D            Dmaj7            D7       D
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

     G
E|--3--3--3-------------|
B|--3--3--3-------------|
G|--0--0--0--0----------|
D|--0--0--0----4-3-2-1--|
A|--2--2--2-------------|
E|--3--3--3-------------|

[Verse 1]
D       C#             D
E|----| don't know why...
B7                  Em
 ...The world turns out to be...
       A         D                   A
...the way ...it is, ...as time goes by

[Verse 2]
    D          C#                   D                  B7
Oh, I---- (I-------) ...don't know why...  (don't know why...)
         (Cdim) Em        (Em)(Em/D)(Em/C#)(Em/B)  A 
True love turns out to be...             ...the stuff...
                 D                D7
...Between hel - lo ...and good - bye

[Verse 3]
        G            Em               (Em) (Emadd9) (Em)
Looking back ...with 20-20 hindsight,
G                             Em      (Em) (Emadd9) (Em)
    We only tried to play our parts,
     G                           C
When selfishness is state of the art,
C   (C/B)       A                               A
    You've just got to change the locks on your heart

               A
E|------------0---|
B|------------2---|
G|------------2---|
D|---------2--2---|
A|---2--4-----0---|
E|----------------|

[Verse 4]
     D           C#                 D                   B7
Now, I---- (I-------) ...don't know why...  (don't know why...)
         (Cdim) Em        (Em)(Em/D)(Em/C#)(Em/B)A 
True love turns out to be...             ...the  stuff...
                 D                D7
...Between hel - lo ...and good - bye

[Break]
   D              C#             D             B7
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

   Em             A              D             D7
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

[Verse 5]
        G            Em               (Em) (Emadd9) (Em)
Looking back ...with 20-20 hindsight,
G                          Em         (Em) (Emadd9) (Em)
   We only did the best we could,
   G                      C
As green as any Norwegian Wood,
C  (C/B)     A                           A
         The acid test of fame we with - stood

               A
E|------------0---|
B|------------2---|
G|------------2---|
D|---------2--2---|
A|---2--4-----0---|
E|----------------|

[Verse 6]
     D           C#                 D                   B7
Now, I---- (I-------) ...don't know why...  (don't know why...)
            (Cdim) Em        (Em)(Em/D)(Em/C#)(Em/B) A
...The world turns out to be...                the   way...
      D                   A
...It is, ...as time goes by

[Verse 7]
    D          C#                  D                   B7
Oh, I---- (I-------) ...don't know why...  (don't know why...)
         (Cdim) Em        (Em)(Em/D)(Em/C#)(Em/B) A 
True love turns out to be...             ...the   stuff...
                 D                A
...Between hel - lo ...and good - bye