Chord Gitar Livingston - The Author

 intro  :  D A E F#m

        D A E F#m
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 darling i will be the wind

        A

 behind your sails

               E

 i will be the one

          F#m

 to tell your tales

               D

 i will be the one

         A

 to hold your secrets

                E

 i will be your earth

          F#m

 when all else fails
                   D

 so if you’re ever scared

         E

 to jump before me

          F#m              E

 take the fear off of your face

                     D

 cause i will be the one

          A

 to write your story

                E

 and i won’t forget a single page  
                      D     A E F#m

 but you could be the author

                              D     A E F#m

 oh darling ,  you could be the author

                              ( D )

 oh darling ,  you could be the author
int .  D A E F#m

     D A E
D       A

 i’ll begin by writing down your name

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you and i will be the characters

we’ll meet by the seventh page

D               A

 suburban drama picture perfect

in the frame

    E

but by the seventh chapter

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things will never be the same 
      D             A

cause ,  eighth grade we met ,

it wouldn’t be the last time

E            F#m

 the suspense ,  did i meet you

in a past life

D                    A

heroes in our story ,  save the world

like a pastime

E                F#m

 but the road to happy endings

ain’t a fast line 
D              A

 the epiphany ,  in chapter 22

E

recurring theme of me

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living life without you

D

some would call it tragic

A

 but it’s only just the start

           E

cause even fate couldn’t

     F#m

keep them apart
reff  :

                       D

 darling i will be the wind

        A

 behind your sails

               E

 i will be the one

          F#m

 to tell your tales

               D

 i will be the one

         A

 to hold your secrets

                E

 i will be your earth

          F#m

 when all else fails
                   D

 so if you’re ever scared

         E

 to jump before me

          F#m              E

 take the fear off of your face

                     D

 cause i will be the one

          A

 to write your story

                E

 and i won’t forget a single page  
                      D     A E F#m

 but you could be the author

                              D     A E F#m

 oh darling ,  you could be the author

                              ( D )

 oh darling ,  you could be the author
int .  D A E F#m

     D A E
   D      A              E

so follow me through the page ,

      F#m

don’t pray for perfection

D       A             E

i won’t be the one to save

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you from all your questions 
D      A                 E

i still see that you are brave

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despite the scars you hide

      D              A

don’t turn away from the night ,

          E

don’t you turn away from the night 
reff  :

                       D

 darling i will be the wind

        A

 behind your sails

               E

 i will be the one

          F#m

 to tell your tales

               D

 i will be the one

         A

 to hold your secrets

                E

 i will be your earth

          F#m

 when all else fails
                   D

 so if you’re ever scared

         E

 to jump before me

          F#m              E

 take the fear off of your face

                     D

 cause i will be the one

          A

 to write your story

                E

 and i won’t forget a single page  
                      D     A E F#m

 but you could be the author

                              D     A E F#m

 oh darling ,  you could be the author

                              ( D )

 oh darling ,  you could be the author
outro  :  D A E F#m

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