dook ev'ry^Gday ev'ryd^Bmay ev'ryd^Cay ev'ryda^Dy I write the boo^Gk ^Bm C

Chapter one^Em we didn't really get along Chapter two ^GI think I fe^Bmll in love with ^Gyou^C y^Dou sai^Emd you'd stand by me in the middle of Chapter three but you were up^Am to your old tricks in Chapters f^Bmour five and si^Dx and

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The way you walk^Em the way you talk and try to kiss me and laugh^G in four or fi^Bmve paragr^Gaphs^C A^Dll^Em your compliments and your cutting remarks are ca^Amptured here in my ^Bmquotation ^Dmarks and

I^G'm g^Bmiving you a^C long l^Dook ev'ry^Gday ev'ryd^Bmay ev'ryd^Cay ev'ryda^Dy I write the boo^Gk ^Bm C D

Don't te^Gll me you don't know the dif^Bmf'rence betw^Emeen a lover and a fi^Bmghter With my pe^Emn and my electric typewr^Amiter even i^Bmn a perfect world where ev^E'ryone was equal I'd still ^Amown the film rights and be wo^Bmrking on the s^Dequel

I^G'm g^Bmiving you a^C long l^Dook ev'ry^Gday ev'ryd^Bmay ev'ryd^Cay ev'ryda^Dy I write the boo^Emk