I Write the Songs

Barry Manilow

[Intro] 
[Verse 1]
[C] I've been a-[B7]-live forever, [Em] And I wrote the [A] very first [D7] song.
[F#] I put the [F#7] words and the [Bm] melodies together I am [E7] music and I write the [Em] songs [A7] 
 
{ CHORUS }
[D] I write the songs that make the whole world [Em] sing
[A] I write the songs of love and [G] special [D] things
[Bm] I write the songs that make the young girls [E] cry
[Em] I write the [A] songs, I write the [D] songs
 
[Verse 2]
[C] My home lies [B7] deep within you, [Em] and I've got my own place in your [D7] soul
[F#] Now when I [F#7] look out [Bm] through your ey---es I’m [E7] young again, even tho' I'm very [G] old [A7]
 
{ CHORUS }
[Em] I write the [A] songs, I write the [D] songs



DO NOT DO THIS PART IN PLAZA CLUB
D           C#7sus                C#7                         C#m7      C#7
Oh, my music makes you dance and gives you spirit to take a chance
F#                       F#/F             D#m      F#/C#
And I wrote some rock 'n roll so you can move
E7
Music fills your heart, well that's a real find place to start
E           A             Em/A
It's from me, it's for you
Em/A     A             Em/A
It's from you, it's for me
Em/A  A    Em/A  G/A  A        key of D optional I left it in D
It's a world wide symphony
 
{ CHORUS }
D                                             Em
I write the songs that make the whole world sing
A               Em/A     A           G/D     D       D D/C# Bm
I write the songs of love and special things
Bm                                          E
I write the songs that make the young girls cry
 
Em           Em/A     A           Bm      E
I write the songs, I write the so------ngs I am
Em             A            D
music and I write the song
 
 
Intro notes and chords
F Bbm/F do rhythm all are pairs do melody
A F#/D C A/D Bb G/D   G Bb/D F# A/D E G/D F# A/D F# A/D C A/D
Then Eb chord F/A D