Key: F
Introduction: F Am Dm Dm Bb C F F
F Am Dm
This is what the Lord wants me to do
Bb C F
In my heart, I just believe that there's no proof
Bb C F Dm
I think about the Chorus, the melody's important
Bb C F
But nothing sounds sweeter than the truth
F Am Dm
I used to sip the whiskey and hit the bong
Bb C F
I gave that up, now all my friends are gone
Bb C F Dm
And my folks don't understand I ain't no macho man
Bb C F
But I know how to write one hell of a song
Am Dm Am Bb F
Yeah, I'm a - shy young man with a - real big heart
Dm Am Bb F
I still haven't found where I belong
Am Dm Am Bb F
But you know - my sweet Lord gave me - just one thing
Bb C Dm
Darling, I know how to write one hell of a song
Bb C F
Yeah, I know how to write one hell of a song
verse 2
F Am Dm
Wrote one for Snoop, did not take long
Bb C F
Wrote one for Bieber and one for Sean
Bb C
And Jay Z offered me a deal
F Dm
I said "Dawg, throw in another mil"
Bb C F
Cause you know I can write one hell of a song
Am Dm Am Bb F
Yeah, I'm a - shy young man with a - real big heart
Dm Am Bb F
I still haven't found where I belong
Am Dm Am Bb F
But you know - my sweet Lord gave me - just one thing
Bb C Dm
Darling, I know how to write one hell of a song
Bb C F
Yeah, I know how to write one hell of a song
(spoken)
F Am Dm Bb C F
Bb C F Dm Bb C F
Outro
F Am Dm
Sometimes I stay up well past dawn
Bb C F
If God puts one in my head, that's what he wants
Bb C F Dm
I'm a simple type of artist, I don't like to walk red carpets
Bb C Dm
I would rather write one hell of a song
Bb C F
Yeah, I wrote this and it's one hell of a song