(intro) D5 B5 (2x) G5 A#5 D5 B5 G5 A#5 I withdrew from the street and all humanlike zones D5 B5 I'd had it, I'd had it - I was mush to the bones G5 A#5 I covered the windows, I was taking no calls D5 B5 Then I thought for a month inside the alien walls A5 G5 Now I know, oh They don't tell you so A5 G5 Now I know, oh They don't tell you so A5 G5 Now I know. Oh They don't tell you so F#5 F5 but I can recall it all ( D5 B5 G5 A#5 ) ( D5 B5 ) G5 A#5 I called up a girl I'd known for so many years D5 B5 I'd seen her in shock, I'd seen the last of her tears G5 A#5 I admired her style from her toes to her brain D5 B5 She accepted my plan and so she caught the next train A5 G5 Now I know, oh They don't tell you so A5 G5 Now I know, oh They don't tell you so A5 G5 Now I know. Oh They don't tell you so F#5 F5 but I can recall it all, i remember ( D5 B5 ) (2x) ( G5 A#5 D5 B5 ) ( G5 A#5 D5 G5 ) ( D5 B5 ) (3x) ( F#5 F5 ) D5 B5 Back again G5 A#5 Welcome home ( D5 B5 G5 A#5 ) ( D5 B5 ) G5 A#5 We would secretly smile inside our surgical masks D5 B5 But we were serious too - we accomplished our ask G5 A#5 The schedule was followed, a daughter was born D5 B5 And so the mother departed - I was left with her form A5 G5 Now I know, oh They don't tell you so A5 G5 Now I know, oh They don't tell you so A5 G5 Now I know. Oh They don't tell you so F#5 F5 but I can recall it all ( G5 A#5 D5 B5 ) ( G5 A#5 D5 G5 ) G5 A#5 Her education's begun - I'm intent on success D5 B5 Her breathtaking beauty it brings out my best G5 A#5 I once knew true love - she won't know another D5 B5 Life is renewed, my little girl is my lover A5 G5 Now I know, oh They don't tell you so A5 G5 Now I know, oh They don't tell you so A5 G5 Now I know. Oh They don't tell you so F#5 F5 but I can recall it all ( D5 B5 G5 A#5 ) (2x) B5