| B | Abm | B | Abm | |
| One | got the other | they dese | rved one a | nother |
| C F#m c F#m |
| They settled in a brand new town |
| C F#m c F#m |
| With people from the same backgound |
| B | Am | |
| The | y kept themselve | s busy |
| B | Am | |
| Lon | g hours left the | m dizzy |
| Abm7 | Gm9 | Abm7 | Gm9 | |
| Now | when | he's | in she's | out |
| chorus |
| C | F#m | C | F#m | |
| All you ever | do is fad | e awa | y |
| Abm7 | F#m7 | |
| They are not making plan | s |
| Abm7 | F#m7 | |
| Because now they underst | and |
| C | F#m | C | F#m | |
| All you ever | do is fad | e awa | y |
| second verse |
| He noticed he had visible lines |
| She worried about her behind |
| Their brith had been the death of them |
| It didn't really bother them |
| Now when she's in, he's out |