Introd: G Am7 Gdim G C9 Fm Fdim C Em7 Am Em7 Am D I took each word she said as gospel truth Dm E7 G/B Em7 Am The way a silly little child would. Em7 Am Em7 D I can't excuse it on the grounds of youth, Dm G Em7 Dm Dm7 Am I was no babe in the wild, wild wood. F Am Cdim Am She didn't mean it, I should have seen it, Fdim G C C/B A7 Gdim Dm7 D7/9 G5 But now it's too late. F7M D7/9 G G7 I thought I'd found the girl of my dreams, Cm7/9 Fdim Cm7/9 C Edim G#7 G7 Now it seems, this is how the sto - ry ends -- G Am7 Gdim G C9 She's gonna turn me down and say, Fm Fdim C Edim Dm7 - Fdim - G "Can't we be friends?" F7M D7/9 G G7 I thought for once it couldn't go wrong, Cm7/9 Fdim Cm7/9 C Edim G#7 G7 Not for long, I can see the way this ends -- G Am7 Gdim G C9 Fm Fdim C She's gonna turn me down and say, "Can't we be friends?" F Fdim Fm Cdim Dm7 C G Fdim C Why should I care though she gave me the air, C E7 A Em7 A7 Why should I cry, heave a sigh, A7/13- D7/9 Em7 D7/9 G And wonder why, and won - der why? F7M D7/9 G G7 I thought I found the gal I could trust, Cm7/9 Fdim Cm7/9 C Edim G#7 G7 Whatta bust, this is how the story ends G Am7 Gdim G C9 Fm Fdim C She's gonna turn me down and say, "Can't we be friends?"