Verse 1
E       G#m               G                    C# 
  Candy says (Candy says),   I've come to hate    my body 
F#                   B7        E             B 
     And all that it requires, in this world 
E       G#m                G                   C# 
  Candy says (Candy says),    I'd like to know completely 
F#              B7                E             B 
     what other souls discreetly, talk about 
 
Chorus
E            A                    F# 
   I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly 
B                 E 
 over my shoulder. 
          A                  F# 
I'm gonna watch them pass me by 
B7 
Maybe when I'm older 
D                       A 
  What do you think I'd see 
   B7                     D 
if I could walk away from me? 
 
Verse 2
E       G#m               G             C# 
  Candy says (Candy says),   I hate the quiet places 
F#                  B7                 E             B 
     that cause the smallest taste, of what will be 
E       G#m                G                 C# 
  Candy says (Candy says),    I hate the big decisions 
F#              B7                E             B 
     that cause endless revisions, in my mind. 
 
Chorus
E            A                    F# 
   I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly 
B                 E 
 over my shoulder 
          A              F# 
I'm gonna watch, pass me by 
B7 
Maybe when I'm older 
D                       A 
  What do you think I'd see 
   B7                     D 
if I could walk away from me? 
 
Outro
E      E             A       A 
           Doo, Doo, Whaa 
E      E             A       A 
Doo        Doo, Doo, Whaa 
E      E             A       A 
Doo        Doo, Doo, Whaa 
E      E             A       A 
Doo        Doo, Doo, Whaa 
E      E             A       A 
Doo        Doo, Doo, Whaa 
E      E             A       A 
Doo        Doo, Doo, Whaa 
E 
Doo