The Author

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Darling, I will be the wind behind 
     G
your sails
              D                Em
I will be the one to tell your tails
              C               
I will be the one to hold your 
   G
secrets
               D                   
I will be your earth when all else 
Em
fails
                  C             
So if you're ever scared to jump 
   D
before me
         Em               D
Take the fear off of your face
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'Cause I will be the one to write 
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your story
               D
And I won't forget a single page

                     C     G D Em
But you could be the author
                              C    
Oh, darling, you could be the 
 G D Em
author
                              C
Oh, darling, you could be the author


[Interlude]
G D Em
C G D

[Verse 1]
C            G
  I began by writing down your name
D                                 
You and I will be the characters, 
      Em
we'll meet by the seventh page
C                       G
Suburban drama, picture-perfect in 
the frame
    D                            
But by the seventh chapter things 
      Em
will never be the same, 'cause
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Eighth grade we met, it wouldn't 
            D
be the last time
                    Em
The suspense that I meet you in a 
past life
Continúa después del anuncio
C                            G   
Heroes in our stories save the 
                 D
world like a past time
                      Em
But the road to happy endings ain't 
a fast line
C               G
The Epiphany in chapter twenty-two
D                     Em
Recurring theme in me living life 
without you
C                                  
Some would call it tragic but it's 
G
only just the start
D                                 
'Cause even faith couldn't keep 
   Em
them apart


[Chorus]
                       C           
Darling, I will be the wind behind 
     G
your sails
              D                Em
I will be the one to tell your tails
              C               
I will be the one to hold your 
   G
secrets
               D                   
I will be your earth when all else 
Em
fails
                  C             
So if you're ever scared to jump 
   D
before me
         Em               D
Take the fear off of your face
                     C           
'Cause I will be the one to write 
      G
your story
               D
And I won't forget a single page

                     C     G D Em
But you could be the author
                              C    
Oh, darling, you could be the 
 G D Em
author
                              C
Oh, darling, you could be the author


[Bridge]
   C      G
So follow me
            D                Em
Through the page, don't pray for 
perfection
C       G
I won't be
           D             Em
The one to save you from all your 
questions
C       G
I still see
             D                 Em
That you are brave despite the scars
 you hide
      C                  G
Don't turn away from the night
          D
Don't you turn away from the night


[Chorus]
                       C           
Darling, I will be the wind behind 
     G
your sails
              D                Em
I will be the one to tell your tails
              C               
I will be the one to hold your 
   G
secrets
               D                   
I will be your earth when all else 
Em
fails
                  C             
So if you're ever scared to jump 
   D
before me
         Em               D
Take the fear off of your face
                     C           
'Cause I will be the one to write 
      G
your story
               D
And I won't forget a single page

                     C     G D Em
But you could be the author
                              C    
Oh, darling, you could be the 
 G D Em
author
                              C    
Oh, darling, you could be the 
 G D Em
author