Verse 1:

F5                                                Ab5  C#5  Ab5 
Misery fell on the town when they all lost their looks
F5                                                              Ab5  C#5  Ab5
They spent all those years with their jobs and their scholarly books
    Bb5         Ab5               F#5                 F5        Bb5      Eb5
With no one to share all their thoughts and their worldly to be?s, oh noo
     F5                                                      Ab5  C#5  Ab5
They got down and prayed a little more for a life that was free


Verse 2:

F5                                                 Ab5  C#5  Ab5
Altered and changed they insist how reform comes along
   F5                                                      Ab5  C#5  Ab5
A wise men suggested they work in their smiles, not their love
    Bb5       Ab5        F#5              F5          Bb5     Eb5
And all of a sudden it sounds like the town was to be, oh yes
   F5                                                   Ab5 
A happier place where they'll live out their personal dream

            C#5  Bb5                Eb5  
La la la la la, la la la la la la la, 
Ab5                C#5  Bb5                Eb5
la la la la la la la, la la la la la la la


Chorus:

E5     Eb5
Why  oh why this
 Ab5           C#5             Ab5        C#5
Town without love, too much faith in above
         E5         Eb5
Can you see? Can you feel the
 Ab5             C#5           Ab5            C#5
Force that it brings, not to worry ?bout things
          Ab5           C#5          Ab5            C#5
Just the stars in the sky, all the joy in their time
        E5     Eb5       F5
With a hope forrrrr   peace


F5     Ab5  C#5  Ab5    (2x)
Over melodica instrumental


Verse 3:

F5                                                 Ab5  C#5  Ab5
First thing they do is to substitute pleasure for pain
F5                                                      Ab5  C#5  Ab5
Helping themselves figure out there?s so much they can gain
    Bb5           Ab5            F#5        F5            Bb5       Eb5
But that can't surrender their chemistry books if they fell, oh well
      F5                                             Ab5
They frolic and take in the love that persistently waits

            C#5  Bb5                Eb5  
La la la la la, la la la la la la la, 
Ab5                C#5  Bb5                Eb5
la la la la la la la, la la la la la la la


Chorus:

E5     Eb5
Why  oh why this
 Ab5           C#5             Ab5        C#5
Town without love, too much faith in above
         E5         Eb5
Can you see? Can you feel the
 Ab5             C#5           Ab5            C#5
Force that it brings, not to worry ?bout things
          Ab5           C#5          Ab5            C#5
Just the stars in the sky, all the joy in their time
        E5     Eb5       
With a hope forrrrr   peace


Instrumental:
Ab5 - C#5 - Bb5 - Eb5 (4x)


End Chorus:

E5     Eb5
Why  oh why this
 Ab5           C#5             Ab5        C#5
Town without love, too much faith in above
         E5         Eb5
Can you see? Can you feel the
 Ab5             C#5           Ab5            C#5
Force that it brings, not to worry ?bout things
           B5           E5            B5            E5
Just the stars in the sky, all the joy in their time
 Ab5             C#5           Ab5            C#5
All the people that kiss, all the children that wish
          B5            E5            D5              G5
All the fresh living flowers that spend all their hours
   Eb5           Ab5            D5         G5
Outside in the rain, just so happy you came
        C#5           F#5          C5         F5
From so far for so long, with a welcoming song
         E5        Eb5
Just to say, to saaaay?