Chords for Dar Williams - If I Wrote You (Acoustic)
Tempo:
170 bpm
Chords used:
D
F#m
A
Bm
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [F#m]
[D]
[A]
[F#m] [D]
[A]
[F#m] I [D] never thought you were [Bm] the letter [D]-writing type
[F#m] So [D] now I see the word you [Bm]
chose the [D] way you write
[F#m] So I [C#m] started to write back about [D] the trees [A] and the snow
And [F#m]
I [C#m] saw a bird come say [D] what it was but I [A] thought you'd know
You [Bm] always surprised [D] me
[A] And
[F#m] if [D]
I [A] wrote you,
[F#m] if [D]
I [A] wrote you
[F#m] You [D]
would [A] know me and you [F#m] would not [D] write me [A] again
Oh [F#m] no no, [D]
[A]
[F#m] [D]
[A]
[F#m] when [D] the spring [Bm] came and flooded [D] all the streams
[F#m]
It's like [D] how you got night, [Bm] you told me all [D] your [F#m] dreams
And when [C#m] the barn roof [D] sacked after and [A] I sleep out
[F#m]
It's like [C#m] how you shrugged when you knew [D] the truth was the only [A] way out
[Bm]
But not [D] the only way, oh [A] no
[F#m] And if [D]
I [A] wrote you,
[F#m] if [D]
I [A] wrote you
[F#m] You [D]
would know [A] me and you [F#m] would not [D] write me [A] again
Oh [F#m] no, [D]
[A]
[F#m] [D]
[A]
[F#m] we drew [D] our [A] arms around the [Bm] bastard [D]
suns
[F#m]
We [D] never would drink to [Bm] the chosen [D]
[F#m] ones
But you know the [C#m] way I [D] went was not the way [A] I planned
[F#m]
But I [C#m] thought the world needed [D]
love and a [A] steady hand
Yes [Bm] I'm steady [D] now,
[A] yeah
And
[F#m] [D] I'm so [A] happy I [F#m] [D] had to tell [A] you
[D] And I [A] love you and you [F#m] will not [D] write me [A] again
[F#m] You will not [D] write me [A] again
Oh [F#m] no no, [D]
[A]
you [F#m] will not [D] write me [A] again
[N]
[D]
[A]
[F#m] [D]
[A]
[F#m] I [D] never thought you were [Bm] the letter [D]-writing type
[F#m] So [D] now I see the word you [Bm]
chose the [D] way you write
[F#m] So I [C#m] started to write back about [D] the trees [A] and the snow
And [F#m]
I [C#m] saw a bird come say [D] what it was but I [A] thought you'd know
You [Bm] always surprised [D] me
[A] And
[F#m] if [D]
I [A] wrote you,
[F#m] if [D]
I [A] wrote you
[F#m] You [D]
would [A] know me and you [F#m] would not [D] write me [A] again
Oh [F#m] no no, [D]
[A]
[F#m] [D]
[A]
[F#m] when [D] the spring [Bm] came and flooded [D] all the streams
[F#m]
It's like [D] how you got night, [Bm] you told me all [D] your [F#m] dreams
And when [C#m] the barn roof [D] sacked after and [A] I sleep out
[F#m]
It's like [C#m] how you shrugged when you knew [D] the truth was the only [A] way out
[Bm]
But not [D] the only way, oh [A] no
[F#m] And if [D]
I [A] wrote you,
[F#m] if [D]
I [A] wrote you
[F#m] You [D]
would know [A] me and you [F#m] would not [D] write me [A] again
Oh [F#m] no, [D]
[A]
[F#m] [D]
[A]
[F#m] we drew [D] our [A] arms around the [Bm] bastard [D]
suns
[F#m]
We [D] never would drink to [Bm] the chosen [D]
[F#m] ones
But you know the [C#m] way I [D] went was not the way [A] I planned
[F#m]
But I [C#m] thought the world needed [D]
love and a [A] steady hand
Yes [Bm] I'm steady [D] now,
[A] yeah
And
[F#m] [D] I'm so [A] happy I [F#m] [D] had to tell [A] you
[D] And I [A] love you and you [F#m] will not [D] write me [A] again
[F#m] You will not [D] write me [A] again
Oh [F#m] no no, [D]
[A]
you [F#m] will not [D] write me [A] again
[N]
Key:
D
F#m
A
Bm
C#m
D
F#m
A
[B] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ I [D] never thought you were [Bm] the letter [D]-writing _ _ _ type
_ [F#m] So _ _ [D] now I see the word you [Bm]
chose the [D] way you write _
_ [F#m] _ So I [C#m] started to write back about [D] the trees _ [A] and the snow
_ _ And _ _ _ [F#m] _
I [C#m] saw a bird come say [D] what it was but I [A] thought you'd know _
You _ [Bm] always _ _ _ surprised _ [D] me _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ And _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ if [D] _
I [A] wrote _ _ you, _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ if [D] _
I [A] wrote _ you _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ You [D] _
would [A] know _ me _ and you [F#m] would not [D] write _ me [A] _ again _ _ _
Oh [F#m] no no, _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ when [D] the spring [Bm] came and flooded [D] all the _ _ _ streams
[F#m] _
It's like [D] how you got night, [Bm] you told me all [D] _ your _ _ _ [F#m] dreams
_ And when [C#m] the barn roof [D] sacked after and [A] I sleep out
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m]
It's like [C#m] how you shrugged when you knew [D] the truth was the only [A] way _ out _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
But not [D] the only _ _ way, oh [A] no _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ And if [D] _
I [A] wrote _ you, _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ if [D] _
I [A] wrote _ _ you _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ You [D] _
would know [A] _ _ me _ _ and you [F#m] would not [D] write me _ [A] again _ _ _ _
_ Oh [F#m] no, _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ we drew [D] our [A] arms around the [Bm] _ bastard [D] _ _
_ _ suns
_ _ [F#m] _
We [D] never would drink to [Bm] the _ chosen [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] ones
But you know the [C#m] way I [D] went was not the way [A] I _ planned
_ _ _ _ [F#m]
But I [C#m] thought the world needed [D] _
love and a [A] steady _ _ hand
Yes _ [Bm] _ I'm _ _ steady [D] _ now, _ _ _
_ _ [A] yeah
_ And _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] I'm so _ [A] _ _ happy _ _ I [F#m] _ _ _ [D] had to _ tell [A] _ _ _ you _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] And I _ [A] love _ _ you _ and you [F#m] will not [D] write me _ [A] _ again _ _ _
[F#m] You will not [D] write me _ [A] _ again _ _ _
_ Oh [F#m] no no, _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you [F#m] will not [D] write me _ [A] _ again _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ I [D] never thought you were [Bm] the letter [D]-writing _ _ _ type
_ [F#m] So _ _ [D] now I see the word you [Bm]
chose the [D] way you write _
_ [F#m] _ So I [C#m] started to write back about [D] the trees _ [A] and the snow
_ _ And _ _ _ [F#m] _
I [C#m] saw a bird come say [D] what it was but I [A] thought you'd know _
You _ [Bm] always _ _ _ surprised _ [D] me _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ And _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ if [D] _
I [A] wrote _ _ you, _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ if [D] _
I [A] wrote _ you _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ You [D] _
would [A] know _ me _ and you [F#m] would not [D] write _ me [A] _ again _ _ _
Oh [F#m] no no, _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ when [D] the spring [Bm] came and flooded [D] all the _ _ _ streams
[F#m] _
It's like [D] how you got night, [Bm] you told me all [D] _ your _ _ _ [F#m] dreams
_ And when [C#m] the barn roof [D] sacked after and [A] I sleep out
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m]
It's like [C#m] how you shrugged when you knew [D] the truth was the only [A] way _ out _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
But not [D] the only _ _ way, oh [A] no _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ And if [D] _
I [A] wrote _ you, _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ if [D] _
I [A] wrote _ _ you _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ You [D] _
would know [A] _ _ me _ _ and you [F#m] would not [D] write me _ [A] again _ _ _ _
_ Oh [F#m] no, _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ we drew [D] our [A] arms around the [Bm] _ bastard [D] _ _
_ _ suns
_ _ [F#m] _
We [D] never would drink to [Bm] the _ chosen [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] ones
But you know the [C#m] way I [D] went was not the way [A] I _ planned
_ _ _ _ [F#m]
But I [C#m] thought the world needed [D] _
love and a [A] steady _ _ hand
Yes _ [Bm] _ I'm _ _ steady [D] _ now, _ _ _
_ _ [A] yeah
_ And _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] I'm so _ [A] _ _ happy _ _ I [F#m] _ _ _ [D] had to _ tell [A] _ _ _ you _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] And I _ [A] love _ _ you _ and you [F#m] will not [D] write me _ [A] _ again _ _ _
[F#m] You will not [D] write me _ [A] _ again _ _ _
_ Oh [F#m] no no, _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you [F#m] will not [D] write me _ [A] _ again _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _