Intro
Verse 1
DThey sat together in the park...F#mAs the evening sky grew dark..
D7.She looked at him and he felt a spark Gtingle to his bones
Gm'Twas then he felt alone and Dwished that F#mhe'd gone Gstraight..
D.And watched out for a Asimple twist of fateD
Verse 2
DThey walked along by the old canal.F#m..A little confused, I remember well..
D7..And checked into a cheap hotel with a Gneon burnin' bright
GmHe felt the heat of the night Dhit him likeF#m a freight Gtrain.....
D...Moving with a Asimple twist of fateD
Guitar Solo
x2
Verse 3
DHe woke up, the room was bare..F#m.He didn't see her anywhere..
D7.He told himself that he didn't care, GThrough the window open wide
GmFelt the emptiness inside to Dwhich he F#mjust could not Grelate.....
D..Blame it on a Asimple twist of fateD
Verse 4
DA saxophone someplace far off played.F#m..As she was walkin' by the arcade..
D7.The sun bust through a beat-up shade Gwhere he was wakin' up
GmShe dropped a coin into the cup of a Dblind F#mman at the Ggate.....
D.And forgot about a Asimple twist of fateD
Bass Solo
X 2
Guitar Solo
X 2
Verse 5
DHe hears the ticking of the clocks.F#m..And walks along with a parrot that talks.
D7..Heads down by the waterfront docks Gwhere the sailors all come in
GmMaybe she'll pick him out again,D how longF#m he must Gwait.....
DOnce more for a Asimple twist of fateD
Verse 6
DPeople tell me it's a sin.F#m..To know and feel too much within.
D7..All I know she was my twin, and GI broke the ring
GmShe was born in the spring, and DI wasF#m born too Glate.....
DBlame it on a Gsimple twist of Dfate G
DBlame it on a Gsimple twist of Dfate G X 4
End