Intro
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[Verse 1]
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You can't pretend 'cause I can see, you're
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Not the boy you used to be
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Trust me with a secret you can't keep
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[Verse 2]
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I watch your eyes, they shift with doubt, so
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Every night when stars come out
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I try to read your personality
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[Chorus]
G Ab F#
The writing for pleasure you wouldn't let me read
G Ab F#
The things you miss out when you tried to mislead
G Ab F#
You said you wrote a page about me
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In your diary
[Verse 3]
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Your heart a place that no one sees
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You can't despise your own ideas
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Trust me with a secret you can't keep
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[Chorus]
G Ab F#
The writing for pleasure you wouldn't let me read
G Ab F#
The things you miss out when you tried to mislead
G Ab F#
You said you wrote a page about me
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In your diary
[Bridge]
Dm
Don't be so afraid
A#
There's bound to be a place
Eb
No matter who or where you are
A#maj7
You've got to be willing
You've got to be willing
[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
G Ab F#
The writing for pleasure you wouldn't let me read
G Ab F#
The things you miss out when you tried to mislead
G Ab F#
You said you wrote a page about me
Dm9 Dm Dm9 Dm
In your diary
[Bridge]
Dm
Don't be so afraid
A#
You're bound to make mistakes
Eb
No matter who or where you are
A#maj7
You've got to be willing
Dm
Don't be so afraid
A#
There's bound to be a place
Eb
No matter who or where you are
A#maj7
You've got to be willing
You've got to be willing
Chord fingerings:
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B|--3-----4-----7---7-----9--|
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D|--7-----6-----7---7-----9--|
A|--5-----8----(0)--9-----7--|
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