Intro
E (one bar)
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B|-----------------------|
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A|---2--4--7--6--7--9----|
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(I don't...)
E B
I don't know how to make lots of money
E B
I got debts that I'm trying to pay
A E C#m
I can't buy you nice things, like big diamond rings
F#m B
But that don't mean much anyway
E B
I can't give you the house you've been dreaming
E B
If I could I would build it alone
A E C#m
I'd be out there all day, just hammering away
F#m B
To make us a place of our own
C#m A E B
I will write you a song
C#m A E B
That's how you'll know that my love is still strong
C#m A E B
I will write you a song
F#m A E B E
And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without you
E B
I don't know that I'd make a good soldier
E B
I don't believe in being violent and cruel
A E C#m
I don't know how to fight, but I'll draw blood tonight
F#m B
If somebody tries hurting you
C#m A E B
I will write you a song
C#m A E B
That's how you'll know that my love is still strong
C#m A E B
I will write you a song
F#m A E B A
And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without you
E B A
Now that it's out on the table (it's out on the table)
E B A
Both of us knew all along (knew all along)
E B C#m
I've got your love and then you've got my song
SOLO: A E B - C#m A E B 2x - A E
E B
I don't know how to make lots of money
E B
I don't know all the right things to do
A E C#m
I can't say where we'll go, but the one thing I know
F#m B
Is how to be a good man to you
F#m B (strong)
Until I die that's what I'll do
C#m A E B
I will write you a song
C#m A E B
That's how you'll know that my love is still strong
C#m A E B
I will write you a song
F#m A E B (strong)
And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without...
C#m A E B
I will write you a song (I will write you a song)
C#m A E B
That's how you'll know that my love is still strong (love is still strong)
C#m A E B
I will write you a song
F#m A E B E
And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without you