------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Write Me A Song - Edwin McCain ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: Standard, Capo 2 Chords used: Cadd2 e|---3-----2-----3-----x-----0-----3-----0-----| B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----3-----1-----| G|---0-----2-----0-----2-----2-----0-----2-----| D|---0-----0-----2-----0-----2-----2-----2-----| A|---2-----x-----3-----0-----0-----2-----0-----| E|---3-----x-----x-----2-----x-----0-----x-----| Intro: G - D - Cadd2 (2x) Verse 1: Cadd2 Kelly is raising her son Cadd2 His dad left just after the birth Cadd2 Now she's living on child support checks Cadd2 I guess that's all that man was worth Cadd2 She said I just need a man who will love me Cadd2 But they all just want one night of sin Cadd2 I know our life could be better Cadd2 I just don't know where I should begin Chorus: Cadd2 She said write me a song Cadd2 One that makes all the girls cry And the old women swoon Cadd2 At the sound of my tune And the hearts of the lonely will fly Cadd2- Yeah, they'll fly Verse 2: Cadd2 Beth, she sings straight from the heart Cadd2 She's hidden her tracks very well Cadd2 But these days she's falling apart Cadd2 And it makes me feel just like hell Cadd2 She says, boy, you can't imagine my life Cadd2 The death and the drugs and the pain Cadd2 And though I keep running Cadd2 I just can't seem to break from these chains Chorus 2: Cadd2 She said write me a song Cadd2 Fill it all up with good words Like brilliant and heavenly Cadd2 Make it sound just like me Just like the first time I love you was heard (Chorus 1) Bridge: We're all feeding our lonely Like it might go away The doors of heaven swing wide If we just find the right words to say (Chorus 2) (Chorus 1) Cadd2 She said write me a song (Repeat until fade) | / slide up | \ slide down | hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================