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Verse 1 F F B♭ F
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4         
In the book store on a Sun day night I bought your new est book. I

5 B♭ F Gm C7
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          
grabbed the last one on the shelf and held it for a while. Oh, how my

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       
hands did shake when on the front of this hot best sell ing work was my

13 B♭ Gm C7 F
        
   
name in the ti tle and your name right be low! The

Chorus
B♭ Gm
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F D7
 C7 F

              
tears strea ming down your face, the depth and pas sion of our kiss, and the

21 B♭ F A7 Dm Gm C7 Bm/F F
    
  
               
pro mi ses that we made on that day are what I think a bout when I see your name.

Chorus (instrumental)
B♭ F D7 Gm F
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            

29 B♭ F A7 Dm Gm C7 Bm/F F
     
                 
When I
Verse 2
33 F F B♭ F
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       
got home, I went right up stairs and I be gan to read. Your

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           
wri ting sty le nev er changed e ven af ter all these years. You once told me you would write a

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    
book a bout me and it seems you kept your word. Ev en

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    
af ter so long, I still love this part of you. In the

Verse 3
49 F F B♭ F

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ear ly morn ing of the next day I put down the book. I

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               
fin ished in one sit ting and my mind is all a mess. Though your

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       
name is on the by line and mine is writ ten right a bove, we sleep

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   
miles and miles a part in our own sep 'rate lone ly worlds. The

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B♭ F D7 Gm
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        
  
tears strea ming down your face, the depth and pas sion of our kiss, and the

69 B♭ F A7 Dm Gm C7 B♭m/F F
     
                
pro mi ses that we made on that day are what I think a bout when I see your name. That

Chorus (final)
B♭ F D7 Gm
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       C7  F

  
         
fi ckle flee ting fate ful flame that we che rish and for ev er hold is

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   
fro zen in time with an am ber ink. May our past love burn for ev er more! Burn

Coda
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  
bright!

Lyrics

Verse 1
In the bookstore on a Sunday night I bought your newest book.
I grabbed the last one on the shelf and held it for a while.
Oh, how my hands did shake when on the front of this hot bestselling work
was my name in the title and your name right below!

Chorus
The tears streaming down your face, Verse 3
the depth and passion of our kiss, In the early morning of the next day I put down the book.
and the promises that we made on that day I finished in one sitting and my mind is all a mess.
are what I think about when I see your name. Though your name is on the byline and mine is written right above,
we sleep miles and miles apart in our own sep'rate lonely worlds.
Verse 2
When I got home, I went right upstairs and I began to read. Chorus
Your writing style never changed even after all these years.
You once told me you would write a book about me Chorus (final)
and it seems you kept your word. That fickle fleeting fateful flame
Even after so long, I still love this part of you. that we cherish and forever hold
is frozen in time with an amber ink.
May our past love burn forevermore! Burn bright!