Ebm                   C#        B                    F#
She knows I can't read       she knows I can't write
Abm                            Bb
  But these are the letters from melody 
Ebm             C#        B                    F#
Show me how to read        show me how to write
Abm                                         Bb
   These are the things you can do for me (x3)


Abm                           Bb


Ebm        C#           B               F#        Abm              Bb              
Why           did you kill that poor old man,         melody?

Ebm        C#           B         F#           Abm           Bb
Why           did you kill that poor old man,         melody?
           Abm                   Bb
She said, "He was never good to me."
She said, "He was never kind to me."


Abm                    Bb


Ebm        C#                B                           F#            Abm             Bb
Ah,              Tell me how she was dressed that day, my melody 
Ebm        C#                B                           F#            Abm             Bb
Don't                show me how she touched her face, my melody 
          Abm                Bb                     Abm                         Bb
She said, "I would never do it again. Give me another chance."
I said, "Why didn't you come to me? I said,"Why didn't you talk to me?"


Ebm        C#                B                           F#            Abm             Bb (x2)

Abm                           Bb      (until fade out)