Tom: C E|----------------------------------| B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2---2---0---0---0--| 2X D|--2---0---2---2---2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0---------------3---3----| E|-------------0---1---3------------| [Verse 1] E|------------------| B|----1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2--| D|--2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0--------| E|-------------0----| Her and I met in 85' E|------------------| B|----1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2--| D|--2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0--------| E|-------------0----| Bleach blonde hair and dark green eyes E|------------------------------------| B|----1---1---1---1-----1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2-----2---2---2---2--| D|--2---0---2---2-----2---2---2---2---| A|-3---2---0--------------------------| E|-------------0-----1---1---1---1----| It was bright but it don't burn anymore E|------------------| B|----1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2--| D|--2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0--------| E|-------------0----| Nothing'll change come Christmas time E|------------------| B|----1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2--| D|--2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0--------| E|-------------0----| You can stay where you want at night E|----------------------------------1-| B|----1---1---1---1-----1---1---1-----| G|---0---0---2---2-----2---2---2---2--| D|--2---0---2---2-----2---2---2---2---| A|-3---2---0--------------------------| E|-------------0-----1---1---1---1----| Just promise when love comes knocking you'll answer the door [Chorus] E|-----------------------------------| B|----1---1---1---1---1----1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2---2----0---0---0--| D|--2---0---3---3---3----0---2---2---| A|-3-------3---3---3--------3---3----| E|-----3----------------3------------| Easy, tiger, don't you cry E|----------------------------------| B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2---2---0---0---0--| D|--2---0---2---2---2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0---------------3---3----| E|-------------0---1---3------------| People gonna love you, then they're gonna leave you That's just the way of life E|-----------------------------------| B|----1---1---1---1---1----1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2---2----0---0---0--| D|--2---0---3---3---3----0---2---2---| A|-3-------3---3---3--------3---3----| E|-----3----------------3------------| Don't blame your mother, 'least we tried E|----------------------------------| B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2---2---0---0---0--| D|--2---0---2---2---2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0---------------3---3----| E|-------------0---1---3------------| People gonna love you, then they're gonna leave you That's just the way of life [Verse 2] E|------------------| B|----1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2--| D|--2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0--------| E|-------------0----| The machine beeps less frequently E|------------------| B|----1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2--| D|--2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0--------| E|-------------0----| They've gone to find out what that means E|------------------------------------| B|----1---1---1---1-----1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2-----2---2---2---2--| D|--2---0---2---2-----2---2---2---2---| A|-3---2---0--------------------------| E|-------------0-----1---1---1---1----| It was months, now it may only be hours E|------------------| B|----1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2--| D|--2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0--------| E|-------------0----| They say, "Ma'am, your son was far from a coward E|------------------| B|----1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2--| D|--2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0--------| E|-------------0----| Damn near first one into the tower" E|----------------------------------1-| B|----1---1---1---1-----1---1---1-----| G|---0---0---2---2-----2---2---2---2--| D|--2---0---2---2-----2---2---2---2---| A|-3---2---0--------------------------| E|-------------0-----1---1---1---1----| Come Mother's Day, she'll be bringing him the flowers [Chorus] E|-----------------------------------| B|----1---1---1---1---1----1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2---2----0---0---0--| D|--2---0---3---3---3----0---2---2---| A|-3-------3---3---3--------3---3----| E|-----3----------------3------------| Easy, tiger, don't you cry E|----------------------------------| B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2---2---0---0---0--| D|--2---0---2---2---2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0---------------3---3----| E|-------------0---1---3------------| People gonna love you, then they're gonna leave you That's just the way of life E|-----------------------------------| B|----1---1---1---1---1----1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2---2----0---0---0--| D|--2---0---3---3---3----0---2---2---| A|-3-------3---3---3--------3---3----| E|-----3----------------3------------| A lovely mother left behind E|----------------------------------| B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2---2---0---0---0--| D|--2---0---2---2---2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0---------------3---3----| E|-------------0---1---3------------| People gonna love you, then they're gonna leave you Wish that I could tell you why [Bridge] E|----------------------------------| B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2---2---0---0---0--| 2X D|--2---0---2---2---2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0---------------3---3----| E|-------------0---1---3------------| Hmm-mmm, hmm-mmm [Verse 3] E|------------------| B|----1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2--| D|--2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0--------| E|-------------0----| "At least you know you loved the boy E|------------------| B|----1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2--| D|--2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0--------| E|-------------0----| That's why you feel your world destroyed" E|------------------------------------| B|----1---1---1---1-----1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2-----2---2---2---2--| D|--2---0---2---2-----2---2---2---2---| A|-3---2---0--------------------------| E|-------------0-----1---1---1---1----| His father replied from the other side of the door E|------------------| B|----1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2--| D|--2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0--------| E|-------------0----| Not his area of expertise, E|------------------| B|----1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2--| D|--2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0--------| E|-------------0----| no plenty-of-fish analogies E|----------------------------------1-| B|----1---1---1---1-----1---1---1-----| G|---0---0---2---2-----2---2---2---2--| D|--2---0---2---2-----2---2---2---2---| A|-3---2---0--------------------------| E|-------------0-----1---1---1---1----| He said, "You'll have to eat eventually, sport" [Chorus] E|-----------------------------------| B|----1---1---1---1---1----1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2---2----0---0---0--| D|--2---0---3---3---3----0---2---2---| A|-3-------3---3---3--------3---3----| E|-----3----------------3------------| Easy, tiger, don't you cry E|----------------------------------| B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2---2---0---0---0--| D|--2---0---2---2---2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0---------------3---3----| E|-------------0---1---3------------| People gonna love you, then they're gonna leave you That's just the way of life E|-----------------------------------| B|----1---1---1---1---1----1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2---2----0---0---0--| D|--2---0---3---3---3----0---2---2---| A|-3-------3---3---3--------3---3----| E|-----3----------------3------------| Another lover you'll come to find E|----------------------------------| B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2---2---0---0---0--| D|--2---0---2---2---2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0---------------3---3----| E|-------------0---1---3------------| People gonna love you, then they're gonna leave you That's just the way of life E|----------------------------------| B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2---2---0---0---0--| D|--2---0---2---2---2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0---------------3---3----| E|-------------0---1---3------------| People gonna love you, then they're gonna leave you Wish that I could tell you why E|----------------------------------| B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-| G|---0---0---2---2---2---0---0---0--| D|--2---0---2---2---2---0---2---2---| A|-3---2---0---------------3---3----| E|-------------0---1---3------------|