Key of D 

Intro:  D/ A/ G/ A/ D/ A/ G/ A 
 
D           A            G          A        D         G      A 
He sends her roses and lines he composes, things a lady loves 
     D               A             G           A            D            G      A 
Well he's there to hold her when she needs a shoulder if life gets too rough 
   G               A            D             G      A            D 
Oh now that she's left I keep kicking myself whenever I start thinking back 
G         A            D         G                   A          D 
He says he needs her, tells her he loves her, why didn't I think of that? 
 

D            A           G          A            D           G         A 
When she gets down well he's always around her, he makes her smile again 
D           A               G            A      D            G         A 
He mends her heartaches, remembers her birthday, and tries to be a friend 
G            A         D                    G        A         D 
Now that she's gone I know what I did wrong, it's all so simple in fact 
     G            A         D              G                 A             D   DA 
Well he says he wants her, can't live without her, why didn't I think of that? 
 
Chorus: 
Bm            A      G        A        D    D A 
Ooh I've been watching every move that he makes 
Bm            A         Em                D             G 
Ooh I've been thinking, it could have been different somehow 
   Em              D       A 
If I'd known what I know now 
 D           A                G              A             D          G           A 
He sings her love songs and tells her his love's strong, things she needs to know 
D          A               G            A      D      G      A 
He tries to please her, he calls for no reason, just to say hello 
G         A             D                     G         A            D 
He says he loves her and he'll never leave her and I never will get her back 
G       A              D           G                  A             D   D A 
I did my best, thought of everything else, why didn't I think of that? 
 
Chorus 

sing first verse again in a key a half step up 
G - G#/ A - A#/ D - D# 

G#         A#             D#           G#                     A#            D# 
He says he loves her and he'll never leave her, why didn't I think of that?