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 |