Chords:
[C] x32010
[Fmaj7] xx3210
[Am] x02210
[Em] 022000
[G] 320003
Intro
[C] [Fmaj7] x2
Verse 1
[C] [Fmaj7]
Let me tell you a story about a boy and a girl
[C] [Fmaj7]
It's kinda short, kinda boring, but the end is a whirl
[Am] [G]
They were just sixteen when the people were mean
[Fmaj7] [C]
So they didn't love themselves, and now they're gone
[Fmaj7]
Headstones on a lawn
Verse 2
[C] [Fmaj7]
And when I was younger, I knew a boy and a boy
[C] [Fmaj7]
Best friends with each other, but always wished they were more
[Am] [G]
'Cause they loved one another, but never discovered
[Fmaj7] [C]
'Cause they were too afraid of what they'd say
[Fmaj7]
Moved to different states
Chorus
[G] [Fmaj7]
Oh, and I'm afraid that's just the way the world works
[C] [G]
It ain't funny, it ain't pretty, it ain't sweet
[Em] [Fmaj7]
Oh, and I'm afraid that's just the way the world works
[C] [G]
But I think that it could work for you and me
N.C [C] [Fmaj7]
Just wait and see
[C] [Fmaj7]
It's not the end of the story
Verse 3
[C] [Fmaj7]
Now it's on to the sequel about me and my friend
[C] [Fmaj7]
Both our parents were evil, so we both made a bet
[Am] [G]
If we worked and we saved, we could both run away
[Fmaj7] [C]
And we'd have a better life, and I was right
[Fmaj7]
I wonder if she's alright
Chorus
[G] [Fmaj7]
Oh, and I'm afraid that's just the way the world works
[C] [G]
It ain't funny, it ain't pretty, it ain't sweet
[Em] [Fmaj7]
Oh, and I'm afraid that's just the way the world works
[C] [G]
But I think that it could work for you and me
N.C [C] [Fmaj7]
Just wait and see
[C] [Fmaj7]
It's not the end of the story
[C]
Okay
Bridge
[Fmaj7] [C]
And the movie's always runnin' in my head
[Fmaj7] [C]
All the people, all the lovers, all my friends
[Fmaj7] [C]
And I hope that they all get their happy end
[Fmaj7]
In the end
Chorus
[G] [Fmaj7]
Oh, and I'm afraid that's just the way the world works
[C] [G]
It ain't funny, it ain't pretty, it ain't sweet
[Em] [Fmaj7]
Oh, and I'm afraid that's just the way the world works
[C] [G]
But I think that it could work for you and me
N.C [C] [Fmaj7]
Just wait and see
[C] [Fmaj7] [C]
That's not the end of the story,hmm,hmm
