Books
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: FCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
F
A tender violin I'm high strung
Am
Shouldn't feel this way when I'm oh so young
F
The trees whisper in a gentle autumn night
Am
About rumors that are coming with the dark and dusty fight
F
So you whip up a poem about teardrops and emptiness
Am
But does it do shit to help you with your brokenness
F
Am
But does it replace her like you hoped that it can
F
So I turn to the bad, yeah a bottle of sin
Am
The feelings are the donkey and the tail I want to pin
F
Spend hours a day, wasting time on my phone
Am
Pushing them away, because I want to be alone
[Chorus 1]
F
Hold me tender as the nighttime falls
Am
I try to ignore the words as they scrawl
Dm
Get out of my brain, get out of my head
C
I swear this all the noise in here is driving me insane (Can you just shut up)
F
Driving me insane
Am
Driving me insane
F Am
Driving me insane
[Verse 2]
F
What if we were characters in a novel about love
Am
But the author cut us off, a mother from her dove
F
All the right words that I wrote up on the page
Am
Couldn't fix our built up pent in rage
F
So I tear the book apart and I want to start anew
Am
But those pages just keep on going, wishing to renew
F
I run through countless chapters, waiting for the change
Am
But I see the same messed up character that I became
F
I hope that you write yourself a brand new book
Am
A new protagonist, a new enticing hook
F
A new bad guy, even if it's me
Am
A new love interest, I hope that he sets you free
[Chorus 2]
F
Come sit down, grab yourself a book
Am
Inside my written soul, let's take a deep look
Dm
A joyful chapter's right around the bend
C
And then my novel I can happily end
[Verse 3]
F
The ink scribbles away in the endless black abyss
Am
I try to replace it, like a tender written kiss
F
Then I see it slowly, coming up the page
Am
It's the happiness that I lost far away
F
So I face the sun as it shines upon my pen
Am
I accept these good feelings, just letting them in
F
It's all going away, for I've scribbled it down
Am
Because I know that you're okay, and that's the ending to my frown
F
I'm not the one doing it but you're smiling
Am
That's when I realized it, it all settled in
F
I truly wish you the best with your book
Am
I'll always love you still, even though I'm your Captain Hook
[Outro]
F
A make believe world filled with Peter Pans
Am
Forever grateful that I was your man
F
Be safe from the villains that you'll find on the page
Am F
The entire world, your story will change
Am F Am F
How to play Books
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.