A            A7M             C#m7   C#m7  Cm7
Like sailin' on a sailin' ship to nowhere
Bm7               D/E                 A      Bm7  D/E
Love took over my heart like an ocean breeze.
E7  A              A7M             C#m7   C#m7  Cm7
As seagulls fly I knew that I was losin'
Bm7                D/E                  A   F#7(13-)  F#7
Love was washed away with the driftin' tide

           Bm
Oh, it's a dirty old shame
        D/E                         
When all you get from love
     A         F#7(13-)  F#7
is a love song
               Bm              
That's got you layin' up nights
      D/E 
Just waitin' 
                     A  F#7(13-)  F#7
For the music to start
            Bm
It's such a dirty old shame 
         D/E              
When you got to take the blame
      A         F#7(13-)  F#7
for a love song,
            Bm      
Because the best love songs 
    D/E                     Bm/A  A  D/E  
Are written with a broken heart

    A                   A7M           C#m7   C#m7  Cm7
And now the tears in my eyes are ever blinding
Bm7                     D/E              A
The future that lies before me I cannot see
                             D/E
(Look at, look at! Future? I cannot see!)
    A                A7M             C#m7   C#m7  Cm7
Although tomorrow I know the sun is rising
Bm7                       D/E
Lighting up the world for everyone, 
            A  F#7(13-)  F#7
But not for me

           Bm
Oh, it's a dirty old shame
        D/E                         
When all you get from love
     A         F#7(13-)  F#7
is a love song
               Bm              
That's got you layin' up nights
      D/E 
Just waitin'
                     A  F#7(13-)  F#7
For the music to start
            Bm
It's such a dirty old shame 
         D/E              
When you got to take the blame
      A         F#7(13-)  F#7
for a love song,
            Bm      
Because the best love songs 
    D/E                     Bm/A  A  D/E  
Are written with a broken heart