Tom: E
B E
(rapid succession, then pause, also applies to the next two)
B E
He comes on over,
B E
wants to drown his sorrows got a,
two-seater sofa
and some whiskey in a bottle.
C#m
Broke and in tears with
A E
the weight of the world on his shoulders.
E
Oh my god Sam,
what's happened to you?
Says his wife's just left with his 2-year-old daughter.
C#m A
To live to Acapulco with some idiot
B
she met a couple months ago.
I wish I could tell you that...
F#m B
If it was me I would be a good wife.
E
I would never doubt you,
C#m
ours would be a good life.
F#m B
We could be better than so many.
E
I would never stress you
A B
about bringing home the plenty.
E
For all these things another life we'll
C#m
have to wait.
Our life could be perfect if only God
F#m
had wanted it.
But you'll never know it.
We'll get old.
B
Let's not talk about it,
rest your head upon my shoulder.
E
You'll never know
You'll never know
C#m
You'll never know the good life
A
You'll never know the good life
E
You'll never know the good life
E
Somebody once told me that
there are watchers and
C#m
there are do'ers in this world.
Guess I'm a watcher,
not by choice,
A
it's just what I was told.
We're just two friends,
B
it's not a risky situation.
I wish I could tell you that...
F#m B
If it was me I would be a good wife.
E
I would never doubt you,
C#m
ours would be a good life.
F#m B
We could be better than so many.
E
I would never stress you
A B
about bringing home the plenty.
E
For all these things another life we'll
C#m
have to wait.
Our life could be perfect if only God
F#m
had wanted it.
But you'll never know it.
We'll get old.
B
Let's not talk about it,
rest your head upon my shoulder.
E
You'll never know
You'll never know
C#m
You'll never know the good life
A
You'll never know the good life
E
You'll never know the good life
F#m
Rest your head upon my shoulder,
B
(I'm so tired to conceal)
E
now that life's a little colder.
C#m
(I could love you simply)
F#m
Even if you'll never know,
B
(Wouldn't leave if it was me)
E A E
my love will never run away like the sunshine
A B
return only with just the good times.
E
For all these things another life we'll
D#m C#m
have to wait.
Our life could be perfect if only God
F# F#m
had wanted it.
But you'll never know it.
We'll get old.
E
Let's not talk about it,
B
rest your head upon my shoulder.
E
You'll never know
You'll never know
You'll never know the good life
F#m C#m
You'll never know the good life
A E
You'll never know the good life
