D5                               A5 
                   Say it ain't so, Joe please, say it ain't so 
                   E5 
                   That's not what I wanna heard Joe 
                           C5               G5 
                   Ain't I got a right to Know 
                   D5                               A5 
                   Say it ain't so, Joe please, say it ain't so 
                   E5 
                   I'm sure they telling us lies Joe, 
                         C5                  G5 
                   Please tell us it ain't so. 
                    

                   E5 
                   They told us our hero has played his trump card 
                   B5 
                   He doesn't know how to go on. 
                   F#5 
                   We're clinging to his charm and determined smile, 
                   D5                       A5 
                   But the good old days have gone. 
                    

                   E5 
                   The image and the empire may be failing apart 
                   B5 
                   The money has gotten scarce 
                   F#5 
                   One man's world held to country together, 
                   D5                      A5 
                   But the truth is getting fierce 
                    

                   D5                               A5 
                   Say it ain't so, Joe please, say it ain't so 
                   E5 
                   We pinned our hope on you Joe 
                           C5                  G5 
                   And they ruining our show.