The Story Is Written
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D E
This is about Frenchy Dubois,
A D
Who was a growing, lanky boy
E
On a Christmas tree farm in Illinois
A D
The hero in a novel I wrote with joy-(D-7)
G D
The Story is about his plight,
E A
Being raised by a mean Uncle and looney Aunt
D A
Bruno and Aunt Viney, were always right
D D7
Frenchy stayed away from their rant.-
G D
He took cover in his secret cave,
E A
Hidden by the weeds and brush on Salt Creek
D A
Put away in a rock-lined safe,
D
His journal, he wrote in, every week
[Refrão] E
So the story is written,
A D
It is in a box on my shelf
E
Covered with slips of rejection
A D D7
Waiting to be discovered, void of myself-
G D
Stories about how his kin homesteaded this place
E A
Clearing the timber to make crop land
D A
Now, full circle, his dad, replaced corn with trees
D D7
Frenchy was growing up, lending a hand
G D
In a few short years, and he became of age,
E A
The tree farm would be his per his dads will
D A
But until then, Bruno and Viney wrote every page
D
And Frenchy could only dream of this thrill.
[Refrão] E
So the story is written,
A D
It is in a box on my shelf
E
Covered with slips of rejection
A D
Waiting to be discovered, void of myself.
How to play The Story Is Written
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.