Diary chords

by Bread

If was written by David Gates from the band - Bread.
Recorded: 1972
Released: April 1972
Album: Baby I'm-a Want You
Music: Key of G Major in 4/4 time at 82 bpm (♩)
Vocal Range: D4-G5
Chords: G, G7, Gmaj7, Am7, B7, Bm7, B7sus4, C, C6, D7, Em, Edim7, F

Chart Legend

Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note

Diary

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          Gmaj7      F      C6     G
Intro: ‖         |       |      |     ‖
    
Gmaj7                       F            
1. I found her diary un-der-neath the tree   
C6                         G
   And start-ed read-ing a-bout me   
Gmaj7                               F  
   The words she’d writ-ten took me by sur-prise   
C6                               G   
   You’d nev-er read them in her eyes   
   
Edim7            G                 D7         B7        Em    G7
   She said that she had found the love she’d wait-ed | for -    |
 C               G         C               G
   Would-n’t you know it?    She would-n’t show it
   

Gmaj7                              F          
2. Then she, con-fron-ted with the writ-ing there   
C6                            G
   Simp-ly pre-ten-ded not to care   
Gmaj7                         F  
   I passed it off as just in keep-ing with 
C6                             G   
   Her to-tal dis-con-cert-ing air.
   
Edim7             G                 D7        B7         Em     G7
   And though she tried to hide the love that she de - | nied -    |
 C               G         C               G
   Would-n’t you know it?    She would-n’t show it.
   
   
          D7    B7       Em   G7         C
Chorus: |    -  And as | I go through my life  
         Am7    D7              G 
         I will give to her, my wife
                 C                  B7sus4
         All the sweet things I can find.
		 

Gmaj7                        F    
3. I found her di-ary un-der-neath the tree  
C6                         G
   And start-ed read-ing a-bout me
Gmaj7                             F  
   The words began to stick, then tears to fall. 
C6                               G      
   Her mean-ing now was clear to see
   
Edim7             G               D7       B7          Em    G7
   The love she’d wait-ed for was some-one else, not | me  -    |
C                G         C               G
   Would-n’t you know it?    She would-n’t show it.
   
   
          D7    B7       Em   G7         C
Chorus: |    -  And as | I go through my life 
        Am7    D7                G
        I will wish for her, his wife
                
                C                    G
        All the sweet things she can find
        Bm7     C            D7       G    
        All the sweet things they can find. 
		                      𝄑

Notes:

Level Of Ease: Fairly easy using all open chords
Song Key: G Major - 1 sharp (F#)
The open Bm7 (x20202) and B7sus4 (x22200) chords sound great.
Edim7 is also a very easy chord to play, as are all diminished 7th chords
I have included bar lines at the start of each chorus:
```
          D7    B7       Em   G7         C
Chorus: |    -  And as | I go through my life 
```
Play D7 for 2 beats with B7 coming in on the 3rd beat of the bar on 'And'.
If you need further help with any chords, visit guitar chords.

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