One, two, three, four ... E Emaj7 E7 A Am D9 E A E A/B E 1 E They sat together in the park Emaj7 As the evening sky grew dark E7 A She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones Am E A ’Twas then he felt alone and wished that he’d gone straight E A/B E And watched out for a simple twist of fate 2 E They walked along by the old canal Emaj7 A little confused, I remember well E7 A And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burnin’ bright Am E A He felt the heat of the night hit him like a freight train E A/B E Moving with a simple twist of fate acoustic guitar E Emaj7 E7 A Am D9 E A E A/B E 3 E A saxophone someplace far off played Emaj7 As she was walkin’ on by the arcade E7 A As the light bust through a beat-up shade where he was wakin’ up, Am D9 E A She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate E A/B E And forgot about a simple twist of fate 4 E He woke up, the room was bare Emaj7 He didn’t see her anywhere E7 A He told himself he didn’t care, pushed the window open wide Am D9 E A Felt an emptiness inside to which he just could not relate E A/B E Brought on by a simple twist of fate 5 E He hears the ticking of the clocks Emaj7 And walks along with a parrot that talks E7 A Hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in Am D9 E A Maybe he’ll pick her out again, how long must he wait E A/B E One more time for a simple twist of fate 6 E People tell me it’s a sin Emaj7 To know and feel too much within E7 A I still believe she was my twin, but I lost the ring Am D9 E A She was born in spring, but I was born too late E A/B E Blame it on a simple twist of fate harp E Emaj7 E7 A Am D9 E A E A/B E E Emaj7 E7 A Am D9 E A E A/B E E
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