Belle and Sebastian - The Book Of You: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Book Of You" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F
Everybody's making plans for tomorrow
The sun could turn to sand but I just
                   C
Ought to take you back in time
               Gm  Am
I'll draw the line
                     Dm
And I would write a different story
   Gm         Am
a new final act
                   Dm                      F
I don't need the drama but I would never write
     C
you out

Everyone's a thread, we're woven together
Read it in the tears and fraying edges
Read the book of you
The book of me
We're fading into memory
But something is left
A gesture, a phrase, or a photograph
The warp and weft

Chorus:
F                            Gm
We're always walking in the rain
                               A
And you're just trouble so I claim
Pretend the world can see
     A#
That I'm the one for you
               C7
And you're the one for me

Valentine, if you could change with the weather
Faith would just evaporate
Untethered in a fresh disguise
I'll catch your eye
And see behind the mask
And find you never went far
But that's not the last time
I've thought about the way we are

Chorus - x3


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

C7

Guitar chord C7

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Book Of You" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Book Of You" by Belle and Sebastian.

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