Chords for Dinah Washington - I Could Write a Book
Tempo:
129.35 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
F
Dm
D
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bbm] [F]
[Gb] [E] [C]
If they asked [Dm] me, [Gm]
I [Bb] could [Am] write a book [D]
[Am] about the [F] way you [Gm] walk and [Am] whisper [D] and look at [F] [Ab]
[Gm] the
preface [E] [G] on [E] how [C] we met [Em] so the [Ab]
[Dm] world would [Em] never [Gm] forget.
[F]
[C] And the [Dm] simple [Gm] secret [Bb] of the [F] plot, [D]
it's just to tell [Gm] you that I [Am] love [D] you [Gm] a lot.
[C] Then the [F]
[Abm] world [Bb] discovers [Cm] as [Bb] my book [Bbm] ends how [Dm] to make [G] [Gm] two [G] lovers [Dm] a friend.
[A] [Dm]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [Am]
[E] [A]
[F] And the [Gm] [G] [F]
[E] [Gb] [C]
[Ebm] [D] world
[E] discovers [Dm] as my book ends
[C] [D] [Dm]
[Gm] [D]
how [F] [Gm] to make two lovers a friend.
[D] [F]
[Ab] [Gm] [Db] [F] And [Dm] the world discovers as my [Bbm] book ends how to make two lovers a friend.
[Dm]
[G] [Gm] [Dbm] [D]
[G] [D]
[Bb] [Dm]
[D] [F]
[Gm] [G] [Bb]
[C] [A]
[Abm] [Gm] [F]
[Abm] [Gbm] [C]
[Ebm] [D] [Bb]
[D] [Dm]
[D] [Dm]
If [Gm] they [F]
[G] [F] [G]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [Abm] [Eb] [G]
[Dm] [Eb] [Dm]
[Gm] [F] [Fm]
[Gm] [B]
[Bbm] [F] [C]
[G] [C] [Am]
asked me, [Gm] I [F] could write a [D] book [Gm] about [G] the [Gm] way you walk [Am] and whisper [Gm] and look [F]
[Ab] [Gm] at [E] [A]
[E] [C] [Fm] the
[Em] preface on how we met so the [Ab] world [D] would never [G] forget.
[C] [F]
And the simple [D] secret of [F] the plot, [Gm] [C] it's just to tell [Gm] them that [Am] I love [Dm] you [Gm] a lot.
Then [Am] the [Db] world [Gm] discovers [A]
[Cm] that as [B] my [Bbm] book ends how
[Dm] [G] [Bb] to make two lovers [B] a friend.
[Bbm] [Am] [Bb] [Dm] [Bb] [D]
[Gb] [E] [C]
If they asked [Dm] me, [Gm]
I [Bb] could [Am] write a book [D]
[Am] about the [F] way you [Gm] walk and [Am] whisper [D] and look at [F] [Ab]
[Gm] the
preface [E] [G] on [E] how [C] we met [Em] so the [Ab]
[Dm] world would [Em] never [Gm] forget.
[F]
[C] And the [Dm] simple [Gm] secret [Bb] of the [F] plot, [D]
it's just to tell [Gm] you that I [Am] love [D] you [Gm] a lot.
[C] Then the [F]
[Abm] world [Bb] discovers [Cm] as [Bb] my book [Bbm] ends how [Dm] to make [G] [Gm] two [G] lovers [Dm] a friend.
[A] [Dm]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [Am]
[E] [A]
[F] And the [Gm] [G] [F]
[E] [Gb] [C]
[Ebm] [D] world
[E] discovers [Dm] as my book ends
[C] [D] [Dm]
[Gm] [D]
how [F] [Gm] to make two lovers a friend.
[D] [F]
[Ab] [Gm] [Db] [F] And [Dm] the world discovers as my [Bbm] book ends how to make two lovers a friend.
[Dm]
[G] [Gm] [Dbm] [D]
[G] [D]
[Bb] [Dm]
[D] [F]
[Gm] [G] [Bb]
[C] [A]
[Abm] [Gm] [F]
[Abm] [Gbm] [C]
[Ebm] [D] [Bb]
[D] [Dm]
[D] [Dm]
If [Gm] they [F]
[G] [F] [G]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [Abm] [Eb] [G]
[Dm] [Eb] [Dm]
[Gm] [F] [Fm]
[Gm] [B]
[Bbm] [F] [C]
[G] [C] [Am]
asked me, [Gm] I [F] could write a [D] book [Gm] about [G] the [Gm] way you walk [Am] and whisper [Gm] and look [F]
[Ab] [Gm] at [E] [A]
[E] [C] [Fm] the
[Em] preface on how we met so the [Ab] world [D] would never [G] forget.
[C] [F]
And the simple [D] secret of [F] the plot, [Gm] [C] it's just to tell [Gm] them that [Am] I love [Dm] you [Gm] a lot.
Then [Am] the [Db] world [Gm] discovers [A]
[Cm] that as [B] my [Bbm] book ends how
[Dm] [G] [Bb] to make two lovers [B] a friend.
[Bbm] [Am] [Bb] [Dm] [Bb] [D]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Gb] _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ If they asked [Dm] me, _ [Gm]
I [Bb] could [Am] write a book [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] about the [F] way you [Gm] walk and [Am] whisper [D] _ and look at _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Gm] the
preface [E] _ _ [G] on [E] how [C] we met _ [Em] so the [Ab] _
[Dm] world would [Em] never _ [Gm] forget.
_ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ And the [Dm] simple _ [Gm] secret _ [Bb] of the [F] plot, [D] _
_ _ _ it's just to tell [Gm] you that I [Am] love [D] you [Gm] a lot.
_ _ [C] _ _ Then the [F] _ _
[Abm] world [Bb] discovers _ [Cm] as [Bb] my book [Bbm] ends how [Dm] to make [G] _ [Gm] two [G] lovers [Dm] a friend.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[F] And the _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Ebm] [D] world _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] discovers [Dm] as my book ends _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
how _ [F] _ _ [Gm] to make two lovers a friend. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [F] And [Dm] the world discovers as my _ [Bbm] book ends how to make two lovers a friend.
_ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
If [Gm] _ they _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _
asked me, [Gm] I _ _ [F] could write a [D] book _ [Gm] _ about [G] the [Gm] way you walk [Am] and whisper _ [Gm] and look _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Ab] _ [Gm] at _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] the
[Em] preface on how we met so the [Ab] world _ [D] would never _ [G] forget.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F]
And the simple _ [D] secret of [F] the plot, _ _ [Gm] _ [C] it's just to tell [Gm] them that [Am] I love [Dm] you [Gm] a lot.
_ _ _ _ Then [Am] the _ [Db] world [Gm] discovers [A] _
[Cm] that as [B] my [Bbm] book ends how _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Bb] to make two lovers [B] a friend.
[Bbm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ If they asked [Dm] me, _ [Gm]
I [Bb] could [Am] write a book [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] about the [F] way you [Gm] walk and [Am] whisper [D] _ and look at _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Gm] the
preface [E] _ _ [G] on [E] how [C] we met _ [Em] so the [Ab] _
[Dm] world would [Em] never _ [Gm] forget.
_ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ And the [Dm] simple _ [Gm] secret _ [Bb] of the [F] plot, [D] _
_ _ _ it's just to tell [Gm] you that I [Am] love [D] you [Gm] a lot.
_ _ [C] _ _ Then the [F] _ _
[Abm] world [Bb] discovers _ [Cm] as [Bb] my book [Bbm] ends how [Dm] to make [G] _ [Gm] two [G] lovers [Dm] a friend.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[F] And the _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Ebm] [D] world _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] discovers [Dm] as my book ends _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
how _ [F] _ _ [Gm] to make two lovers a friend. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [F] And [Dm] the world discovers as my _ [Bbm] book ends how to make two lovers a friend.
_ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
If [Gm] _ they _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _
asked me, [Gm] I _ _ [F] could write a [D] book _ [Gm] _ about [G] the [Gm] way you walk [Am] and whisper _ [Gm] and look _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Ab] _ [Gm] at _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] the
[Em] preface on how we met so the [Ab] world _ [D] would never _ [G] forget.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F]
And the simple _ [D] secret of [F] the plot, _ _ [Gm] _ [C] it's just to tell [Gm] them that [Am] I love [Dm] you [Gm] a lot.
_ _ _ _ Then [Am] the _ [Db] world [Gm] discovers [A] _
[Cm] that as [B] my [Bbm] book ends how _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Bb] to make two lovers [B] a friend.
[Bbm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _