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I found her dia ry un der neath the tree,
and start ed read ing ing a bout me.
The words she’d writ ten took me by sur prise.
You’d nev er read them in her eyes.
They said that (G)she had found
the (D7)love she’d (B7)wait ed for.
Would n’t you know it.
She would n’t show it.
Then she con front ed with the writ ing there,
sim ply pre tend ing not to care.
me.
I passed it off as just in keep ing with
her to tal dis con cert ing air.
And though she (G)tried to hide
the (D7)love that (B7)she de nied.
Would n’t you know it.
She would n’t show it.
it.
(B7)And as I go thru my life,
(Am7)I will give to her, my wife,
all the sweet things I can find.
it.
(B7)And as I go thru my life,
(Am7)I will wish for her, his wife,
all the sweet things she can find.
(Bm7)All the sweet things she can find.
This page shows “Diary” by David Gates in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 80 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.