Intro:   E E6     E E4 E E6     E E4 E E6 A

 E                          A
 People, I don't understand them
       B             E     B/D#
 Never can and never could
 C#m               G#m
 The more I get to know
     A              B
 The less I think I should
 E
 They don't mean the things they say
   A                           A A4 A   (Riff)
 Or say the things they mean
    B
 You got to try and find the message
 C#m             B
 Somewhere in between

     E
 But songs are such good things
 A
 They never change their tune
 B
 They fill up lonesome evenings
     C#m         B
 And empty afternoons
 E
 Songs make such easy friends
        A
 All you do is sing along
     B                              A       A B
 And you can't stay a stranger to a song

 E                      A
 Everyone seems to be moving
        B            E  B/D#
 Moving up or moving on
 C#m                  G#m
 Just when you try to touch them
      A                     B
 That when you find they're gone
E
 We pass through each others lives
     A                     A A4 A   (Riff)
 Then fade into the past
     B
 You just don't know who to believe in
c#m                B
 No one seems to last

      E
 But songs are such good things
 A
 They never change their tune
 B
 They fill up lonesome evenings
     C#m         B
 And empty afternoons
 E
 Songs make such easy friends
        A
 All you do is sing along
     B                              A     E B A B
 And you can't stay a stranger to a song

 E
 Old songs
 E
 New songs
 E
 Bright songs
 E
 Blue songs
 A
 Sweet songs
 A
 Soul songs
 B
 The rock and roll

 E
 Songs are such easy friends
         A                  A A4 A  (Riff)
 All you do is sing along
     B                              A    E B A E
 And you can't stay a stranger to a song