Chords for Johnathan East - "The Songwriter" (Official Music Video)
Tempo:
109.9 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
E
G#m
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[C#]
[B]
[E]
[G#m]
[F#]
[E] [C#]
[F#] [B]
I'm just a songwriter, [F#] a poet I guess.
[B] Write down these lines and [E] get it all on my chest.
[G#] Some people like it, [F#] some people don't.
[B] Some folks understand me, [E] but most probably won't.
[G#m] I'll keep on writing, [F#] it's all I can do.
[E] I'll put the play, [F#] I'll sing one [B] for you.
I made a few books, [F#] from songs that I wrote.
[B] Watched people sing [E] every word, note for note.
[Gm] [G#m] And it made me feel good, [F#] it just make them smile.
[B] They sit there and forget [E] about life for a while.
[G#m] Well I guess that's my job, [F#] and I have a bond.
[E] I'm just a songwriter, [F#] and [B] that's all.
[G#] Well ain't man so [G#m] easy, [E] living this life.
[B] Pouring my heart into [F#] these songs that I write.
[G#m] I strung out and burned out, [E] good times were gone.
I [B] just sat down and wrote one [F#] more song.
[B] Well I traveled the country, [F#] with no flat top guitar.
[B] Small county fairs to them [E] old smoky bars.
[G#m] Sometimes it's a few, [F#] sometimes it's a crowd.
[B] Sometimes you can't hear, [E] cause it's screaming so loud.
[G#] At the end of the night, [F#] when the lights all come down.
This [E] old song [F#] out around the [B] south town.
[G#m] I spent a lifetime [E] chasing their dreams.
[B] Giving so much, Lord [F#] I lost everything.
[G#] Well I guess I [G#m] could quit, [E] maybe try something new.
[B] But tell me, just what would [F#] I do?
[N]
No [B] I guess I'll keep writing, [F#] that's what I do best.
[B] Pays off my bills, [E] and I must confess.
[G#m] But [G#m] it's the only time I feel, [F#] my problems are gone.
[E] And I'll be glad, [F#] to sing [G#m] my songs.
[E] While this songwriter [F#] keeps [B] writing on.
[F#]
[E]
[B]
[C#]
[B]
[E]
[G#m]
[F#]
[E] [C#]
[F#] [B]
I'm just a songwriter, [F#] a poet I guess.
[B] Write down these lines and [E] get it all on my chest.
[G#] Some people like it, [F#] some people don't.
[B] Some folks understand me, [E] but most probably won't.
[G#m] I'll keep on writing, [F#] it's all I can do.
[E] I'll put the play, [F#] I'll sing one [B] for you.
I made a few books, [F#] from songs that I wrote.
[B] Watched people sing [E] every word, note for note.
[Gm] [G#m] And it made me feel good, [F#] it just make them smile.
[B] They sit there and forget [E] about life for a while.
[G#m] Well I guess that's my job, [F#] and I have a bond.
[E] I'm just a songwriter, [F#] and [B] that's all.
[G#] Well ain't man so [G#m] easy, [E] living this life.
[B] Pouring my heart into [F#] these songs that I write.
[G#m] I strung out and burned out, [E] good times were gone.
I [B] just sat down and wrote one [F#] more song.
[B] Well I traveled the country, [F#] with no flat top guitar.
[B] Small county fairs to them [E] old smoky bars.
[G#m] Sometimes it's a few, [F#] sometimes it's a crowd.
[B] Sometimes you can't hear, [E] cause it's screaming so loud.
[G#] At the end of the night, [F#] when the lights all come down.
This [E] old song [F#] out around the [B] south town.
[G#m] I spent a lifetime [E] chasing their dreams.
[B] Giving so much, Lord [F#] I lost everything.
[G#] Well I guess I [G#m] could quit, [E] maybe try something new.
[B] But tell me, just what would [F#] I do?
[N]
No [B] I guess I'll keep writing, [F#] that's what I do best.
[B] Pays off my bills, [E] and I must confess.
[G#m] But [G#m] it's the only time I feel, [F#] my problems are gone.
[E] And I'll be glad, [F#] to sing [G#m] my songs.
[E] While this songwriter [F#] keeps [B] writing on.
[F#]
[E]
[B]
Key:
F#
B
E
G#m
G#
F#
B
E
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm just a songwriter, _ [F#] _ a poet I guess.
_ [B] _ Write down these lines and [E] get it all on my chest.
_ [G#] _ Some people like it, _ [F#] _ some people don't.
_ [B] Some folks understand me, [E] but most probably won't.
_ [G#m] _ I'll keep on writing, _ [F#] _ it's all I can do.
[E] I'll put the play, [F#] I'll sing one [B] for you. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I made a few books, [F#] from songs that I wrote.
_ [B] _ Watched people sing [E] every word, note for note.
_ _ [Gm] [G#m] And it made me feel good, _ [F#] it just make them smile.
[B] They sit there and forget [E] about life for a while.
_ _ [G#m] Well I guess that's my job, _ [F#] and I have a bond.
_ [E] I'm just a songwriter, [F#] and [B] that's all. _ _
_ _ [G#] Well ain't man so [G#m] easy, _ [E] living this life.
_ [B] _ Pouring my heart into [F#] these songs that I write.
_ [G#m] I strung out and burned out, [E] good _ times were gone.
I [B] just sat down and wrote one [F#] more song. _
_ _ _ [B] Well I traveled the country, _ _ [F#] with no flat top guitar.
_ _ [B] Small county fairs to them [E] old smoky bars.
_ _ [G#m] _ Sometimes it's a few, _ _ [F#] sometimes it's a crowd.
_ [B] _ Sometimes you can't hear, [E] cause it's screaming so loud.
_ _ [G#] At the end of the night, _ [F#] when the lights all come down.
This [E] old song [F#] out around the [B] south town. _
_ _ [G#m] I spent a lifetime _ [E] chasing their dreams.
_ [B] Giving so much, Lord [F#] I lost everything.
_ [G#] Well I guess I [G#m] could quit, [E] maybe try something new.
_ [B] But tell me, just what would [F#] I do? _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ No [B] I guess I'll keep writing, _ [F#] that's what I do best.
_ [B] _ Pays off my bills, [E] and I must confess.
_ [G#m] But [G#m] it's the only time I feel, _ [F#] my problems are gone.
[E] And I'll be glad, [F#] to sing [G#m] my songs.
_ _ [E] While this _ songwriter [F#] keeps [B] writing on. _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm just a songwriter, _ [F#] _ a poet I guess.
_ [B] _ Write down these lines and [E] get it all on my chest.
_ [G#] _ Some people like it, _ [F#] _ some people don't.
_ [B] Some folks understand me, [E] but most probably won't.
_ [G#m] _ I'll keep on writing, _ [F#] _ it's all I can do.
[E] I'll put the play, [F#] I'll sing one [B] for you. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I made a few books, [F#] from songs that I wrote.
_ [B] _ Watched people sing [E] every word, note for note.
_ _ [Gm] [G#m] And it made me feel good, _ [F#] it just make them smile.
[B] They sit there and forget [E] about life for a while.
_ _ [G#m] Well I guess that's my job, _ [F#] and I have a bond.
_ [E] I'm just a songwriter, [F#] and [B] that's all. _ _
_ _ [G#] Well ain't man so [G#m] easy, _ [E] living this life.
_ [B] _ Pouring my heart into [F#] these songs that I write.
_ [G#m] I strung out and burned out, [E] good _ times were gone.
I [B] just sat down and wrote one [F#] more song. _
_ _ _ [B] Well I traveled the country, _ _ [F#] with no flat top guitar.
_ _ [B] Small county fairs to them [E] old smoky bars.
_ _ [G#m] _ Sometimes it's a few, _ _ [F#] sometimes it's a crowd.
_ [B] _ Sometimes you can't hear, [E] cause it's screaming so loud.
_ _ [G#] At the end of the night, _ [F#] when the lights all come down.
This [E] old song [F#] out around the [B] south town. _
_ _ [G#m] I spent a lifetime _ [E] chasing their dreams.
_ [B] Giving so much, Lord [F#] I lost everything.
_ [G#] Well I guess I [G#m] could quit, [E] maybe try something new.
_ [B] But tell me, just what would [F#] I do? _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ No [B] I guess I'll keep writing, _ [F#] that's what I do best.
_ [B] _ Pays off my bills, [E] and I must confess.
_ [G#m] But [G#m] it's the only time I feel, _ [F#] my problems are gone.
[E] And I'll be glad, [F#] to sing [G#m] my songs.
_ _ [E] While this _ songwriter [F#] keeps [B] writing on. _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
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