Barry Manilow – I Write The Songs (Guitar)

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[Intro] F Bbm/F F Bb/F Gb Ab/C F [Verse 1]
Eb              D7
I've been a-live forever

Gm                  Gm/C      F7
And I wrote the very first song

Asus       A7                  Dm        Dm/C
I put the words and the melodies together I am

G7sus       G7            Gm/C    C7
Music and I write the songs
[Chorus]
F                                             Gm
I write the songs that make the whole world sing

C                                        Bb/F     F     F F/E Dm
I write the songs of love and special things

Dm                                          G
I write the songs that make the young girls cry

Gm           Gm/C     C           F
I write the songs, I write the songs
[Verse 2]
Eb                D7
My home lies deep within you

Gm7                 Gm/C                  F
And I've got my own place in your soul

A7                           Dm                      Dm/C
Now when I look out through your ey---es I'm

 G7                                        Gm7   C7
Young again, even tho' I'm very old
[Chorus]
F           E7sus                 E7                          Em7       E7
Oh, my music makes you dance and gives you spirit to take a chance

A                        A/G#             F#m      A/E
And I wrote some rock 'n roll so you can move

G7
Music fills your heart, well that's a real find place to start

G           C             Gm/C
It's from me, it's for you

Gm/C     C             Gm/C
It's from you, it's for me

Gm/C  C    Gm/C  Bb/C  C        key of F optional I left it in F
It's a world wide symphony
[Chorus]
F                                             Gm
I write the songs that make the whole world sing

C               Gm/C     C           Bb/F     F       F F/E Dm
I write the songs of love and special things

Dm                                          G
I write the songs that make the young girls cry

Gm           Gm/C     C           Dm      G
I write the songs, I write the so------ngs I am

Gm             C            F
music and I write the song
Intro notes and chords F Bbm/F do rhythm all are pairs do melody C A/F Eb C/F Db Bb/F Bb Db/F A C/F G Bb/F A C/F A C/F Eb C/F Then Gb chord Ab/C F