(chords played on off-beats, change on each measure - 4/4, 200bpm)

   Dm (xx0231@1)           C (x32010@1)               Gm (355333@1)          BbHe (x1333x@1)told me that I knew just what to laugh at
      Dm (xx0231@1)          C (x32010@1)             Gm (355333@1)            Bband (x1333x@1)I wanted to but I just couldn't ask if he would take it back so
F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)      BbI (x1333x@1)could know for certain..

   Dm (xx0231@1)           C (x32010@1)                   Gm (355333@1)          BbSo (x1333x@1)on the bench I watched his left hand crossing
      Dm (xx0231@1)       C (x32010@1)              Gm (355333@1)          Bbwhile (x1333x@1)doubling entendres with the voicings.
           Dm (xx0231@1)              C (x32010@1)              Gm (355333@1)          BbHe (x1333x@1)said, "Oh darling, you're charming, Please don't find it alarming if I 
Dm (xx0231@1)      C (x32010@1)              Gm (355333@1)          Bbpull (x1333x@1)this stop out to free up a hand for heavy petting!"

F (133211@1)           BbNow, (x1333x@1)there, there;
F (133211@1)              BbI'm (x1333x@1)a friendly man.
F (133211@1)          Bb (x1333x@1)             FI (133211@1)joke about sex because it's funny when you're
Dm (xx0231@1)       C (x32010@1)   Gm (355333@1)   Bbfrightened (x1333x@1) (ah, ah)
    Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1)  Gm (355333@1)  Bb(ah (x1333x@1)ah,    ah ah)


   Dm (xx0231@1)       C (x32010@1)                Gm (355333@1)      BbSo (x1333x@1)silently I sat and turned the pages,
  Dm (xx0231@1)        C (x32010@1)            Gm (355333@1)          Bbrecalculating (x1333x@1)our respective ages.
        Dm (xx0231@1)         C (x32010@1)           Gm (355333@1)      BbOver (x1333x@1)my shoulder, he muttered, "If I get any older, you can
Dm (xx0231@1)    C (x32010@1)                  Gm (355333@1)               Bbhack (x1333x@1)my wrists off with your choice of objects, no, I'm kidding"

F (133211@1)         BbDon't (x1333x@1)be scared;
F (133211@1)              BbI'm (x1333x@1)a friendly man.
F (133211@1)          Bb (x1333x@1)               FI (133211@1)joke about death because it's funny when you're
Dm (xx0231@1)       C (x32010@1)   Gm (355333@1)   Bbfrightened (x1333x@1) (ah, ah)
    Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1)  Gm (355333@1)  Bb(ah (x1333x@1)ah,    ah ah)

F (133211@1)        Bbm (x13321@1)          FThis (133211@1)is as far as I could get.
            Bb (x1333x@1)         FHe (133211@1)jabbed a needle in my neck,
        Bb (x1333x@1)       Ferasing (133211@1)all the evidence,
               Bb (x1333x@1)              Fbut (133211@1)there were matchsticks in my pants,
         Bb (x1333x@1)               Fand (133211@1)if a rock should hit my head
        Bb (x1333x@1)           Fand (133211@1)I remember what he did,
              F (133211@1)           Fyou'll (133211@1)be the very first to know.
           F (133211@1)               F (133211@1)                   FMaybe (133211@1)I'll find out why this damn thing won't stop bleeding!

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Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1)Gm (355333@1)Bb (x1333x@1)Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1)Gm (355333@1)Bb (x1333x@1)   Dm (xx0231@1)           C (x32010@1)              Gm (355333@1)      BbHe (x1333x@1)told me that I showed a great potential,
     Dm (xx0231@1)           C (x32010@1)              Gm (355333@1)            Bbthat (x1333x@1)given I turned heads and pages, fame would be a piece of cake
    F (133211@1)      G (320003@1)   Bbbut (x1333x@1)practice was essential..
   Dm (xx0231@1)          C (x32010@1)       Gm (355333@1)        BbSo (x1333x@1)like a stupid child I believed it
    Dm (xx0231@1)             C (x32010@1)       Gm (355333@1)      Bband (x1333x@1)golly, who would ever had agreed if
           Dm (xx0231@1)        C (x32010@1)       Gm (355333@1)         BbI (x1333x@1)had been Schubert or Mozart, devoted to the fine art of
   Dm (xx0231@1)    C (x32010@1)        Gm (355333@1)         Bbperfecting (x1333x@1)absolutely everything inconsequential.

F (133211@1)        BbDon't (x1333x@1)be sad;
F (133211@1)               BbI'll (x1333x@1)come back again.
F (133211@1)          Bb (x1333x@1)                  FI (133211@1)joke about trash 'cause it takes class to be
  Dm (xx0231@1)       C (x32010@1)   Gm (355333@1)   Bbenlightened (x1333x@1)  (ah, ah)
    Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1)  Gm (355333@1)  Bb(ah (x1333x@1)ah,    ah ah)

F (133211@1)        Bbm (x13321@1)             FSo (133211@1)several decades have gone by.
           Bb (x1333x@1)           FI (133211@1)am still sitting by his side.
           Bb (x1333x@1)          FI (133211@1)turn the pages faithfully.
             Bb (x1333x@1)               FHe (133211@1)turns his head and smiles at me
           Bb (x1333x@1)             Fand (133211@1)with a wink he says, "I doubt
            F (133211@1)          Fwe (133211@1)would be anywhere without
              F (133211@1)               F (133211@1)              Fyour (133211@1)gift for keeping truth and consequence from meeting.."

(instrumental to end)