Too Busy Being in Love — Doug Stone
Chords and lyrics for Too Busy Being in Love by Doug Stone (key of G).
Intro
[D] [G] [A] [G] [A]
Verse 1
[D]If I would take a little [Em]time to write down a few [F#m]lines
Every time that you [G]cross this [A]heart of [D]mine
[D]And put them all in a [Em]book, how much time would that have [F#m]took
The words and years have a [G]way of [A]slipping [Bm]by
Oh no, [A]too [D]bad, [Bm]there goes the [G]chance that I [A]had
Chorus
I could have [D]written a [Bm]play so [G]sweet and so [A]funny
Given [D]old Mr. [Bm]Shakespeare a [G]run for his [A]money
[Bm]Written the [A]words to the [G]prettiest tune
That [D]would never leave a dry [G]eye in the [A]room
My [Bm]only [G]excuse for not [A]doing [Bm]enough
Well [G]I was too [D]busy [A]being in [Bm]love,
Yes, [G]I was too [D]busy [A]being in [D][G]love.[A][G][A]
Verse 2
[D]Brand new phrases [Em]appear every time you are[F#m] near
All these words you [G]inspire after [A]all these [D]years
But I never reach for a [Em]pen, break the mood that I'm [F#m]in
Before I knew it the [G]words were [A]gone again
[Bm]Oh no, [A]too [D]bad, [Bm]there goes the [G]chance that I [A]had
Chorus
I could have [D]written a [Bm]play so [G]sweet and so [A]funny
Given [D]old Mr. [Bm]Shakespeare a [G]run for his [A]money
[Bm]Written the [A]words to the [G]prettiest tune
That [D]would never leave a dry [G]eye in the [A]room
My [Bm]only [G]excuse for not [A]doing [Bm]enough
Well [G]I was too [D]busy [A]being in [Bm]love,
Yes, [G]I was too [D]busy [A]being in [D][G]love.[A][G][A]
Outro
[G] [A] I could have [D]written a [Bm]poem to make [G]young lovers[A] crazy
Could have [D]written a [Bm]movie for [G]Hepburn and [A]Tracy
A [Bm]beautiful [A]song and it [G]starts with your name
[D]Written my way into[G] fortune and [A]fame
But I[Bm] have no [G]regrets for not [A]doing [Bm]enough
Well I[G] was too [D]busy [A]being in [Bm]love,
Yes [G]I was too [D]busy [A]being in [D][G][A]love.[D][A][G]
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