[intro] C Fmaj7 [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 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 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 C Fmaj7 Just wait and see C Fmaj7 C That's not the end of the story,hmm,hmm
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