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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I WANT TO WRITE YOU A SONG - One Direction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: indiabradshaw E-mail: india.bradshaw@yahoo.com you can watch my cover of this song where I use this tab here: https://www.facebook.com/indiabradshawmusic/videos/1708960352666762/ Tuning: EBDGBe Capo 9th fret (for ladies - I'm not sure where the original lies but you'll find it if you play around with the capo) Intro: e|--------------------------| B|-----4-----4-----4-----4--| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|--------------------------| Verse 1: e|-----------------------------4-----4-----4-----4--| B|-----4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|--------------------------------------------------| I want to write you a song, e|-----------------------2-----4-----4-----4-----4--| B|-----4-----4-----5--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|--------------------------------------------------| One as beautiful as you are sweet, e|-----4-----4-----2-----2--------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------5-----4-----2-----2--------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------4-----4-----4-----4--| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| With just a hint of pain for the feeling that I get when you are gone, e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-----1-----1-----3-----3-----4-----4-----4-----4--| D|--------------------------------------------------| B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|--------------------------------------------------| I want to write you a song. Verse 2: (same pattern applies) I want to lend you my coat One that's as soft as your cheek So when the world is cold You'll have a hidin' place you can go I want to lend you my coat Chorus: E|-----------------------------------------------------4-----4-----2-----2--------------------------| B|-----5-----5-----4-----4-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------2-----2-----2-----2--| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Oooh, everything I have I get from you. Oooh, giving back is all I want to do. Verse 3: e|-----------------------------4-----4-----4-----4--| B|-----4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|--------------------------------------------------| I want to build you a boat, e|-----------------------2-----4-----4-----4-----4--| B|-----4-----4-----5--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|--------------------------------------------------| One that's as strong as you are free, e|-----4-----4-----2-----2--------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------5-----4-----2-----2--------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------4-----4-----4-----4--| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| So any time you think that your heart is gonna sink, you know it won't, e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-----1-----1-----3-----3-----4-----4-----4-----4--| D|--------------------------------------------------| B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|--------------------------------------------------| I want to build you a boat. Chorus 2: E|-----------------------------------------------------4-----4-----2-----2--------------------------| B|-----5-----5-----4-----4-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------2-----2-----2-----2--| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Oooh, everything I have I get from you. Oooh, giving back is all I want to do. Verse 4: e|-----------------------------4-----4-----4-----4--| B|-----4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|--------------------------------------------------| I want to write you a song, e|-----------------------2-----4-----4-----4-----4--| B|-----4-----4-----5--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|--------------------------------------------------| One to make your heart remember me, e|-----4-----4-----2-----2--------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------5-----4-----2-----2--------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------4-----4-----4-----4--| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| So any time I'm gone, you can listen to my voice and sing along, e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-----1-----1-----3-----3-----4-----4-----4-----4--| D|--------------------------------------------------| B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|--------------------------------------------------| I want to write you a song, e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-----1-----1-----3-----3-----4-----4-----4-----4--| D|--------------------------------------------------| B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|--------------------------------------------------| I want to write you a song.