Originally in G, I play in E
I usually skip the wild intro, and when it happens again later,
I just sing it over I
I stole the clever bIII,IV from a YouTube cover, originally
the verse is all I until ‘writer’
E7 | |
Dear | Sir or Madam, will you read my book? |
G | A | |
It took me years to write, will you | take a look |
E7 | |
It’s | based on a novel by a man named Lear |
G | A | |
And I need a job so I want to be a | paperback | writer |
E7 | |
Paperback | writer |
E7 |
It’s a dirty story of a dirty man |
G | A | |
And his clinging wife doesn’t | understand |
E7 | |
His | son is working for the Daily Mail |
G | A | |
It’s a steady job but he wants to be a | paperback | writer |
E7 | |
Paperback | writer |
E |
Paperback writer writer writer |
E7 |
It’s a thousand pages, give or take a few |
G | A | |
I’ll be writing more in a | week or two |
E7 | |
I can | make it longer if you like the style |
G | A | |
I can change it ‘round and I want to be a | paperback | writer |
E7 | |
Paperback | writer |
E7 |
If you really like it you can have the rights |
G | A | |
It could make a milion for you | overnight |
E7 | |
If you | must return it you can send it here |
G | A | |
But I need a break and I want to be a | paperback | writer |
E7 | |
Paperback | writer |
E |
Paperback writer writer writer |