| WRITE THIS DOWN by: GEORGE STRAIT |
| measure |
| intro 3 Ab |'/.|Bb |'/.|Eb |'/.|Ab |Eb | |
| Ab | |
| v1 11 I NEVER SAW THE | END IN SIGHT |
| Bb | |
| FOOLS ARE KINDA | BLIND |
| Eb | |
| THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS | GOIN' ALRIGHT |
| Ab | Eb | |
| BUT, I WAS RUNNIN' OUT OF | TIME |
| Ab | |
| 'CAUSE YOU HAD ONE | FOOT OUT THE DOOR |
| Bb | |
| I SWEAR I DIDN'T | SEE |
| Db | |
| BUT, IF YOU'RE REALLY | GOIN' AWAY |
| Eb Ab Db |Ab |
| HERE'S SOME FINAL WORDS FROM ME |
| Eb | Ab | |
| ch 27 BABY, | WRITE THIS | DOWN, TAKE A LITTLE NOTE |
| Bb | |
| TO RE | MIND YOU IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW |
| Db | Eb | |
| TELL YOURSELF I | LOVE YOU AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO | GO |
| Ab | |
| WRITE THIS | DOWN |
| Eb | Ab | |
| TAKE MY | WORDS AND READ 'EM EVERYDAY |
| Bb | |
| KEEP 'EM CLOSE | BY, DON'T YOU LET 'EM FADE AWAY |
| Db | Eb | |
| SO, YOU'LL RE | MEMBER WHAT I FORGOT TO | SAY |
| Ab | |
| WRITE THIS | DOWN |
| inst 41 Ab |'/.|Bb |'/.|Eb |'/.|Ab |Eb | |
| Ab | |
| v2 49 I'LL SIGN IT AT THE | BOTTOM OF THE PAGE |
| Bb | |
| I'LL SWEAR UNDER | OATH |
| Eb | |
| 'CAUSE EVERY SINGLE | WORD IS TRUE |
| Ab | |
| AND, I THINK YOU NEED YOU TO | KNOW |
| Eb | Ab | |
| SO, USE IT AS A | BOOKMARK |
| Bb | |
| STICK IT ON YOUR ' | FRIGERATOR DOOR |
| Db | Eb | |
| HANG IT IN A | PICTURE FRAME UP ABOVE THE | MANTEL |
| Ab | Db | Ab | |
| WHERE YOU'LL SEE IT FOR | SURE |
| ch 65 |
| C- | Eb | |
| br 81 | YOU CAN FIND A CHISEL, | I CAN FIND STONE |
| Db | |
| FOLKS'LL BE READIN' THESE WORDS |
| Eb (walk down) |
| LONG AFTER WE'RE GONE |
| ch 89 ...Db |Ab | |
| Bb | Eb | |
| tag 105 OH, I | LOVE YOU AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO | GO |
| Ab Db |Ab |
| BABY, WRITE THIS DOWN |
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