I Could Write A Book Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays356

I Could Write A Book by Joni James is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords G, C7, C, A, B, D, E, F, Cm, A7, D7, Gsus4, Dm, G7, Gm7, F7M, Em7, Dm7, C#dim, Ab7, F#dim, Eb7, Am7 and Cm7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			G                C7    C       
A, B, C, D, E, F, G 

      Cm           G            A7         D7    Gsus4  G Dm G 
I never learned to spell, at least not well 
                                    G7           C          
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven 
    Cm         G            A7       G7    Gsus4  G Dm G 
I never learned to count a great amount 
Gm7                                        C7  F7M           
But my busy mind is burning to   use what learning  
      Em7 A7 D7                          G             G7                   Dm7    G7 
I got,       I won waste any time, I strike while the iron is hot 
             C                           G7      C 
If they asked me, I could write a book 
     G7         C           G7              C      C#dim  Dm7   G7 
About the way you walk and whisper and       look 
F  G7      C    Ab7  Dm7     G7       C     F#dim  G 
I could write a        preface       on how we        met 
C  F#dim   G       Eb7    Am7 D7       G  Dm7  G7 
So the       world would never      forget 
              C                   G7      C 
And the simple secret of the plot 
    G7      C            G7     C            C#dim Dm7   G7 
Is just to tell them that I love you a          lot 
   F    G7      C    Ab7 Dm7 G7      Cm7   C7     F 
Then the world discovers         as my      book ends 
 Dm         C     G7  Dm7   G7      C 
How to make two lovers        of friends 
             C                           G7      C 
If they asked me, I could write a book 
     G7         C           G7              C      C#dim  Dm7   G7 
About the way you walk and whisper and       look 
F  G7      C    Ab7  Dm7     G7       C     F#dim  G 
I could write a        preface       on how we        met 
C  F#dim   G       Eb7    Am7 D7       G  Dm7  G7 
So the       world would never      forget 
              C                   G7      C 
And the simple secret of the plot 
    G7      C            G7     C            C#dim Dm7   G7 
Is just to tell them that I love you a          lot 
   F    G7      C    Ab7 Dm7 G7      Cm7   C7     F 
Then the world discovers         as my      book ends 
 Dm         C     G7  Dm7   G7      C       F   C 
How to make two lovers        of friends 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante