Open Book
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C D Em D C D C/G G (2x)
G D/F# Em
I'm an open book with pages blowing in the wind
Am
I turn around and I lost my place again
C
But I don't care to stay, I wasn't reading anyway
D7
And now I've wasted half a day chasing empty pages
G D/F# Em
'cause a wiser man once told me that one day I'd find my dreams
Am
but at the time I didn't think to what that means
C
so I've been searching blind with nothing I expect to find
D7 G
A scattered disillusion mind, and that is right where you and I first met
Em D G C D Em D G C G C
Oh (2x)
G D/F# Em
'cause I'm a ticking clock with hands that don't know what to hold
Am
and I can't come to rest with that it means I'm getting older
C
by the secondhand soon I'm back at noon again
D7
waiting for a new beginning, chasing youthful visions and
G D/F# Em
remember when I told you that I loved you well I did
Am
but that was then when I was just a lonely kid
C
chalk full of guts to spill and an empty gaping heart to fill
D7 G
you loved me and you always will, but good clocks don't stop moving till they're dead
Em D G C D Em D G C G C
Oh (2x)
G D/F# Em
'cause I'm a word that's big and long that nobody can spell
Am
and once a time I find I knew the meaning well
C
but definitions mean between two hearts collaborating
D7 G
there's no use to keep on waiting when you don't define me how I do
C D Em D G
Ah (3x)
How to play Open Book
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 C. 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.