Copyright (c) 1972

G G11 C/G I found her diary underneath the tree and started reading about me G G11 C/G The words she^Òd written took me by surprise; you^Òd never read them in her eyes. Edim7 G D7 B7 Em G7 She said that she had found the love she^Òd waited for C G C G Wouldn^Òt you know it? She wouldn^Òt show it G G11 C/G Then she, confronted with the writing there, simply pretended not to care G G11 C/G I passed it off as just in keeping with her total disconcerting air. Edim7 G D7 B7 Em G7 And though she tried to hide the love that she denied C G C G Wouldn^Òt you know it? She wouldn^Òt show it. D7 B7 Em G7 C And as I go through my life Am7 D7 G I will give to her, my wife C B7sus4 All the sweet things I can find. G G11 C/G I found her diary underneath the tree and started reading about me G G11 C/G The words began to stick, then tears to fall. Her meaning now was clear to see Edim7 G D7 B7 Em G7 The love she^Òd waited for was someone else, not me. C G C G Wouldn^Òt you know it? She wouldn^Òt show it. D7 B7 Em G7 C And as I go through my life Am7 D7 G I will wish for her, his wife C G All the sweet things she can find C D11 G All the sweet things she can find. G11: 3x0211 Edim7: xx2323 B7sus4:x24252 D11: x55555 From: SLX6B@CC.USU.EDU DIARY by Bread tabbed by Mike Gray each - = eighth note length Intro: |- - 2 - - - 2 -|- - 1 - - 1 - -|- - 0 - - - 0 -|- - - - - - - -| |- - 3 - - - 3 -|- - 1 - - 1 - -|- - 1 - - - 1 -|- - 3 - - - 3 -| |0 - - 0 0 - - -|0 - - 0 0 - 0 -|- - - - - 0 - 0|- - 4 - - - 4 -| |- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - 0|- - - - - - - -|- - 5 - - 5 - -| |- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -| |- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|3 - - 3 3 - - -|3 - - 3 3 - - -| *(play Intro once-no lyrics, then Intro twice with words): I found your diary underneath a tree, and started reading about me, The words she written took me by surprise- You'd never read them in her eyes, Chorus I: |- - 3 - - 3 - -|- - 3 - - - 3 -|- - 2 - - - 2 -|- - 3 - - 3 - -| |- - 2 - - 2 - -|- - 0 - - - 0 -|- - 1 - - - 1 -|- - 0 - - 0 - -| |- - - - 0 - 0 -|- 0 - 0 - 0 - 0|- 2 - 2 - 2 - 2|- 0 - 0 - - 0 -| |2 - - 2 - - - 2|0 - - - 0 - - -|0 - - - 1 - - -|2 - - - 0 - - -| |- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -| |- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - 3| |- - 0 - - - 0 -|- - 3 - - - 3 -|- - 0 - - - 0 -| |- - 1 - - - 1 -|- - 3 - - - 3 -|- - 1 - - - 1 -| |- - - - - 0 - 0|- 0 - - - 0 - 0|- - - - - 0 - 0| |- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -| |3 - - 3 3 - - -|- - - - 2 - - -|3 - - 3 3 - - -| |- - - - - - - -|3 - - 3 - - - -|- - - - - - - -| Ending I Lead-In Ending |- - 3 - - 3 - 3| |- - 3 - - - 3 -| |- - 3 - - 3 - 3| |- - 3 - - - 3 -| |- 0 - - - - - -| |- 0 - - - 0 - 0| |- - - - - - 0 -| |- - - - - - - -| |- - - - 2 - - -| |- - - - 2 - - -| |3 - - 3 - - - -| |3 - - 3 - - - -| *(play Chorus I & Ending I w/ words): They said that she had found The love she'd waited for, Wouldn't you know it, She wouldn't show it. *(play Intro twice w/ words): Then she confronted with her writing there, Simply pretended not to care, I passed it off as just in keeping with her total disconcerting aire, *(play Chorus I & Lead-in Ending w/ words): And though she tried to hide, The love that she denied, Wouldn't you know it, She wouldn't show it. Chorus II: |- - 2 - - - 2 -|- - 3 - - 3 - -|- - 0 - - - 0 -|- - 2 - - - 2 -| |- - 3 - - - 3 -|- - 0 - - 0 - -|- - 1 - - - 1 -|- - 3 - - - 3 -| |- 2 - 2 - 2 - 2|- 0 - 0 - - 0 -|- 0 - 0 - 0 - 0|- 2 - 2 - 2 - 2| |0 - - - 1 - - -|2 - - - 0 - - -|- - - - - - - -|0 - - - - - - -| |- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|3 - - - 0 - - -|- - - - 3 - - -| |- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - 3|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -| |- - 3 - 3 - - -|- - 0 - 0 - - -| |- - 0 - 0 - - -|- - 1 - 1 - - -| |- 0 - 0 - 0 - -|- 0 - 0 - 0 - -| |- - - - - - 0 -|- - - - - - 2 -| |2 - - - - - - 2|3 - - - - - - 3| |- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -| Chorus II*Ending I Ending II |- - 0 - 0 - - -| |- - 3 - - - 3 -|- - 0 - - - 0 - -|- | |- - 0 - 0 - - -| |- - 3 - - - 3 -|- - 1 - - - 1 - -|- | |- 2 - 2 - - - -| |- 0 - 0 - 0 - 0|- 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 -|- | |- - - - - - - -| |- - - - - - - -|- - - - 0 - - - -|- | |2 - - - - - - -| |- - - - 2 - - -|3 - - - - - - - -|- | |- - - - - - - -| |3 - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - -|3 | *(directly after Lead-in Ending play Chorus II & Chorus II*Ending I w/ words): And as I go through my life, I will give to her-my wife, All the sweet things I can find. *(play Intro twice w/ words): I found your diary underneath a tree, And started reading about me, The words began to stick and tears to flow, The meaning now was clear to see. *(play Chorus I & Lead-in Ending w/ words): The love she'd waited for, Was someone else-not me, Wouldn't you know it, She wouldn't show it. *(play Chorus II & Ending II w/ words:) And as I go through my life, I will wish for her-his wife, All the sweet things she can find, All the sweet things they can find. Well, it's not much, but I just started playing two months ago (hopefully that will excuse my mistakes!!) so it's the best I was able to come up with. Please feel free to make corrections, or let me know if it sounds right. For those who have put other tabs in--keep it up!! Great stuff! Mike Gray, USU student