I Want To Write You A Song

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Alternative, maybe easier, version:
  • Transpose the chords 1 half step down [ -1 ]
  • Put a capo on fret 1 to stay in the same key

UKULELE CHORDS

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Intro: F

Verse:
F                    Bb
I wanna write you a song,
F             C                Bb 
one as beautiful as you are sweet.
Bb               F            C7            F
Just a hint of pain for the feeling that I get
              Bb     Bb         C          F
when you are gone, I wanna write you a song.

Verse:
F                    Bb
I wanna lend you my coat,
F              C             Bb
one that's as soft as your cheek.
    Bb                 F
So when the world is cold,
         C7             F             Bb
you will have a hiding place you can go.
Bb        C           F
I wanna lend you my coat.

Pre-Chorus:
Bb  F C            Dm              Bb  F  C
Ooh, everything I need I get from you.
Bb  F      C             Dm          Bb  F  C
Ooh, and giving back is all I wanna do.

Verse:
F                    Bb
I wanna build you a boat,
F         C                Bb
One as strong as you are free.
   Bb             C              C7             F
So anytime you think that your heart is gonna sink
             Bb     Bb        C           F
you know it won't, I wanna build you a boat.

Pre-Chorus:
Bb  F C            Dm              Bb  F  C
Ooh, everything I need I get from you.
Bb  F      C             Dm          Bb  F  Fm  Eb
Ooh, and giving back is all I wanna do.

Interlude: 
F  Bb  
F  C  Bb 
Bb  C  Dm  Bb  C  F 

Pre-Chorus:
Bb  F C            Dm              Bb  F  C
Ooh, everything I need I get from you.
Bb  F      C             Dm          Bb  F  Fm  Eb
Ooh, and giving back is all I wanna do.

Verse:
F                    Bb
I wanna write you a song.
F                 C             Bb
One to make your heart remember me.
   Bb            F             C7         C               F
So anytime I'm gone you can listen to my voice and sing along.
Bb       C            F     Bb         C          F
I wanna write you a song, I wanna write you a song.

Outro: Bb  F  C
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