The Author Chords by Livingston

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_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ Darling I will [D] be the wind [A] behind your sails
[E] I will be the one to tell [F#m] your tales
I [D] will be the one [A] to hold your secrets
[E] I will be your earth when [F#m] all else fails
So if you're [D] ever scared to [E] jump before me
[F#m] Take the fear off of your [E] face
[A] Cause [D] I will be the one to write [A] your story
[E] And I won't forget a single page
But you could [D] be the author _ [A] The _ author
[E] _ Oh [F#m] _ _ [G] darling you could be the author
_ [A] _ _ _ _
The author
Oh [F#m] _ _ darling you could [D] be the author
[A] _ _ I'll _
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[D] _ _ [A] begin by [F#m] writing down your name
[E] You and I will be the [A] characters
We'll meet [D] by the seventh page
[A] Suburban drama picture perfect in the frame
But by the seventh chapter [D] things will never be the same
Cause eighth [A] grade we met and wouldn't be the last [E] time
The [A] suspense that I meet you [D] in a cash lot
Heroes [A] in our story save the [E] world like a [A]
pastime
But the road to happy endings [G#] ain't a fast line
The [C#m] Epiphany in town
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_ _ _ [A] _ _ I [E] will be the one to tell [F#m] your tales
I will [D] be the one [A] to hold your secrets
[E] I will be your earth when [F#m] all else fails
[C#] So if you're [D] ever scared to [E] jump before me
Take [F#m] the fear off of your [E] face
Cause I will [D] be the one to write [A] your story
[E] And I won't forget a single page
_ _ _ But you could [D] be the author
_ [A] Oh _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ darling [E] you could be the _ [A] author _ _ _ _
_ The _ author
Oh darling [D] you could be the author
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_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ So [D] _ follow [A] _ me through [B] the page
[F#m] Don't pray for perfection
[D] _ [A] I won't be the one [B] to save [F#m] you
From all your [D] questions
I [A] still see that [C#m] you are [E] brave
[F#m] Despite the scars you hide
[D] Don't be afraid
Don't turn away [A] from the night
[E] Don't you turn away from the [B] night
Darling I will [D] be the wind [A] behind your sails
[E] I will be the one to [F#m] tell your tales
[D] I will be the one [A] to hold your secrets
I will [E] be your earth when [F#m] all else fails
So [D] if you're ever scared to [E] jump before me
[D] Take the fear off of your [E] face
Cause [D] I will be the one [A] to write your story
[E] And I won't forget a single page
But you could [D] be the author
Oh [A] darling you could be the author
So follow me through the page
_ Don't turn _
[E] away _ [F#m] _ [A] from the night
Oh darling you could be the author
_ So _ follow me through _ the page
Oh darling [G#] you could [D] be the author
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