| E | A | C#m | |
| She came | all the | way from A | merica |
| A | Bsus | B | |
| Had a | blind date with | destiny |
| E | A | C#m | |
| And the | sound of | Te Awamu | tu |
| Bsus | B | |
| Had a | truly sacred ring |
| A | E | |
| Now her | parents are di | vorced |
| G# | A | |
| And her | friend's committing | suicide |
| B | E | |
| I | could not es | cape |
| A | |
| A plea from the | heart |
| D | B | |
| You know what it | means to me |
| E | |
| She said don't walk a | way |
| A | |
| I'm down on my | knees |
| D | B | |
| So please don't be | mean to me |
| So I talked to you for an hour |
| In the bar of a small town hotel |
| You asked me what I was thinking |
| I was thinking of a padded cell |
| With a black and white T.V. |
| To stop us from getting lonely |
| I could not escape |
| A plea from the heart |
| You know what it means to me |
| She said don't walk away |
| I'm down on my knees |
| So please don't be mean to me |
| No, I could not escape |
| A plea from the heart |
| Mysterious sympathy |
| I couldn't wait for a chance |
| To walk out the door |
| D | B | C#m | |
| You know what it | means to me |
| A | C#m | |
| I saw you lying in the arms of a poet |
| A | C#m | |
| I heard him tell you t...tantalizing | lies (about me) |
| A | B | |
| Well whad'd'ya know, | whad'd'ya know |
| I could not escape |
| You're down on the floor |
| You know what it means to me |
| I couldn't wait for a chance |
| To walk out the door |
| Mean ... |
| You know what it means |
| In the arms of a poet |
| You know what it means |
| * UNUSUAL CHORD |
| Bsus x24452 |
| (Transcription by Marck Bailey) |