When I Write the Book Intro: A D E Verse A D E A D Now I can still remember like it was only yesterday E A D E A D Love was young and foolish like a little child at play E A D E A D But oh how lovers change -- I never dreamed how easily E A E E A cause now Im just a shadow of the boy I used to be D E Yeah Yeah Chorus A C#7 And when I write the book about my love F#m D It will be about a man whos torn in half A C#7 About his hopes and ambitions wasted through the years F#m D The pain will be written on every page in tears A D When I write, when I write the book A when I write the book about D E When I write the book about my love Verse I was a fool to myself when I kept on runnin around And I fared little better when I tried settlin down Maybe some magic moment Ive never known one, not for long For all too soon the magic is in a moment gone Chorus And when I write the book about my love Itll be a heartbreaking story about love and luck When I get down on the pages all I felt It will make the hardest-hearted of critics hearts melt When I write the book about my love Break: E F F#m G G E Verse When I was young love was fun and I was so happy I looked so good, and I dressed so snappy Two-tone shoes on my feet, big old smile on my face As I moved and grooved all over the place Now Im down in the heels, my complexion is bad cause my love life is sadder than sad Chorus And when I write the book about my love Itll be a pop publication, tougher than tough When I get down on the pages all I missed It will shoot to the top of the best-sellers list When I write the book about my love