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]