Verse 1:
A
You told me to skip school
D
To go with you to the movies
A
You knew you were uncool
D
But you thought you could fool me
A Gbm
They play oldies in the afternoon
E D
For the elderly and me and you
A Gbm
Fred and Ginger, black and white
E D
I watch you watch "It's a Wonderful Life"
Instrumental 1: A D A Gbm D
Verse 2:
A
You called me "cerebral"
D
I didn't know what you meant
Gbm E
But now I do, would it have killed you
D
To call me pretty instead?
A Gbm
I'm in a second story window
E D
And you're yelling at me, "Stella!"
A Gbm
And I'm laughing 'cause you think you're Brando
E
But you'll never come close
Chorus:
A E
All I need for you to admit
Gbm D
Is that you never knew me like you thought you did
A E
You never knew me like you thought you did
Bm D
Like you thought you did
Instrumental 2 -x2-: A Gbm D Bm
Verse 3:
A
You say, "Here's lookin' at you, kid"
D
Thinking I wouldn't understand the reference
Gbm
You admit you think we're fated
E
I'll be lucky if I'm your third wife
A
That's only something you would say in the car
D
We've been breathing the same air for too long
Gbm
If the snow wasn't coming down so hard
E A
I would open the door and walk home, it's only a couple miles
Gbm E
What could go wrong if I hitch a ride with a guy in a pickup
D E
Who doesn't know left from right from wrong?
Chorus:
A E
All I need for you to admit
Gbm D
Is that you never knew me like you thought you did
A E
You never knew me like you thought you did
Bm D
Like you thought you did
A E
All I need for you to admit
Gbm D
Is that you never knew me like you thought you did
A E
You never knew me like you thought you did
Bm D
Like you thought you did
Outro: Bm D
