Everyday I Write The Book Chords by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Tempo:
101.3 bpm
Chords used:

E

C#m

B

G#m

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Everyday I Write The Book chords
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[C#m] [G#m]
[A] [B]
[C#m] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E] Don't tell me you don't know what [B] love [E] is [C#m] When you are enough to [G#m] know that's all
[E] When you [C#m] find strange hands [F#m] and feel sweat and flood
[G#m] When you dream both turns [C#] out to be a footnote
[F#m] I'm a man with a mission, [E]
[B] two or three additions
[E] And I'm giving you a lot more
Every day, every day, [A] every day, every [E] day I write this book
[C#m] Chapter one, you've been in really good [F#m] luck
Chapter [E] two, [A] I [G#m] think I [C#m] fell in love [B] with [E] you
[C#m] You said you'd stand by me in the middle of chapter three
[F#m] But you were up to your old tricks in chapters four, [B] five, six
[E] And I'm giving you a lot more
Every day, every day, every day, every day I write this book
The [C#m] way you are, the way you're talking, that exists [E] me in life
[E] With all of [C#m] my mouth and [B] [F#] breath
[E] [C#m] All your compliments [B] and [C#m] your gut-tingering [F#m] remarks
Are captioned here in my [B] quotation [G#m] marks
[E] I'm giving you a lot more
Every day, every [A] day, every [E] day, every day I write this [C#m] book
[E] [A] [E] Don't tell me you don't know the [G#m] difference
[C#m] Between a lover [G#m] and a writer
[C#m] With my pen and my electric [F#m] typewriter
[G#m] Even in a perfect world [C#] where everyone was equal
[F#m] I'd still own the film [E] rights to be [A] working [C#] on the sequel
[E] And I'm giving you a lot more
Every day, every day, every day, every day I write this book
Every day, every day, every day I write this book
Every day, every [B] day, every day [C#m] I write this book
[G#m] [A] [E]
Every day, every day, every day I write this book
I'm giving you a lot more
I'm giving you a lot more
Every day I write this book
I'm giving you a lot more
♪ Look a everyday everyday I'm ready for it, oh oh oh.
[A] [C#m] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
C#m
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B
12341112
G#m
123111114
A
1231
E
2311
C#m
13421114
B
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To learn Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Everyday I Write The Book chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C#m, E, C#m, E, A, C#m, B, E, A and E. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 50 BPM and then match the original tempo of 101 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: E Major.

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_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[B] _ _ [E] Don't tell me you don't know what [B] love [E] is [C#m] When you are enough to [G#m] know that's all
[E] When you [C#m] find strange hands [F#m] and feel sweat and flood
[G#m] When you dream both turns [C#] out to be a footnote
[F#m] I'm a man with a mission, [E]
[B] two or three additions
[E] And I'm giving you a lot more
Every day, every day, [A] every day, every [E] day I write this book _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ Chapter one, you've been in really good [F#m] luck
Chapter [E] two, [A] I [G#m] think I [C#m] fell in love [B] with [E] you
[C#m] You said you'd stand by me in the middle of chapter three
[F#m] But you were up to your old tricks in chapters four, [B] five, six
[E] And _ I'm giving you a lot more
Every day, every day, every day, every day I write this book _ _ _
_ The [C#m] way you are, the way you're talking, that exists [E] me in life
[E] With all of [C#m] my mouth and [B] [F#] breath
[E] _ [C#m] All your compliments [B] and [C#m] your gut-tingering [F#m] remarks
Are captioned here in my [B] quotation [G#m] marks
_ [E] _ I'm giving you a lot more
Every day, every [A] day, every [E] day, every day I write this [C#m] book _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] Don't _ _ _ tell me you don't know the [G#m] difference
_ [C#m] Between a lover [G#m] and a writer
[C#m] With my pen and my electric [F#m] typewriter
_ [G#m] Even in a perfect world [C#] where everyone was equal
[F#m] I'd still own the film [E] rights to be [A] working [C#] on the sequel
[E] And _ I'm giving you a lot more
Every day, every day, every day, every day I write this book
Every day, every day, every day I write this book
Every day, every [B] day, every day [C#m] I write this book _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E]
Every _ _ _ _ _ _ day, _ every day, every day I write this book
I'm giving you a lot more
_ _ _ I'm giving you a lot more
Every day I write this book
I'm giving you a lot more
♪ Look a everyday everyday I'm ready for it, oh oh oh_. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [C#m] _ [E] ♪ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Facts about this song

It's Elvis Costello who authored this song.

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