| Capo up 3 |
| D | D | D | A | |
| Intro: |
| A | D | |
| In the | middle of his | life |
| A | D | |
| He left his | wife |
| F#m | Bm | |
| And ran off to be | bad |
| F#m | Bm | E | |
| Boy, it was | sad |
| A | D | |
| But he b | ought a new | car |
| A | D | |
| Found a new | bar |
| F#m | Bm | |
| And went under another | name |
| F#m | Bm | E | |
| Created a whole new | game |
| E | F# | G | G/F#bass | Asus4 | D | Asus4 | Bm | |
| An | d the | days | went by l | ike pap | er | in the | wind |
| G | G/F# | Asus4 | D | Asus4 | Bm | |
| Every | thing | changed, | then | changed | again |
| G | D | |
| It's hard to find a | friend |
| G | D | Asus4 | Bm | |
| It's hard to find a | friend |
| Meanwhile then |
| His wife's boyfriend moved in and |
| Took over the house |
| Everybody was as quiet as a mouse |
| And it changed their lives |
| Changed their plans |
| Slowly they grew apart |
| Boy, it woulda broke your heart |
| And the days went by like paper in the wind |
| Everything changed, then changed again |
| It's hard to find a friend |
| It's hard to find a friend |
| (honky tonk piano solo) |
| Chorus (twice) |
| D | Asus4 | Bm | A | |
| (twice) |