Intro:D D7G Gmaj7D
When it comes to hitchinʼ the boat up
D7
Backinʼ down the ramp in my old truck
G
To find a bunch of logs, to catch a bunch of hogs
Gmaj7
Yeah, I wrote the book, yeah, I wrote the book
D
If you wanna learn to throw a curve right
D7
Catch a clean up lookinʼ on a third strike
G
Talk a little smack while heʼs walkinʼ back
Gmaj7
Yeah, I wrote the book
Chorus: D
But thereʼs one that lays by the lamp on the nightstand
D7
One that says donʼt cuss and donʼt fight
G
Or let the bottle turn you into a different man
Gmaj7
But damn if I donʼt do it every Friday night
D
Those get you into Heaven letters in red
D7
Ainʼt gettinʼ read enough to keep me on a straight line
G Gmaj7
Iʼm a Jack of all trades, but man I gotta say
Thatʼs one book I didnʼt write
D
I met a good girl, she had her life straight
D7
She said she loved that I was good at everything
G
One day she left me in a cloud of dust
Gmaj7
ʼCause I never was too good at pickinʼ up
Chorus: D
The one that lays by the lamp on the nightstand
D7
One that says donʼt cuss and donʼt fight
G
Or let the bottle turn you into a different man
Gmaj7
But damn if I donʼt do it every Friday night
D
Those get you into Heaven letters in red
D7
Ainʼt gettinʼ read enough to keep me on a straight line
G Gmaj7
Iʼm a Jack of all trades, but man I gotta say
Thatʼs one book I didnʼt write
Instrumental:D D7G Gmaj7Bridge: D
Yeah, the good Lord knows I need it
G
I didnʼt write it, but I probably oughta read it
Chorus: D
The one that lays by the lamp on the nightstand
D7
One that says donʼt cuss and donʼt fight
G
Or let the bottle turn you into a different man
Gmaj7
But damn if I donʼt do it every Friday night
D
Those get you into Heaven letters in red
D7
Ainʼt gettinʼ read enough to keep me on a straight line
G Gmaj7
Iʼm a Jack of all trades, but man I gotta say
Thatʼs one book I didnʼt write
Outro:DD7 G Gmaj7
Thatʼs one book I didnʼt write
D
That is one book I didnʼt write