Intro:  D5   D5 
 

Verse 1: 
D5                   F#5 
I know I can't hide this fear inside 
B5               G5 
Still my friends understand 
D5      A5    B5     G5 
Things have worked out 
D5       A5       D5 
Much as you had said 
 
Verse 2: 
D5                F#5 
Ain't no mystery what I need 
B5 
Is understanding 
    G5                   D5 
And your sweet sympathy 
  A5            B5                  G5 
A steel string guitar and a little weed 
D5              A5       B5     G5 
And someone to keep me company 
D5          A5       D5 
Someone to keep me company 
 
Chorus: 
E5 
Down the alley and  
A5 
Through the stage door 
E5       *F#5 G5      *(single note F#5 to G5 chord) 
Sometimes I wonder 
A5 
What I  
A5 
What I do it for 
 
Instrumental: 
D5    F#5    B5    G5 A5 G5 

D5 A5 B5 A5 G5 D5 A5 D5 
Repeat Chorus: 
 
Verse 2:(Refrain) 
D5                F#5 
Ain't no mystery what I need 
B5 
Is understanding 
    G5                   D5 
And your sweet sympathy 
  A5            B5                  G5 
A steel string guitar and a little weed 
D5              A5       B5      G5 
And someone to keep me company 
D5          A5       D5 
Someone to keep me company 
 
Outro Instrumental: (verse chords x1)