Barry Manilow - I write the songs

^Eb I've been a^D7suslive foreve^D7r, ^Gm7 And I wrote the ^Gm7/Cvery first s^FM7ong.^{F A7sus} I put the ^A7words and the ^Dmmelodies to^Dm/Cgether, I am^G7sus music and ^G7I write the s^Gm7/Congs. ^C7

^F I write the s^FM7ongs that make the ^Gm7whole world sing. ^C7 I write the so^Gm7/Cngs of l^C7ove and s^Fpecial things.^Am7/E Dm DmM7 Dm7 G7sus G7 I write the songs that make the young girls cry, ^Gm7/C I write the songs, I write the song^F7s. ^{Bbm/F F}

^Eb My home l^D7susies deep within y^D7ou, ^Gm7 And I've got my ^Gm7/Cown place in your ^FM7soul.^{F A7sus} Now when I ^A7look out t^Dmhrough your^Dm/C eyes, I'm ^G7susyoung again, even ^G7though I'm very ^C7old

^F I write the s^FM7ongs that make the ^Gm7whole world sing. ^C7 I write the so^Gm7/Cngs of l^C7ove and s^Fpecial things.^Am7/E Dm DmM7 Dm7 G7sus G7 I write the songs that make the young girls cry, ^Gm7/C I write the songs, I write the son^Fgs.

Oh, my ^E7susmusic makes you d^E7ance, And gives you ^Em7spirit to take a c^E7hance. ^A And I wrote some ^A/G#rock 'n' roll so ^F#myou can mo^A/Eve. ^G7susMusic fills your ^G7heart, well, that's a ^G7susreal fine place to ^G7start. It's from ^Gm7/Cme, it's for y^Cou. It's from ^Gm7/Cyou, it's for m^Ce. It's a wo^Gm7/Crld - w^Cide ^Gm7/Csymphon^Cy

^A I write the s^AM7ongs that make the ^Bm7whole world sing. ^E7 I write the songs of love and s^Apecial things.^{A E/G#} F#m F#mM7 F#m7 A/B B7 I write the songs that make the young girls cry, ^Bm7/E I write the songs, I write the son^Ags.^{F# B} I write the s^BM7ongs that make the ^C#m7whole world sing. ^F#7 I write the songs of love and sp^Becial things.^{B F#/A#} G#m G#mM7 G#m7 B/C# C#7 I write the songs that make the young girls cry, C#m7/F# G#m G#mM7 G#m7 B/C# C#7 I write the songs, I write the songs. I am ^C#m7/F#music and I write the son^Bgs.^{BM7 C#m7 E7} (f^Bade out)