[Intro]  Gmaj7 G6 Bm7 Bm7 Gmaj7 Em F#m D6 Gmaj7 A/G B Bm Gmaj7 A/G B D6 Gmaj7 D6
 
G                   A/E      E/B    Bm
   Don't know how it got away from me 
E7                  A/E        A7
   Don't know how I let things go, you see 
G                                Bm
   Don't know why it took a sudden turn 
Em7                 A7
   Didn't seem to be a big concern 
G              E7/G#     D
And everything is all too much
Bm7                                   Em
Hot and bothered, you're cool to the touch 
   G                   D
And everyone is worlds apart 
   Bm7                              Em
It must have been this way from the start
Dmaj7                E                G
When there's nothing here to save the day 
       D/F#     Em7
Then we have to say
A7           G6        D
   There's a reason for it
Until It's Gone
When there's nothing left for us to do 
           D/F#      Em7
You're left without a clue
A7           G6        D    A/G B7 D6
   There's a reason for it 
G                A/G       Bm
   Don't know how it got away from me 
E7                             A6
   Don't know how I let things go, you see
G6                          E/B    Bm
   Don't know why it took a sudden turn 
Em7              A      A7
    Didn't seem to be a big concern 
    G                 D
And everyone is all too well
 Bm7
All well-adjusted people 
          Em
Can't you tell?
G                        D
And everything is all too fast 
Bm7                               Em
Just add water Nothing's built to last
D                    E7                Gmaj7
When your colleagues can't recall your name 
         F#m7  Em7
Time and time again 
A7           G6        D
   There's a reason for it
                    E7/G#          G
When your name's the butt of every joke
Bm            Em7
Just about to croak 
A7            G6        D   Gmaj7 Bm Gmaj7 Bm G G6 Bm Gmaj7 Bm
    There's a reason for it 
G               E7/G#  D
And everyone is worlds apart
   Bm7                              F#dim7/E Em7
It must have been this way from the start 
D                    E7               G6
When there's nothing here to save the day
        D/F#    Em7
Then we have to say 
A7           Gmaj7      D
   There's a reason for it
                          E7/G#     G
When there's nothing left for us to do
        D/F#          Em7
You're left without a clue 
A7        G6         D
There's a reason for it
                            E7/G#     G
When there's nothing here to save the day 
        D/F#    Em7
Then we have to say
       G6         D
There's a reason for it
                            E7/G#     Gmaj7
When there's nothing here to save the day 
        D/F#    Em7
Then we have to say
D/A                     Em7
    There's a reason for it 
There's a reason for it
There's a reason for it
                A/E   Em7
There's a reason for it
                 A
There's a reason for it
Em7
There's a reason for it