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[Verse 1]
C              G                Am
There was this kid a few years back,
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A little older than me,
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Who lived in my house and looked a lot like my mother.
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There was this kid I knew back then and I was sure he would be
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The greatest star I'd ever known.
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I'd watch him walk into a room and he was never out of place,
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He knew the answer to every question.
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The square and cube of every prime
          G
A name to go with every face,
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Like he was king upon a throne.

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[Chorus 1]
             C          Am
And we had nothing in common,
  F          C
Nothing in common.
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My mother was convinced that I failed english out of spite.
         C          Am
We had nothing in common
  F          C
Nothing in common.
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And 30-some years later i'm still tortured and amazed
         F           G               C
By how Daivd always got the answers right.

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[Verse 2]

      C   G                Am
Now later on, I knew this guy,
           G
He was in high school I think,
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Had lots of friends and was the pride of the family.
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He'd call me names and punch my head and made me feel like a dink
    F         G                F   C
And I would hide from him all day.

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But if I couldn't find a friend
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(Which happened more than i'd have liked)
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I'd go where he was and sulk around him.
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He'd say, "You don't know how to throw, and just don't play your stupid songs,"
 F             G                F   C
And then he'd toss the ball my way.

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[Chorus 2]

         C         Am
We had nothing in common,
   F         C
Nothing in common.
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I thought he was a jerk and who knows what he thought I'd be.
         C         Am
We had nothing in common,
   F         C
Nothing in common.
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But 20-some years later I'm still grateful and surprised
         F                 G           C
By the little gifts that David gave to me.

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[Verse 3]

F                        Am
I knew this guy before I wed
           G             F
He had a vision in his head
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Of how his life would play out and his dreams would come true
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But he was stumbling, he was stalled
           C              Am
And every year after he called
               Am                    F      Am          G         G
I'd just think man, there goes the lonliest guy I ever knew

[Bridge]

 G                 F
People think i'm failing
                G
They never understand
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But temporary set backs
                      F
Are part of what I planned

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And David had his vision
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And David played his game
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We have nothing much in common
F           G                C
But we are more or less the same

[Break]
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[Verse 4]

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There was a guy who met a girl who had a cat that fell in love
            C               G
That got a home and made a vow
             Am                    F      C     G
He took her hand and they lived happily ever after

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Happily ever after

            F      C     G     F  C  G
Here's to happily ever after

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Happily ever after