[A]So [A9]I w[A]alk a lit[A9]tle t[A]oo [A7/9]fast, and I d[D9]rive a [D6/9]little too [BbM7]fast,
And I'm [Gm7]reckless it's t[A]rue, [A7]but what [D9]else can you[Bm7] do
At the [Em7]end of a [Em9]love af[A]fair?
[A]So [A9]I t[A]alk a litt[A9]le t[A]oo [A7/9]much, and I l[D9]augh a [D6/9]little too [BbM7]much,
And my v[G]oice is too l[A]oud w[A7]hen I'm [D9]out in a c[B7]rowd,
So that [Em7]people [Em9]are apt to st[A]are.
Bridge:
Do they [Em7]know, do they c[G6]are, that it's o[Em7]nly [A7]
That I'm [Em7]lonely, and [G6]low as can [Em7]be?[A7]
And the s[G]mile on my [G/F#]face isn't [Em7]really a [Em9]smile at [A7]all.
[A]So [A9]I s[A]moke a lit[A9]tle t[A]oo [A7/9]much, and I j[D9]oke a l[D6/9]ittle too m[BbM7]uch,
And the t[Gm7]unes I req[A7/6]uest are not [D9]always the [Bm7]best,
But the o[A]nes where the t[Em7]rumpets b[F#7]lare.
So I [Bm]go at a[Bm7/E] maddening [Gm7]pace, and I pre[AM7]tend that it's [C#m7-5]taking his p[F#7]lace,
But what [Em7]else can you [A7]do at the [Em9]end of a l[A]ove affa[D6]ir?
And I'm [Gm7]reckless it's t[A]rue, [A7]but what [D9]else can you[Bm7] do
At the [Em7]end of a [Em9]love af[A]fair?
[A]So [A9]I t[A]alk a litt[A9]le t[A]oo [A7/9]much, and I l[D9]augh a [D6/9]little too [BbM7]much,
And my v[G]oice is too l[A]oud w[A7]hen I'm [D9]out in a c[B7]rowd,
So that [Em7]people [Em9]are apt to st[A]are.
Bridge:
Do they [Em7]know, do they c[G6]are, that it's o[Em7]nly [A7]
That I'm [Em7]lonely, and [G6]low as can [Em7]be?[A7]
And the s[G]mile on my [G/F#]face isn't [Em7]really a [Em9]smile at [A7]all.
[A]So [A9]I s[A]moke a lit[A9]tle t[A]oo [A7/9]much, and I j[D9]oke a l[D6/9]ittle too m[BbM7]uch,
And the t[Gm7]unes I req[A7/6]uest are not [D9]always the [Bm7]best,
But the o[A]nes where the t[Em7]rumpets b[F#7]lare.
So I [Bm]go at a[Bm7/E] maddening [Gm7]pace, and I pre[AM7]tend that it's [C#m7-5]taking his p[F#7]lace,
But what [Em7]else can you [A7]do at the [Em9]end of a l[A]ove affa[D6]ir?
