You Call Yourself A Writer Chords

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You Call Yourself A Writer by Melanie is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: D  G  A   (2x) 
  
    D                           G 
You told me yourself you were a writer 
                                        A 
You followed every line and theme right through 
        D                     G 
I never suspected I was a one-nighter 
          A 
But there was this line, I'm gonna keep it for you 
  
  

                  D 
'Cause you let it go 
                                 G 
You let that line go, you let it go 
                        A 
And you call yourself a writer 
           D 
You let it go 
                                 G 
You let that line go, you let it go 
                      A 
I'm gonna keep it for you 
 
  
D                                   G 
Oh, some people think you're quite amazing 
                                    A 
They heard you do your songs on radio 
             D                             G 
But somewhere in that sweet there's bitter tasting 
            A 
'Cause down deep inside, you know that somebody knows 
  
  

           D 
You let it go 
                                 G 
You let that line go, you let it go 
                        A 
And you call yourself a writer 
           D 
You let it go 
                                 G 
You let that line go, you let it go 
                      A 
I'm gonna keep it for you 
  
  
          D 
I'm gonna play it out loud 
  
I'm gonna do it one more time 
          G 
I'm gonna do it my show 
           A 
I want the world to know 
  
  
       D 
Oh, it just takes one night to make a reputation 
       G                     A 
Oh, it just takes one lie to break a heart 
       D 
And it just takes one line to make a song sing 
               G 
But you let me go 
           D 
I want the world to know, you let it go 
  
  
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