Intro: Am D Dm C F C F C F C
[F]Woe [C]be [F]to the [C]girl who loves a songwrit[F]er
The days are [C]pages in the [F]book
He's the [C]verses or the [F]hook
[F]Woe [Am]be to the [D]girl who loves a [Dm]songwri[C]ter[F][C][F][C][F][C]
[F]Woe [C]be [F]to the [C]man who loves a songwri[F]ter
She's always [C]searching for the [F]song
In every[C]thing that you've [F]done wrong
[F]Woe [Am]be to the [D]man who loves a [Dm]songwri[C]ter[F][C][F][C]
[C](La la le [F]lee) cause all it might [Bb]be[Gm][Bb]
[Bb](na na na [A]nooo)
[A]A key and a [Bb]verse[Gm][Bb]
[C](La la le[F] lee) we write hist[Bb]ory babe, [Gm]oh [Bb]oh
[Bb](la la la [A]loooo)
[A]That's how the song [Bb]goes "[Gm]oh [Bb]oh"
[C](La la le [F]lee) oh woah [G]ho
Oh [C]hard [F]is the [C]time before the me[F]lody
[F]Before the [C]song is like [F]gold (?)
[F]But what you [C]never seem to [F]know
[F]Oh [Am]hard is the [D]time before the [Dm]melo[C]dy[F][C][F][C][F][C]
Optional instrumental: Am D Dm C F C F C F C
(single strums on the last verse)
Woe [C]be to the [C]girl who loves a [C]songwri[F]ter
When he's [C]at a micro[F]phone
She ends up [C]feeling so a[F]lone
Woe [Am]be to the [D]girl who loves a [Dm]songwrit[C]er
[F]Woe [C]be [F]to the [C]girl who loves a songwrit[F]er
The days are [C]pages in the [F]book
He's the [C]verses or the [F]hook
[F]Woe [Am]be to the [D]girl who loves a [Dm]songwri[C]ter[F][C][F][C][F][C]
[F]Woe [C]be [F]to the [C]man who loves a songwri[F]ter
She's always [C]searching for the [F]song
In every[C]thing that you've [F]done wrong
[F]Woe [Am]be to the [D]man who loves a [Dm]songwri[C]ter[F][C][F][C]
[C](La la le [F]lee) cause all it might [Bb]be[Gm][Bb]
[Bb](na na na [A]nooo)
[A]A key and a [Bb]verse[Gm][Bb]
[C](La la le[F] lee) we write hist[Bb]ory babe, [Gm]oh [Bb]oh
[Bb](la la la [A]loooo)
[A]That's how the song [Bb]goes "[Gm]oh [Bb]oh"
[C](La la le [F]lee) oh woah [G]ho
Oh [C]hard [F]is the [C]time before the me[F]lody
[F]Before the [C]song is like [F]gold (?)
[F]But what you [C]never seem to [F]know
[F]Oh [Am]hard is the [D]time before the [Dm]melo[C]dy[F][C][F][C][F][C]
Optional instrumental: Am D Dm C F C F C F C
(single strums on the last verse)
Woe [C]be to the [C]girl who loves a [C]songwri[F]ter
When he's [C]at a micro[F]phone
She ends up [C]feeling so a[F]lone
Woe [Am]be to the [D]girl who loves a [Dm]songwrit[C]er