Key: B
Introduction: Gm D Gm Gm
Gm D
I'm in love with the city. I'm in love with the boy.
Eb C
Gotta put it on record. Gotta write a new song.
Bb Eb D D7
There ain't no way around it, he's in love with another girl
Gm D
I'm a wreck, I'll admit it. I can't eat when he's near.
Eb C
And I'm so tired and nervous that you better stay clear.
Bb Eb D D7
Leave me to the company of me if I can't have him
Bb F
I'm trying to be tender. I'm trying to be cool.
Eb Bb
I laugh at my own jokes. I laugh like a fool.
Cm
There ain't no doubt about it.
Gm Ab G Gb F
He's in with his life-long girl
Gm D
What chance do I have? A cat's chance in hell.
Gm
I better take it
Gm D
I'm going to write him a letter, gonna put it in words.
Eb C
Gonna make it official. Gonna make it absurd.
Bb
Hold up then, there a second, girl.
Eb D D7
You'll spoil what you have to do
Gm D
They're a sweet loving couple. How could you come between?
Eb C
All the talk and the tenderness, the love and the feeling
Bb Eb D D7
His eyes start to sparkle--sparks for the other girl.
Bb F
I'm in love with his face. I'm in love with his eyes.
Eb Bb
I could eat them for breakfast. Boy, would he be surprised.
Cm Gm Ab G Gb F
If he knew how I felt, it would spoil any chance I had.
Gm D
What chance is that? It's a cat's chance in hell.
Gm
I better take it