Intro: Bb  Fm  Bb Fm 

Am           E           Am     Gm7      C          F7M E7
I'm told the case is now closed so I can come to my senses 
Am           E          Am  E Am  Gm7         C           
But when the question is posed I'll have this meager defense 


F7M C           Em         Bb
I was hoping that you'd know better than that 

I was hoping but you're an amateur 

I was hoping that you'd know better 
     D        Bb      D   E7
But I've been wrong before 


Am         E          Am   Gm7         C            F7M  E7
Despite conclusions I drew there was a chance you'd surprise me 
Am           E         Am  E Am  Gm7          C           
And you'd be better than you  'cause I'd have left otherwise 


F7M C           Em         Bb
I was hoping that you'd know better than that 

I was hoping but you're an amateur 

I was hoping that you'd know better 
     D        Bb      D    E4 E
But I've been wrong before 


Am   C      D        F
So I wasn't thinking clearly 

So you didn't think at all 
   Bb     Fm       Bb    Fm 
I thought that was protocol 

[piano/guitar solo] 
Am E  Am  E Am     Gm7  C  F7M E7
                    
Am E  Am  E Am     Gm7  C   

F7M C           Em         Bb
I was hoping that you'd know better than that 

I was hoping but you're an amateur 

I was hoping that you'd know better 
     D        Bb      D    E7
But I've been wrong before 


F7M C          Em        Bb
I was hoping that 

I was hoping but you're an amateur 

I was hoping that you'd know better 
     D        Bb      D    C
But I've been wrong before 


Bb Fm Bb Fm 
[repeat]