Key: C
Introduction: G Am7 Gº G C9 Fm Fº C
Em7 Am Em7 Am D
I took each word she said as gospel truth
Dm E7 G/B Em7 Am
The way a silly little child would
Em7 Am Em7 D
I can't excuse it on the grounds of youth
Dm G Em7 Dm Dm7 Am
I was no babe in the wild, wild wood
F Am Cº Am
She didn't mean it, I should have seen it
Fº G C C/B A7 Gº Dm7 D7(9) G5
But now it's too late
F7M D7(9) G G7
I thought I'd found the girl of my dreams
Cm7(9) Fº Cm7(9) C Eº G#7 G7
Now it seems, this is how the story ends
G Am7 Gº G C9
She's gonna turn me down and say
Fm Fº C Eº Dm7 Fº G
"Can't we be friends"
F7M D7(9) G G7
I thought for once it couldn't go wrong
Cm7(9) Fº Cm7(9) C Eº G#7 G7
Not for long, I can see the way this ends
G Am7 Gº G C9 Fm Fº C
She's gonna turn me down and say, "Can't we be friends"
F Fº Fm Cº Dm7 C G Fº C
Why should I care though she gave me the air
C E7 A Em7 A7
Why should I cry, heave a sigh
A7 D7(9) Em7 D7(9) G
And wonder why, and wonder why
F7M D7(9) G G7
I thought I found the gal I could trust
Cm7(9) Fº Cm7(9) C Eº G#7 G7
Whatta bust, this is how the story ends
G Am7 Gº G C9 Fm Fº C
She's gonna turn me down and say, "Can't we be friends"
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