I Write The Songs

I WRITE THE SONGS Bruce Johnstone Barry Manilow C B7-4 B7 Em7 ||: / / I've been^a | live e^for ev^er rr | ~ And=I wrote^the ve^ry first^song.| ||: / / ^My home ^lies | deep p^with in^you uu | ~ And=I've got^my own^place in^your | DM7 D F#7-4 242422 F#7 Bm Bm7 |.gg gg / / | ~ ^I put^the words and^the | me^lo dies^s=to geth=er^r I^am | | soul ll / / | ~ ^Now when^I look^out tt | ^thru your ^eyes ss s^I'm | E7-4 E7 Em7 A7 | mu^sic ~ ^And I^write the^songs.|.ss ss / / | | young=a^gain ~ ev=en though^I'm ve^ry=old.|.dd dd / / | D DM7 Em7 | ~ ^I write^the=songs s^that make^the | whole e^world sing gg | A7 Em7 A7 D F#m7 | ~ ^I write^the=songs s^of love^and | sp^e cial^thi ngs ss | Bm Bm(#7) Bm7 E7-4 E7 | ~ ^I write^the=songs s^that make^the | ^young girls ^cry yy yy | Em7 D Gm D 1. | ~ ^I write^the=songs s^I write^the=songs.|.ss ss / / | / / / / :|| Em7 D 2. | ~ ^I write^the=songs s^I write^the=songs.|.ss ss / Oh^my | C#-4 x44422 C#7 C#m7 C#7 | mu^sic makes you dance e=And=gives=you | (spi^rit^to) take^a=chance ee / | F# Ebm F# | ~ And=I wrote^some rock=n^roll l^so | yo^u can^move e^e=e ee | E7-4 E7 E7-4 E7 | mu^sic fills^your=heart tt t=Well=thats=a | real^fine place^to=start tt # its=from=me | Em7 A Em7 A Em7 A Em7 A | # Its=for=you # its=from=you # its=for=me # its=a=world.|.d=d^wide ee sym^pho=ny yy| F# F#M7 G#m7 ||: ~ ^I write^the=songs s^that make^the | whole e^world sing gg | G#7 G#m7 C#7 F# Bbm7 | ~ ^I write^the=songs s^of love^and | sp^e cial^thi ngs ss | Ebm Ebm(#7) Ebm7 G#7-4 G#7 | ~ ^I write^the=songs s^that make^the | ^young girls ^cry yy yy | G#m7 | ~ ^I write^the=songs s^I write^the=songs.| Ebm Bb Ebm7 1. |.ss ss ss ss :|| Ebm Bb Ebm7 G#7 G#m7 F# 2. |.ss ss ss ss | / / / I^am | mu^sic ~ ^and I^write the^songs.|.ss ss ss ss | / / / / ||