I Wrote The Book

Intro: G 


G 
I took a wrong turn down a dead-end street 
   C 
And fell into another bar 
C 
I shook off the rain, pulled up a seat 
   G 
And drowned my weary heart 

G 
An old man sat down next to me 
    C 
With years etched on his face 
   C 
He said "You better take it easy son 
G 
Or you'll never leave this place" 

G 
I laughed and bought another drink 
   C 
And a double for him Too 
C 
I told him all my struggles 
   G 
And the hell I'm going through 

    Em                 D 
The broken dreams, the things I've seen 
          C 
And the people I've let down 
C 
Hе raised a glass and half a smile 
      D 
And bought another round 


            G 
And hе said, "Don't tell me 
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'Cause you know I wrote the book" 
                       G            D 
"And trouble's been my shadow for so long" 
         G 
"But the words I wrote 

        C                 Am 
They won't do you any good" 
           C                D 
"You gotta live your life 
  D                       G 
Before you're dead and gone" 


G 
We laughed and cried for hours 
      C 
As we drank away the night 
C 
He spoke of sins and celebrations 
      G 
The stories of his life 

Em                    D 
"Son, you think you've got it tough 
    C 
As bad as it can get" 
C 
"But I've seen my share of ups and downs 
        D 
And you ain't seen nothing yet" 
D 
"You ain't seen nothing yet" 


            G 
So hе said, "Don't tell me 
           C 
'Cause you know I wrote the book" 
                       G            D 
"And trouble's been my shadow for so long" 
         G 
"But the words I wrote 

        C                 Am 
They won't do you any good" 
           C                D 
"You gotta live your life 
  D                       G 
Before you're dead and gone" 

Solo:  G  C  G  D 
       G  C  Am  C  
       D  G 


   Em 
The lights go up 
      D 
We've had too much 
   C 
And everyone's gone home 

C 
But let's have one more for the good times 
    D 
And one more for the road 
D 
One more for the road 


            G 
So hе said, "Don't tell me 
           C 
'Cause you know I wrote the book" 
                       G            D 
"And trouble's been my shadow for so long" 
         G 
"But the words I wrote 

        C                 Am 
They won't do you any good" 
           C                D 
"You gotta live your life 
  D                       G 
Before you're dead and gone" 
          C                D 
"You gotta live your life 
  D                       G 
Before you're dead and gone" 

Final: C  D  G