| D | Em | C | D | Em |
| D | G | C | D | |
| You keep on | walking so you | don't fall | down |
| G C Am Open G |
| It's the same old story |
| You keep on hiding so you can't be found |
| It's the same old story |
| Am | D | G | C | |
| Oh but I know | you, you're the | one who | ran |
| You know why, it's because you can, oh |
| It's alright, cos I don't mind |
| I'm just trying to help, but I wonder why |
| Intro |
| Doesn't anybody stay together anymore |
| I wonder why, doesn't anybody stay together anymore |
| My friends keep falling and they can't get up |
| It's the same old story |
| Well one says white and the other one black |
| It's the same old story |
| And I don't know why you keep emotions walled up |
| Your heart's on your sleeve, but your sleeve is rolled up |
| But it's alright, cos I don't mind |
| I'm just trying to help, but I wonder why |
| Doesn't anybody stay together anymore |
| I wonder why, doesn't anybody stay together anymore |
| Am | D | G | C | Am | |
| Things can c | hange, from a | misun | der | standing |
| C | G | Am | D | C | |
| Nobody | talks, | nobody h | ears, | oh oh oh |
| Em | |
| Makes me wonder why, doesn't anybody stay together anymore |
| Oh I wonder why, doesn't anybody stay together anymore |
| You keep on looking for that higher ground |
| It's the same old story |
| Your glass is empty and the chips are down |
| It's the same old story |
| But I don't know why, your emotions walled up |
| Your heart's on your sleeve, but your sleeve is rolled up |
| But it's alright, cos I don't mind |
| I'm just trying to help, but I wonder why |
| Doesn't anybody stay together anymore |
| I wonder why, doesn't anybody stay together anymore |
| Oh I wonder why, doesn't anybody stay together anymore |