G C7 C
A, B, C, D, E, F, G,
Cm G A7 D7 Gsus4 G Dm G
I never learned to spell, at least not well
G7 C
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven,
Cm G A7 G7 Gsus4 G Dm G
I never learned to count a great amount
Gm7 C7 F7M
But my busy mind is burning to use what learning
Em7 A7 D7 G
I’ve got, I won’t waste any time,
G7 Dm7 G7
I’ll strike while the iron is hot
C G7 C
If they asked me, I could write a book
G7 C G7 C C#dim Dm7 G7
About the way you walk and whisper and look
F G7 C Ab7 Dm7 G7 C F#dim G
I could write a preface on how we met
C F#dim G Eb7 Am7 D7 G Dm7 G7
So the world would never forget
C G7 C
And the simple secret of the plot
G7 C G7 C C#dim Dm7 G7
Is just to tell them that I love you a lot
F G7 C Ab7 Dm7 G7 Cm7 C7 F
Then the world discovers as my book ends
Dm C G7 Dm7 G7 C
How to make two lovers of friends
C G7 C
If they asked me, I could write a book
G7 C G7 C C#dim Dm7 G7
About the way you walk and whisper and look
F G7 C Ab7 Dm7 G7 C F#dim G
I could write a preface on how we met
C F#dim G Eb7 Am7 D7 G Dm7 G7
So the world would never forget
C G7 C
And the simple secret of the plot
G7 C G7 C C#dim Dm7 G7
Is just to tell them that I love you a lot
F G7 C Ab7 Dm7 G7 Cm7 C7 F
Then the world discovers as my book ends
Dm C G7 Dm7 G7 C F C
How to make two lovers of friends