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