The Book Of My Life Chords by Sting

Tempo:
97.85 bpm
Chords used:

E

F#

F#m

D

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sting - The Book Of My Life chords
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[F#] .
[F#m] [D] .
[F#] [Fm] .
[F#m] [F#] [C#] .
[F#] .
[F#m] .
[E] [F#] .
[F#m] .
[F#] .
Let [F#m] .
me watch by the fire [F#] and remember my days [E] And it may be a trick of the firelight.
[B] But the [D#].
flickering pages [D#m] that trouble my sight [G#m] Is the [D] book I'm afraid to write.
[Bm] It's the [F#m] book of my days, it's the [F#] book of my life [E] And it's cut like a fork on the blade of [A] a knife.
[D#] And it's all there to see [B] as the section reveals [G] There's no sorrow in [D] every [G#] life.
[A] If it reads like a puzzle [Bm] or wandering ways Then I [F#m] won't understand till the end of my days.
I'm still [D] forced to remember, [Bm] remember the [C#m] words of [F#] my .
[F#m] life .
There are promises for a million promises kept [E] Angry words that [C#m] were spoken but I should [F#m] have left.
[D#] There's a chapter of secrets and words to confess [D] If I lose everything [E] that I possess.
[A] There's a chapter on loss [Bm] and a ghost who won't die There's a [F#m] chapter on love [D#] where the inks never dry.
[B] There are [Bm] sentences served [C#] in a prison I've built [D] out of [Bm] lies.
[A] [E] .
[Bm] All the pages I've [F#m] loved on the map [D] I [B] can't see where [E] they [F#m] lead [D] me.
For [B] the end is [E] a mystery [D] no one can [E] read Without the book [F#] of my [Bm] life.
[F#m] [D] .
[F#m] [D] .
[G] [Gm] There's a chapter on fathers, a chapter on sons There [F] are pages of conflicts [Dm] that nobody [Gm] wrote.
And [E] the battles you lost and your bitter defeat There's [D#] a page where you fail to [F] .
meet.
There [A#] are tears that good fortune [Cm] that couldn't be paid There's [Gm] a chapter on God that [E] I don't understand.
There's [Cm] a promise of heaven [G] and hell [D] but I'm damned if [D#] I see [Cm] me .
[A#] [Cm] All the pages I've loved [Gm] on the map [D#] I [Cm] can't see where they [Gm] lead me.
For [Cm] the end is [D] a mystery [D#] no one can [Cm] read [Gm] Without the book of [G] my .
[C] [Gm] .
life.
[A#] Now the [C] daylight's [Gm] returning [Cm] .
[Gm] If one sentence is [Dm] true.
All [D#] these pages I've burned [F] in And [Cm] [G#] now [A#] I [Fm] stand in the [G#m] sun.
[E] [G#m] .
[C#] [G#m] [E] [A#] .
[F#] [G#m] [C#m] [F#] .
[E] [F#] .
[B] [E] All the pages [G#m] I've loved on the [E] map I can't see where they [F#] [G#m] lead [E] [C#m] .
[F#] [E] [F#] .
[G#m] [C#m] me.
[B] All [C#] the [G#m] pages I've burned in [C#m] .
And [F#] now I stand in the sun.
[E] [F#] [G#] .
[Fm] .
[G] [Fm] .
[C#] [F] .
[Gm] [Fm] .
[C] [Fm] [E] [C#] .
[N] .
Key:  
E
2311
F#
134211112
F#m
123111112
D
1321
Gm
123111113
E
2311
F#
134211112
F#m
123111112
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To learn Sting - (Album Version) The Book Of My Life chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - E, F#, E, F#, G#m, C#m, E, F#m, D, B, D and Bm. Start with a comfortable 48 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 98. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of F# Minor.

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[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ .
[F#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ .
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ Let [F#m] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ me watch by the fire [F#] and remember my days [E] And it may be a trick of the firelight.
[B] But the [D#].
flickering pages [D#m] that trouble my sight [G#m] Is the [D] book I'm afraid to write.
_ [Bm] It's the [F#m] book of my days, it's the [F#] book of my life [E] And it's cut like a fork on the blade of [A] a knife.
[D#] And it's all there to see [B] as the section reveals [G] There's no sorrow in [D] every _ [G#] life.
[A] If it reads like a puzzle [Bm] or wandering ways Then I [F#m] won't understand till the end of my days.
I'm still [D] forced to remember, [Bm] remember the [C#m] words of [F#] my _ .
_ [F#m] life _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ There are promises for a million promises kept [E] Angry words that [C#m] were spoken but I should [F#m] have left.
[D#] There's a chapter of secrets and words to confess [D] If I lose everything [E] that I possess.
[A] There's a chapter on loss [Bm] and a ghost who won't die There's a [F#m] chapter on love [D#] where the inks never dry.
[B] There are [Bm] sentences served [C#] in a prison I've built [D] out of _ _ [Bm] lies.
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ .
[Bm] All the pages I've [F#m] loved on the map [D] I [B] can't see where [E] they [F#m] lead [D] me.
For [B] the end is [E] a mystery [D] no one can [E] read Without the book [F#] of my _ _ [Bm] life.
_ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ _ .
_ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ [Gm] There's a chapter on fathers, a chapter on sons There [F] are pages of conflicts [Dm] that nobody [Gm] wrote.
And [E] the battles you lost and your bitter defeat There's [D#] a page where you fail to [F] _ _ .
meet.
There [A#] are tears that good fortune [Cm] that couldn't be paid There's [Gm] a chapter on God that [E] I don't understand.
There's [Cm] a promise of heaven [G] and hell [D] but I'm damned if [D#] I see [Cm] me _ _ _ .
_ [A#] _ _ _ [Cm] All the pages I've loved [Gm] on the map [D#] I [Cm] can't see where they [Gm] lead _ me.
For [Cm] the end is [D] a mystery [D#] no one can [Cm] read [Gm] Without the book of [G] my _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
life.
[A#] Now the [C] daylight's [Gm] returning [Cm] _ _ .
[Gm] If one sentence is _ [Dm] true.
All [D#] these pages I've burned [F] in _ And [Cm] [G#] now _ [A#] I [Fm] stand in the [G#m] sun.
_ [E] _ _ _ [G#m] _ .
_ [C#] _ [G#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A#] _ _ .
[F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [F#] _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] All the pages [G#m] I've loved on the [E] map I can't see where they [F#] [G#m] lead _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ .
[F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ .
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] me.
[B] All _ [C#] the _ [G#m] pages I've burned in [C#m] _ .
And _ _ _ _ _ [F#] now I stand in the sun.
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F] _ _ .
_ _ [Gm] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ [E] _ [C#] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ .

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This song was penned by Sting.

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