I Could Write A Book chords and lyrics - COUNT BASIE, KEELY SMITH

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[Intro 1]
[G][C][G][Gm][C][Gm][F][G][C][Eb]

[Verse 1]
[G]If they asked me,
I [D]could write a [G]book
About the way you [C]walk
[Em]an d your whisper and [Am]moan
[D]I cou[Ab]ld wri[Baug]te a preface [D]on
[G]how[Em] we m[F#]et[G]
[C#dim]So the world[Dm] wou[Ddim]ld[Bb]
[A]never ever for[D]get[G][Adim]
[G]And the simple [C]secret[C#dim]
[A]of [D]the[Am] plo[Em]t[G]
[C]is [C#dim]just to t[Am]ell them[G][C]
[G]that [Em]I dig y[Edim]ou a lo[Am]t.
[Adim]Then the[Ebdim] world w[Em]ill di[Eb]scover,[D]
as my [G]book [C]ends,
[F]how to make tru[Em]e lov[A]ers a[G] friend.
[F]Thi[Ab]s is [Eb]the [Bb]end
[Ab]of a[G] beautiful friendship
[C]It ended a moment [Cm]ago[G][Eb][G][Eb]
[F]This [Bb]is the end of a[Ab] beautiful friend[Gm]ship
I [C]know, cause your eyes told me [F]so
[Adim]We were [F]al[Faug][F][Ab][C#][Fm]
[Bb]ways [Eb]like [Cm]sister and b[Bb]roth[Eb]er
[Ebdim]Un til th[D]at n[Dm]ight when[G]
we [Bb]grabbed [Eb]each oth [Cm]er[F]
[Bb]This is the [Fdim]en d of[E][Eb]
a beautiful friend[G]ship
An[C]d j[Eb]ust the beginning o[F]f m[Eb]ore[Gm][Bb]
[Eb]Of l[Bb]ove, a[Gm]n d t[G]he [Eb]simp[Fm]le[Ab]
re[Fm]gret [Ab]of the part
[Db]Is j[Fdim]ust to t[Eb]ell them tha[Ab]t[Fm]
[Ab]I love you[Bbm] a lot[Bb]
[C]Then the [Fm]world dis[E]cov[Eb]ers,
as my book [Dbm]end s[Db]
[Ab]How [Eb]to ma[Ab]ke tr[Fdim]ue love[Db]r s,[Bbm][Eb][Fm]
[Db]true [G]swingin' [Gb]lover[Db]s
[Fm]Oh, [Db]I'm happy t[Fm]o say
[Db]I found my lov[Dbm]e that way
The [Gb]good [Fm]Lord made[Bb] us[Eb]
lovers [Fm]an d [Bb]our fr[Fm]iends
Well, I'm tellin' you I'm happy to say
[Db]I found my love th[Dbm]at way
Our city [Fm]made [Bb]us lovers [Eb]and our frien[Fm]ds
One [Eb]more [Fm]time I'm happy to say
[Db]I found my love that way
[Dbm]The good L[Db]ord m[Fm]ade us lov[Bb]
[Eb]ers an[Ab]d our friends
Thank you, Keely.
The end of a beautiful friendship.
[Eb]But that was only the
beginning, Morton.
Only the beginning.
Okay, if we're coining phrases, I'll say,
well begun is half done.
You can't top me.
A bird in the hand
is worth two in the bush.
And here we'll quit, Keely,
because whether you know it or not,
we've made our point.
But at the beginning, a good start
is worth two in the bush,
which is the story of the
very special deal
the Air National Guard has
for any young man
who qualifies for pilot training.
Man,
if I was just only a few years younger.
Don't fight it, Count.
We'll take you on as music consultant.
How about the touch of your lips?
I'm playing piano, Martin, remember?
So let's let Marshal Royal
touch his lips to the alto.
Always it's music for a guard session.
Count Basie plays.
It's take one.