Intro: C
verse 1
F C
It's a pity the things you say about me
F C
It's a pity what you say about yourself
G F C
It's a pity that we can't talk this over
G F C
It's a pity that we can't work this out
F C
It's a pity the way that men treat women
F C
It's a pity the way men treat themselves
G F C
It's a pity the walls we build between us
G F C
It's a pity we build them higher still
F C
It's a pity the way you treat your husband
F C
It's a pity the way you treat your wife
G F C
It's a pity the way we treat our children
G F C
It's a pity to waste a single life
Instrumental: C F C F C G F C G F C
verse 2
F C
Once we thought we were
F C
Once when we were young
G F C
Maybe we've wasted all the good years
G F C
Or maybe the best are yet to come
F C
Now I have nothing left to offer
F C
And so I offer you this song
G F C
And maybe the chance for a reunion
G F C
And maybe a chance to get along
G F C
And maybe a chance to live together
G F C
And maybe a chance to get along