Intro: A C#m G Bm F E A  (2 counts each)

A       C#m     G            Bm   (4 counts each)            
Baby believe me, I don't wanna say goodbye
Baby believe me, I don't wanna make you cry

F         E                   Am              D7    D7sus4 D7
I never thought that we'd be apart oh for so long
I never thought that we'd be apart I guess I was wrong
F          C        E       A
You should be here with me now

A             C#m     G             Bm
I sent you a postcard, a couple of lines to say
baby its so hard to make it through the day
F         E                   Am             D7     D7sus4  D7
I never thought that we'd be apart oh for so long
I never thought that we'd be apart I guess I was wrong
F          C       E        A
You should be here with me now

Am7   D (repeat 4 times)
ooh la la la la      ~this is Ray improvising

INTRO HED 

A7                   D
Ever after is no fairy tale (x4)
bam ba ba da ba da        ~more ad libbing over A7 and D (4 times)