Intro:E F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E Verse:F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E I don't know how I'm gonna tell youF#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E I can't play with you no moreF#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E I don't know how I'm gonna do what mama told meF#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m My friend, the boy next door Interlude:E F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E Verse:F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E I can't believe what people sayingF#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E You're gonna let your hair hang downF#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E I'm satisfied to sit here working all day longF#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m You're in the darker side of town Interlude:E F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E Verse:F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E And when I'm out I see you walkingF#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E Why don't your eyes see me?F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E Could it be you've found another game to play?F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m What did mama say to me? Chorus:Bm -main pattern x1- That's the way, Oh, that's the way it ought to beBm B E7 F#m Yeah, yeah, mama say that's the way it ought to stay Interlude: E F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E Verse:F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E And yesterday I saw you standing by the riverF#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E And weren't those tears that filled your eyes?F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E And all the fish that lay in dirty water dyingF#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m Had they got you hypnotized? Interlude:E F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E Verse:F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E And yesterday I saw you kissing tiny flowersF#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E But all that lives is born to dieF#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E And so I say to you that nothing really mattersF#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E And all you do is stand and cry Interlude:E F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E Verse:F#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E I don't know what to say about itF#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E When all you ears have turned awayF#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m E But now's the time to look and look again at what you seeF#m G#m B G#m F#m E F#m Is that the way it ought to stay? Chorus:Bm That's the wayBm Oh, that's the way it ought to be, Oh don't you know nowB E7 F#m Mama said that's the way it's gonna stay, yeah Outro -2x-:E F#m G#m A B A B E A B E
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