I Wrote The Book Cifras

[Intro]
 
G
 
[Verse 1]
 
G                                             C
I took a wrong turn down a dead-end street and fell into another bar
                                           G
I shook off the rain, pulled up a seat and drowned my weary heart
                                   C
An old man sat down next to me with years etched on his face
                                               G
He said "You better take it easy son, or you'll never leave this place"
                                           C
I laughed and bought another drink, and a double for him Too
                                    G
I told him all my struggles and the hell I'm going through
    Em                 D                        C
The broken dreams, the things I've seen, and the people I've let down
                                      D
Hе raised a glass and half a smile and bought another round
 
 
[Chorus]
 
            G                           C
And hе said, "Don't tell me, 'cause you know I wrote the book"
                       G            D
"And trouble's been my shadow for so long"
         G                         C          Am
"But the words I wrote, they won't do you any good"
           C                D                   G
"You gotta live your life before you're dead and gone"
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
                                    C
We laughed and cried for hours as we drank away the night
                                       G
He spoke of sins and celebrations, the stories of his life
Em                    D                 C
"Son, you think you've got it tough, as bad as it can get"
                                                 D
"But I've seen my share of ups and downs, and you ain't seen nothing yet"
 
"You ain't seen nothing yet"
 
 
[Chorus]
 
            G                          C
So he said, "Don't tell me, 'cause you know I wrote the book"
                       G            D
"And trouble's been my shadow for so long"
         G                         C          Am
"But the words I wrote, they won't do you any good"
           C                D                   G
"You gotta live your life before you're dead and gone"
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
G  C  G/B  D  x2
 
 
[Bridge]
 
   Em
The lights go up
      D                C
We've had too much and everyone's gone home
 
But let's have one more for the good times
    D
And one more for the road, one more for the road
 
 
[Chorus]
 
            G                          C
So he said, "Don't tell me, 'cause you know I wrote the book"
                       G            D
"And trouble's been my shadow for so long"
         G                         C          Am
"But the words I wrote, they won't do you any good"
           C                D                   G
"You gotta live your life before you're dead and gone"
           C                D                    C      G
"You gotta live your life before you're dead and gone"
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