Too Busy Being In Love Chords by Doug Stone
Tempo:
88.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [Em]
[D] [G] [D] [A]
[D] If I had taken [Em] the time to write down a [F#] few [D] lines
Every time that [G] you crossed [A] this [D] heart of mine
And put them on [Em] a book
How much time would that [F#] have took?
[D] The words and years [G] have a way [A] of [D] slipping [Bm] by
[Em] Oh no, [A] [D] too bad
[Bm] [Em] There goes [G] the chance [A] that I had
I [D] could have written [Bm] a play [G] so sweet and [A] so funny
[D] Give an old [Bm] Mr.
Shakespeare [G] a run for [A] his [Bm] money
Litten [F#m] the words to [G] the prettiest tune
[D] That would never leave a [G] dry eye in [A] the moon
[Bm] My only [G] excuse for [A] not [Bm] doing enough
[G] I was [D] too busy [A] being [Bm] in love
[G] Yes, I was [D] too busy [A] being [D] in love
Brand [Em] [D]
[G] [D] [A] [D] new phrases [Em] appear every time you [F#m] are near
All these words [G] you inspire [A] after [D] all these years
But I never reach [Em] for a pen and break the mood that [F#m] I'm in
Before I knew it [G] the words [A] were gone [F#m] [Bm] again
Oh [Em] no, [A] [D] too [Bm] bad
There [Em] goes [G] the chance that I [A] had
[D] I could have written [Bm] a play [G] so sweet and [A] so funny
[D] Give an old [Bm] Mr.
Shakespeare [G] a run for [A] his [Bm] money
Litten [F#m] the words [G] to the prettiest tune
[D] That would never leave a [G] dry eye [A] in the moon
[Bm] My only [G] excuse [A] for not [Bm] doing enough
[G] I was [D] too busy [A]
[Bm] being in love
[G] Yes, I was [D] too busy [A] being [D] in [E] love
[Bm] [A] [D] [A] Could [D] have written a poem to [G] make young lovers [A] crazy
[D] Could have written a movie [G] for hair burn [A] and tracing
[Bm] A beautiful [F#m] song and it [G] starts with your name
[D] Written my way [G] into fortune and [A] fame
But [Bm] I have no [G] regrets for not [A] doing
[Bm] enough
[G] I was too [D] busy
[A] being [Bm] in love
[G] Yes, I was too [D] busy
[A] being in [D] love
[Em] [F#m] [G]
[D] [A] [D]
[D] [G] [D] [A]
[D] If I had taken [Em] the time to write down a [F#] few [D] lines
Every time that [G] you crossed [A] this [D] heart of mine
And put them on [Em] a book
How much time would that [F#] have took?
[D] The words and years [G] have a way [A] of [D] slipping [Bm] by
[Em] Oh no, [A] [D] too bad
[Bm] [Em] There goes [G] the chance [A] that I had
I [D] could have written [Bm] a play [G] so sweet and [A] so funny
[D] Give an old [Bm] Mr.
Shakespeare [G] a run for [A] his [Bm] money
Litten [F#m] the words to [G] the prettiest tune
[D] That would never leave a [G] dry eye in [A] the moon
[Bm] My only [G] excuse for [A] not [Bm] doing enough
[G] I was [D] too busy [A] being [Bm] in love
[G] Yes, I was [D] too busy [A] being [D] in love
Brand [Em] [D]
[G] [D] [A] [D] new phrases [Em] appear every time you [F#m] are near
All these words [G] you inspire [A] after [D] all these years
But I never reach [Em] for a pen and break the mood that [F#m] I'm in
Before I knew it [G] the words [A] were gone [F#m] [Bm] again
Oh [Em] no, [A] [D] too [Bm] bad
There [Em] goes [G] the chance that I [A] had
[D] I could have written [Bm] a play [G] so sweet and [A] so funny
[D] Give an old [Bm] Mr.
Shakespeare [G] a run for [A] his [Bm] money
Litten [F#m] the words [G] to the prettiest tune
[D] That would never leave a [G] dry eye [A] in the moon
[Bm] My only [G] excuse [A] for not [Bm] doing enough
[G] I was [D] too busy [A]
[Bm] being in love
[G] Yes, I was [D] too busy [A] being [D] in [E] love
[Bm] [A] [D] [A] Could [D] have written a poem to [G] make young lovers [A] crazy
[D] Could have written a movie [G] for hair burn [A] and tracing
[Bm] A beautiful [F#m] song and it [G] starts with your name
[D] Written my way [G] into fortune and [A] fame
But [Bm] I have no [G] regrets for not [A] doing
[Bm] enough
[G] I was too [D] busy
[A] being [Bm] in love
[G] Yes, I was too [D] busy
[A] being in [D] love
[Em] [F#m] [G]
[D] [A] [D]
Key:
D
A
G
Bm
Em
D
A
G
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [A] _
[D] If I had taken [Em] the time to write down a [F#] few [D] lines
Every time that [G] you crossed [A] this [D] heart of mine
And put them on [Em] a book
How much time would that [F#] have took?
[D] The words and years [G] have a way [A] of [D] slipping [Bm] by
[Em] Oh no, [A] _ [D] too bad
[Bm] _ [Em] There goes [G] the chance [A] that I had
I [D] could have written [Bm] a play [G] so sweet and [A] so funny
[D] Give an old [Bm] Mr.
Shakespeare [G] a run for [A] his [Bm] money
Litten [F#m] the words to [G] the prettiest tune
[D] That would never leave a [G] dry eye in [A] the moon
_ [Bm] My only [G] excuse for [A] not [Bm] doing enough
_ [G] I was [D] too busy [A] being [Bm] in love
[G] Yes, I was [D] too busy [A] being [D] in love
Brand [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ new phrases [Em] appear every time you [F#m] are near
All these words [G] you inspire [A] after [D] all these years
But I never reach [Em] for a pen and break the mood that [F#m] I'm in
Before I knew it [G] the words [A] were gone [F#m] [Bm] again
Oh [Em] no, [A] _ [D] too [Bm] bad
There [Em] goes [G] the chance that I [A] had
[D] I could have written [Bm] a play [G] so sweet and [A] so funny
[D] Give an old [Bm] Mr.
Shakespeare [G] a run for [A] his [Bm] money
Litten [F#m] the words [G] to the prettiest tune
[D] That would never leave a [G] dry eye [A] in the moon _ _
[Bm] My only [G] excuse [A] for not [Bm] doing enough
[G] I was [D] too busy [A] _
[Bm] being in love
[G] Yes, I was [D] too busy [A] being [D] in [E] love
[Bm] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] Could [D] have written a poem to [G] make young lovers [A] crazy
[D] Could have written a movie [G] for hair burn [A] and tracing
[Bm] A beautiful [F#m] song and it [G] starts with your name _
[D] Written my way [G] into fortune and [A] fame _
But [Bm] I have no [G] regrets for not [A] doing _
[Bm] _ enough
[G] I was too [D] busy _
[A] being [Bm] in love
[G] Yes, I was too [D] busy _
[A] being in [D] love
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [A] _
[D] If I had taken [Em] the time to write down a [F#] few [D] lines
Every time that [G] you crossed [A] this [D] heart of mine
And put them on [Em] a book
How much time would that [F#] have took?
[D] The words and years [G] have a way [A] of [D] slipping [Bm] by
[Em] Oh no, [A] _ [D] too bad
[Bm] _ [Em] There goes [G] the chance [A] that I had
I [D] could have written [Bm] a play [G] so sweet and [A] so funny
[D] Give an old [Bm] Mr.
Shakespeare [G] a run for [A] his [Bm] money
Litten [F#m] the words to [G] the prettiest tune
[D] That would never leave a [G] dry eye in [A] the moon
_ [Bm] My only [G] excuse for [A] not [Bm] doing enough
_ [G] I was [D] too busy [A] being [Bm] in love
[G] Yes, I was [D] too busy [A] being [D] in love
Brand [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ new phrases [Em] appear every time you [F#m] are near
All these words [G] you inspire [A] after [D] all these years
But I never reach [Em] for a pen and break the mood that [F#m] I'm in
Before I knew it [G] the words [A] were gone [F#m] [Bm] again
Oh [Em] no, [A] _ [D] too [Bm] bad
There [Em] goes [G] the chance that I [A] had
[D] I could have written [Bm] a play [G] so sweet and [A] so funny
[D] Give an old [Bm] Mr.
Shakespeare [G] a run for [A] his [Bm] money
Litten [F#m] the words [G] to the prettiest tune
[D] That would never leave a [G] dry eye [A] in the moon _ _
[Bm] My only [G] excuse [A] for not [Bm] doing enough
[G] I was [D] too busy [A] _
[Bm] being in love
[G] Yes, I was [D] too busy [A] being [D] in [E] love
[Bm] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] Could [D] have written a poem to [G] make young lovers [A] crazy
[D] Could have written a movie [G] for hair burn [A] and tracing
[Bm] A beautiful [F#m] song and it [G] starts with your name _
[D] Written my way [G] into fortune and [A] fame _
But [Bm] I have no [G] regrets for not [A] doing _
[Bm] _ enough
[G] I was too [D] busy _
[A] being [Bm] in love
[G] Yes, I was too [D] busy _
[A] being in [D] love
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _