The Book Of You
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Verse
F
Everybody's making plans for tomorrow
The sun could turn to sand but I just
C
Ought to take you back in time
Gm Am
I'll draw the line
Dm
And I would write a different story
Gm Am
a new final act
Dm F C
I don't need the drama but I would never write you out
F
Everyone's a thread we're woven together
Pleated in to tears and fraying edges
C
Read the book of you
Gm Am
The book of me
Dm
We're fading in to memory
Gm Am
But something is left
Dm
a gesture a phrase or a photograph
F
To open with
[Refrão]F Gm
We're always walking in the rain
Am
And you're just trouble so I claim
Pretend the world can see
Gm7
That I'm the one for you
C7
And you're the one for me
Verse
F
Father tell if you could change with the weather
Faith would just evaporate
C
Untethered in a fresh disguise
Gm Am
I'll catch your eye
Dm
And see behind the mask and find you
Gm Am
Never with fault
Dm
But that's not the last time I've thought about
F
The way we are
[Refrão]F Gm
We're always walking in the rain
Am
And you're just trouble so I claim
Pretend the world can see
Gm7
That I'm the one for you
C7
And you're the one for me
F Gm
We're always walking in the rain
Am
And you're just trouble so I claim
Pretend the world can see
Gm7
That I'm the one for you
C7
And you're the one for me
F Gm
We're always walking in the rain
Am
And you're just trouble so I claim
Pretend the world can see
Gm7
That I'm the one for you
C7
And you're the one for me
Outro
F Gm Am Gm7 C7
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What is the starting chord?
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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.