Diary Written by David Gates Copyright (c) 1972 Performed by BREAD [Verse 1] C Fsus/C F/C C I found her diary underneath the tree and started reading about me C Fsus/C F/C C The words she'd written took me by surprise; you'd never read them in her eyes. Adim7 C G7 G#dim7 Am C7 They said that shehad found the love she'd waited for F C F C Wouldn't you know it? She wouldn't show it [Verse 2] C Fsus/C F/C C Then she, confronted with the writing there, simply pretended not to care C Fsus/C F/C C I passed it off as just in keeping with her total disconcerting air. Adim7 C G7 G#dim7 Am Gm7 C7 And though she tried to hide the love that she denied F C F C Wouldn't you know it? She wouldn't show it. [Chorus] G7 G#dim7 Am C7 F And as I go through my life Dm7 G7 C I will give to her, my wife F E7sus4 All the sweet things I can find. [Verse 3] C Fsus/C F/C I found her diary underneath the tree and started reading about me C A#/C F/C The words began to stick and tears to flow. Her meaning now was clear to see Adim7 C G7 G#dim7 Am C7 The love she'd waited for was someone else, not me. F C F C Wouldn't you know it? She wouldn't show it. [Chorus] G7 G#dim7 Am C7 F And as I go through my life Dm7 G7 C I will wish for her, his wife F C All the sweet things she can find F F/G C All the sweet things they can find.
