Song: Notebook Artist: The Innocence Mission Album: The Innocence Mission Transcribed by: Tara Kennedy (nothingnatural@mail.utexas.edu) ------------------------------------------------------------- capo 1st fret VERSE [A]I showed him my [D]notebook [A]The underside [D]of my soul released [A]In scribbles on [D]pages [A]He smiled and [Aadd9]held my [A]hand I knew that he would see For he dreams of touching beauty too There has to be more than The work day CHORUS [C#m]He's painting [Bm]houses [C#m]He's painting [Bm]houses for awhile [C#m]Then home to his [Bm]canvas [A]Coming to [D]life VERSE progression repeat: I write in my notebook This feeling it takes me by surprise In thoughts that I don't know That I have They're hidden by useless facts that I Compile at the office where I work Where there is no time for Feeling anything CHORUS progression repeat: You see I just work there To finance the real life that begins With scribbles on pages And thoughts of how and why VERSE progression repeat: Museums on Sundays Whenever we can we both go And stay there for hours Feeding our spirit CHORUS progression repeat: And beauty is still free And beauty is not exclusive And beauty is ours to Touch and to know Touch and to know VERSE progression repeat without Aadd9: And don't you think there's more I really have to know Don't you think there's more to life? (2X) Don't you think there's more to life? (3X) repeat [A][D] to fade