IntroCCmaj7C7FFmCGFCGCVerse 1CCmaj7
They sat together in the park as the evening sky grew dark
C7F
She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones
FmCGF
It was then he felt alone and wished that he'd gone straight
CGC
And watched out for a simple twist of fate
Verse 2CCmaj7
They walked along by the old canal, a little confused, I remember well
C7F
And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burning bright
FmCGF
He felt the heat of the night hit him like a freight train
CGC
Moving with a simple twist of fate
Verse 3CCmaj7A saxophone someplace far off played as she was walking on by the arcade
C7F
As the light bust through a beat-up shade where he was waking up,
FmCGF
She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate
CGC
And forgot about his simple twist of fate
BridgeCCmaj7C7F
(*no lyrics - harmonica solo*)
FmCGFCGC
(*no lyrics - harmonica solo*)
Verse 4CCmaj7
He woke up, the room was bare, he didn't see her anywhere
C7F
He told himself he didn't care, pushed the window open wide,
FmCGF
Felt an emptiness inside to which he just could not relate
CGC
Brought on by a simple twist of fate
Verse 5]
CCmaj7
He hears the ticking of the clocks and walks along with a parrot that talks
C7F
Hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in
FmCGF
Maybe she'll pick him out again, how long must he wait
CGC
One more time for a simple twist of fate
Verse 6]
CCmaj7
People tell me its a sin to know and feel too much within
C7F
I still believe she was my twin, but I lost the ring
FmCGF
She was born in spring, but I was born too late
CGC
Blame it on a simple twist of fate
OutroCCmaj7C7F
(*no lyrics - harmonica solo*)
FmCGFCGC
(*no lyrics - harmonica solo*)
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