Verse 1
       C 
I'd be writing all day, if it weren't for the words 
         Fmaj7                   C 
I'd find something to say, if it weren't for the words 
         C 
It's the words that give me trouble 
       Fmaj7                         C 
I'd be alright, if it weren't for the words 
 
Verse 2
        C 
I could pick up the phone, if it weren't for the words 
        Fmaj7                    C 
I could talk all day long, if it weren't for the words 
         C 
It's the words that make me stumble 
              Fmaj7                         C 
I'd be doing alright, if it weren't for the words 
 
Chorus
    BbMaj        F 
But I've got nothing 
  Fmaj7                       C 
Stuck without a thought in my head 
  Dm                            F 
Drumming my fingers against the table 
 G 
Tapping on my cigarette 
 
Verse 3
               C 
You could never tell a lie, if it weren't for the words 
   Fmaj7              C 
Or say goodbye, if it weren't for the words 
         C 
It's the words that always hurt me 
             Fmaj7                          C 
I'd be doing alright, if it weren't for the words 
 
Chorus
    BbMaj        F 
But I've got nothing 
 Fmaj7                      C 
Haven't got a thought in my head 
 Dm                        F 
Drumming my fingers on the table 
 G 
Tapping on my cigarette 
 
Verse 5
               C 
You could never tell a lie, if it weren't for the words 
   Fmaj7                     C 
Or sing a sad goodbye, if it weren't for the words 
         C 
It's the words that come to nothing 
             Fmaj7                          C 
I'd be doing alright, if it weren't for the words 
       Fmaj7                          C 
I'd be alright, if it weren't for the words 
       F                                C 
I'd be just fine, if it weren't for the words