Key: C
Introduction: C F7M
C F7M
Let me tell you a story about a boy and a girl
C F7M
It' s kinda short, kinda boring, but the end is a whirl
Am G
They were just sixteen when the people were mean
F7M C
So they didn' t love themselves, and now they' re gone
F7M
Headstones on a lawn
C F7M
And when I was younger, I knew a boy and a boy
C F7M
Best friends with each other, but always wished they were more
Am G
' Cause they loved one another, but never discovered
F7M C
' Cause they were too afraid of what they' d say
F7M
Moved to different states
G F7M
Oh, and I' m afraid that' s just the way the world works
C G
It ain' t funny, it ain' t pretty, it ain' t sweet
Em F7M
Oh, and I' m afraid that' s just the way the world works
C G
But I think that it could work for you and me
C F7M
Just wait and see
C F7M
It' s not the end of the story
C F7M
Now it' s on to the sequel about me and my friend
C F7M
Both our parents were evil, so we both made a bet
Am G
If we worked and we saved, we could both run away
F7M C
And we' d have a better life, and I was right
F7M
I wonder if she' s alright
G F7M
Oh, and I' m afraid that' s just the way the world works
C G
It ain' t funny, it ain' t pretty, it ain' t sweet
Em F7M
Oh, and I' m afraid that' s just the way the world works
C G
But I think that it could work for you and me
C F7M
Just wait and see
C F7M
It' s not the end of the story
C
Okay
F7M C
And the movie' s always runnin' in my head
F7M C
All the people, all the lovers, all my friends
F7M C
And I hope that they all get their happy end
F7M
In the end
G F7M
Oh, and I' m afraid that' s just the way the world works
C G
It ain' t funny, it ain' t pretty, it ain' t sweet
Em F7M
Oh, and I' m afraid that' s just the way the world works
C G
But I think that it could work for you and me
C F7M
Just wait and see
C F7M C
That' s not the end of the story,hmm,hmm