| A | Amaj7 | A6 | Amaj7 | A | Amaj7 | A6 | Amaj7 | E | A | Amaj7 | A6 | Amaj7 | E | B | |
| Verse 1 (backing vocals only on repeat) |
| E | G#m | |
| You didn't have to | be so nice |
| (be so nice) |
| A | A/B | |
| I would have liked you | anyway |
| (would have liked you anyway) |
| E | G#m | |
| If you had just looked | once or twice |
| (once or twice) |
| A | A/B | |
| And gone upon your | quiet way |
| (quiet way) |
| Chorus: |
| A | Amaj7 | A6 | Amaj7 | E | |
| Tod | ay I | said the t | ime was | right for me to f | ollow you |
| A | Amaj7 | A6 | Amaj7 | E | |
| I | knew I'd f | ind you | in a d | ay or two |
| B | |
| A | nd it's true |
| Verse 2: |
| You came upon a quiet day |
| You simply seemed to take your place |
| I knew that it would be that way |
| The minute that I saw your face |
| (repeat chorus (instrumental)) |
| (drum fill: eighth-note triplets 1 bar) |
| Verse 3: |
| And when we've had a few more days |
| (when we've had a few more days) |
| I wonder if I'll get to say |
| (wonder if I'll get to say) |
| You didn't have to be so nice |
| (be so nice) |
| I would have liked you anyway |
| (would have liked...) |
| Chorus 2: |
| Today I said the time was right for me to follow you |
| (...today said that the time was right to follow you) |
| I knew I'd find you in a day or two |
| (I knew that I would find you in a day or two) |
| And it's true |
| (repeat verse 1, w/background vocals) |
| Coda: |
| A Amaj7 A6 Amaj7 E B (repeat to fade) |
| -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers |