Diary Written by David Gates Copyright (c) 1972 Performed by BREAD
G G11 C/G I found her diary underneath the tree and started reading about me G G11 C/G The words she^?d written took me by surprise; you^?d never read them in her eyes. Edim7 G D7 B7 Em G7 She said that she had found the love she^?d waited for C G C G Wouldn^?t you know it? She wouldn^?t show it
G G11 C/G Then she, confronted with the writing there, simply pretended not to care G G11 C/G I passed it off as just in keeping with her total disconcerting air. Edim7 G D7 B7 Em G7 And though she tried to hide the love that she denied C G C G Wouldn^?t you know it? She wouldn^?t show it. D7 B7 Em G7 C 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.
G G11 C/G I found her diary underneath the tree and started reading about me G G11 C/G The words began to stick, then tears to fall. Her meaning now was clear to see Edim7 G D7 B7 Em G7 The love she^?d waited for was someone else, not me. C G C G Wouldn^?t you know it? She wouldn^?t show it. D7 B7 Em G7 C 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 C D11 G All the sweet things she can find.