Key: G
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 sto - ry 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 won - der 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?"