Intro
Verse 1
DThey sat together in the park
F#mAs the evening sky grew dark..
D7She 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..
DAnd 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
D7And checked into a cheap hotel
with a Gneon burning bright
GmHe felt the heat of the night
Dhit him likeF#m a freight Gtrain
DMoving with a Asimple twist of fateD
Guitar Solo
x2
Verse 3
DHe woke up, the room was bare
F#mHe didn't see her anywhere
D7He told himself that he didn't care
GThrough the window open wide
GmFelt the emptiness inside to
Dwhich he F#mjust could not Grelate
DBlame it on a Asimple twist of fateD
Verse 4
DA saxophone someplace far off played
F#mAs she was walking by the arcade
D7The sun bust through a beat-up shade
Gwhere he was waking up
GmShe dropped a coin into the cup
of a Dblind F#mman at the Ggate
DAnd forgot about a Asimple twist of fateD
Solo
Sax - Bass - Guitar
Verse 5
DHe hears the ticking of the clocks
F#mAnd walks along with a parrot that talks.
D7Heads 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#mTo know and feel too much within
D7All 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
Outro
DBlame it on a Gsimple twist of Dfate G
DBlame it on a Gsimple twist of Dfate G
DBlame it on a Gsimple twist of Dfate G
DBlame it on a Gsimple twist of Dfate G
End