Chords for The Book Of My Life (Sting)
Tempo:
98 bpm
Chords used:
F#
D
F#m
E
D#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F#] [F#m]
[D]
[F#]
[C#]
[F#]
[F#m]
[F#]
[F#m]
[F#]
[F#m]
[F#] [E]
[B] [D#m]
[Bm] I'm [D]
afraid to write.
It's [Bm] the [F#m] book of my days.
It's [F#] the book of my life.
And [E] it's cut like a frog on the blade of [A] a knife.
[D#] And it's all there to see as [B] the section reveals.
There's [G] some sorrow in every [D] line.
If [A] it reads like a puzzle [Bm] or wandering ways,
then [F#] I won't [F#m] understand until [D#] the end of my days.
I'm [D] still forced to remember, [Bm] remember [C#] the words of [F#] my life.
[F#m]
There are promises spoiled, hidden promises kept.
[E] Angry words that were spoken, but I should [F#m] have kept.
[D#] There's a chapter of secrets and words to confess.
If [D] I lose [D] everything [E] that I possess,
there's [A] a chapter on loss [Bm] and a ghost who won't die.
There's [F#] a chapter [F#m] on love where [D#] the inks never [D#m] dry.
There [B] are [Bm] sentences served [C#] in a prison I built out [D] of lies.
[Bm] [F#] [B]
Oh, [D] the features [F#] of the [F#m] body.
[D]
I [B] can't see where they [F#m] lead.
[D]
For [Bm] the end is [B] a mystery, [D] but one can read.
[B] Now the book of [F#] my life.
[F#m] [D]
[F#m] [D]
[Gm] There's a chapter of fables, a chapter of songs.
There [F] are pages in conflicts that nobody [Gm] wrote.
And [E] the battles you lost and your bitter defeat.
[D#] There's a page where you fail to [F] meet.
There [A#] are tears that were fought, [Cm] children couldn't be blind.
[Gm] There's a chapter on God that [E] I don't understand.
There's [Cm] a promise of heaven [D] and hell, but I'm damned if [D#] I see.
[Cm]
[G] Oh, [D#] the pages of [Gm] the world.
[D#] I [Cm] can't see where [G] they lead.
[Gm] [D#] For [C] the end is a mystery, [D#] but one can read.
[C] There's [G] a chapter on God.
[Gm]
[A#] Now the daylight's [C] returned.
[Cm] If [Gm] one sentence [A] is true, [Dm]
all [D#] these pages [C] I've burned [F] in.
[G]
[C] And [G#] now [A#] I stand [Fm]
in [G#] the sun.
[E]
[G#] [E] [C#m] [G#]
[G#m] [C#m] [C#]
[E] [F#]
[B] [C#m] Oh, [E] the pages [G#] I've burned [G#m] in.
[E] I [C#m] can't see where [G#] they lead.
[G#m] [C#m] For the end is [F#] a mystery, [E] but one can read.
[G#] In the book of [G#m] my life.
[C#m] [G#] [C#m] [D#]
[C#m] [F#]
[E] [F#]
[G#]
[Fm]
[F] [Fm]
[C#] [F]
[Fm]
[C] [C#]
[D]
[F#]
[C#]
[F#]
[F#m]
[F#]
[F#m]
[F#]
[F#m]
[F#] [E]
[B] [D#m]
[Bm] I'm [D]
afraid to write.
It's [Bm] the [F#m] book of my days.
It's [F#] the book of my life.
And [E] it's cut like a frog on the blade of [A] a knife.
[D#] And it's all there to see as [B] the section reveals.
There's [G] some sorrow in every [D] line.
If [A] it reads like a puzzle [Bm] or wandering ways,
then [F#] I won't [F#m] understand until [D#] the end of my days.
I'm [D] still forced to remember, [Bm] remember [C#] the words of [F#] my life.
[F#m]
There are promises spoiled, hidden promises kept.
[E] Angry words that were spoken, but I should [F#m] have kept.
[D#] There's a chapter of secrets and words to confess.
If [D] I lose [D] everything [E] that I possess,
there's [A] a chapter on loss [Bm] and a ghost who won't die.
There's [F#] a chapter [F#m] on love where [D#] the inks never [D#m] dry.
There [B] are [Bm] sentences served [C#] in a prison I built out [D] of lies.
[Bm] [F#] [B]
Oh, [D] the features [F#] of the [F#m] body.
[D]
I [B] can't see where they [F#m] lead.
[D]
For [Bm] the end is [B] a mystery, [D] but one can read.
[B] Now the book of [F#] my life.
[F#m] [D]
[F#m] [D]
[Gm] There's a chapter of fables, a chapter of songs.
There [F] are pages in conflicts that nobody [Gm] wrote.
And [E] the battles you lost and your bitter defeat.
[D#] There's a page where you fail to [F] meet.
There [A#] are tears that were fought, [Cm] children couldn't be blind.
[Gm] There's a chapter on God that [E] I don't understand.
There's [Cm] a promise of heaven [D] and hell, but I'm damned if [D#] I see.
[Cm]
[G] Oh, [D#] the pages of [Gm] the world.
[D#] I [Cm] can't see where [G] they lead.
[Gm] [D#] For [C] the end is a mystery, [D#] but one can read.
[C] There's [G] a chapter on God.
[Gm]
[A#] Now the daylight's [C] returned.
[Cm] If [Gm] one sentence [A] is true, [Dm]
all [D#] these pages [C] I've burned [F] in.
[G]
[C] And [G#] now [A#] I stand [Fm]
in [G#] the sun.
[E]
[G#] [E] [C#m] [G#]
[G#m] [C#m] [C#]
[E] [F#]
[B] [C#m] Oh, [E] the pages [G#] I've burned [G#m] in.
[E] I [C#m] can't see where [G#] they lead.
[G#m] [C#m] For the end is [F#] a mystery, [E] but one can read.
[G#] In the book of [G#m] my life.
[C#m] [G#] [C#m] [D#]
[C#m] [F#]
[E] [F#]
[G#]
[Fm]
[F] [Fm]
[C#] [F]
[Fm]
[C] [C#]
Key:
F#
D
F#m
E
D#
F#
D
F#m
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_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [D#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] I'm [D]
afraid to write.
It's [Bm] the [F#m] book of my days.
It's [F#] the book of my life.
And [E] it's cut like a frog on the blade of [A] a knife.
[D#] And it's all there to see as [B] the section reveals.
There's [G] some sorrow in every [D] line.
If [A] it reads like a puzzle [Bm] or wandering ways,
then [F#] I won't [F#m] understand until [D#] the end of my days.
I'm [D] still forced to remember, [Bm] remember [C#] the words of [F#] my life. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ There are promises spoiled, hidden promises kept.
[E] Angry words that were spoken, but I should [F#m] have kept.
[D#] There's a chapter of secrets and words to confess.
If [D] I lose [D] everything [E] that I possess,
there's [A] a chapter on loss [Bm] and a ghost who won't die.
There's [F#] a chapter [F#m] on love where [D#] the inks never [D#m] dry.
There [B] are [Bm] sentences served [C#] in a prison I built out [D] of lies.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B]
Oh, [D] the features [F#] of the [F#m] body.
_ [D]
I [B] can't see where they [F#m] lead.
_ _ [D]
For [Bm] the end is [B] a mystery, [D] but one can read.
[B] _ Now the book of [F#] my life. _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _
[Gm] There's a chapter of fables, a chapter of songs.
There [F] are pages in conflicts that nobody [Gm] wrote.
And [E] the battles you lost and your bitter defeat.
[D#] There's a page where you fail to [F] meet.
There [A#] are tears that were fought, [Cm] children couldn't be blind.
[Gm] There's a chapter on God that [E] I don't understand.
There's [Cm] a promise of heaven [D] and hell, but I'm damned if [D#] I see.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Oh, [D#] the pages of [Gm] the world.
_ [D#] I [Cm] can't see where [G] they lead.
[Gm] _ _ [D#] For [C] the end is a mystery, [D#] but one can read.
[C] There's [G] a chapter on God. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#] Now the daylight's [C] returned.
[Cm] If _ [Gm] one sentence [A] is true, [Dm] _ _
all [D#] these pages [C] I've burned [F] in.
_ [G] _
[C] And [G#] now [A#] I stand [Fm]
in [G#] the sun.
[E] _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#] _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [C#m] Oh, [E] the pages [G#] I've burned [G#m] in.
_ [E] I [C#m] can't see where [G#] they lead.
[G#m] _ [C#m] For the end is [F#] a mystery, [E] but one can read.
[G#] In the book of [G#m] my life.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
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_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [D#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] I'm [D]
afraid to write.
It's [Bm] the [F#m] book of my days.
It's [F#] the book of my life.
And [E] it's cut like a frog on the blade of [A] a knife.
[D#] And it's all there to see as [B] the section reveals.
There's [G] some sorrow in every [D] line.
If [A] it reads like a puzzle [Bm] or wandering ways,
then [F#] I won't [F#m] understand until [D#] the end of my days.
I'm [D] still forced to remember, [Bm] remember [C#] the words of [F#] my life. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ There are promises spoiled, hidden promises kept.
[E] Angry words that were spoken, but I should [F#m] have kept.
[D#] There's a chapter of secrets and words to confess.
If [D] I lose [D] everything [E] that I possess,
there's [A] a chapter on loss [Bm] and a ghost who won't die.
There's [F#] a chapter [F#m] on love where [D#] the inks never [D#m] dry.
There [B] are [Bm] sentences served [C#] in a prison I built out [D] of lies.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B]
Oh, [D] the features [F#] of the [F#m] body.
_ [D]
I [B] can't see where they [F#m] lead.
_ _ [D]
For [Bm] the end is [B] a mystery, [D] but one can read.
[B] _ Now the book of [F#] my life. _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _
[Gm] There's a chapter of fables, a chapter of songs.
There [F] are pages in conflicts that nobody [Gm] wrote.
And [E] the battles you lost and your bitter defeat.
[D#] There's a page where you fail to [F] meet.
There [A#] are tears that were fought, [Cm] children couldn't be blind.
[Gm] There's a chapter on God that [E] I don't understand.
There's [Cm] a promise of heaven [D] and hell, but I'm damned if [D#] I see.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Oh, [D#] the pages of [Gm] the world.
_ [D#] I [Cm] can't see where [G] they lead.
[Gm] _ _ [D#] For [C] the end is a mystery, [D#] but one can read.
[C] There's [G] a chapter on God. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#] Now the daylight's [C] returned.
[Cm] If _ [Gm] one sentence [A] is true, [Dm] _ _
all [D#] these pages [C] I've burned [F] in.
_ [G] _
[C] And [G#] now [A#] I stand [Fm]
in [G#] the sun.
[E] _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#] _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [C#m] Oh, [E] the pages [G#] I've burned [G#m] in.
_ [E] I [C#m] can't see where [G#] they lead.
[G#m] _ [C#m] For the end is [F#] a mystery, [E] but one can read.
[G#] In the book of [G#m] my life.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
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