(intro) D B  (2x)
        G A# D B 

  G                                A#
I withdrew from the street and all humanlike zones
  D                                B
I'd had it, I'd had it - I was mush to the bones
  G                                A#
I covered the windows, I was taking no calls
  D                                B
Then I thought for a month inside the alien walls

 A            G
Now I know, oh They don't tell you so
 A            G
Now I know, oh They don't tell you so
 A            G
Now I know. Oh They don't tell you so
 F#           F
but I can recall it all

( D B G A# )
( D B )

  G                                A#
I called up a girl I'd known for so many years
  D                                B
I'd seen her in shock, I'd seen the last of her tears
  G                                A#
I admired her style from her toes to her brain
  D                                B
She accepted my plan and so she caught the next train

 A            G
Now I know, oh They don't tell you so
 A            G
Now I know, oh They don't tell you so
 A            G
Now I know. Oh They don't tell you so
 F#           F
but I can recall it all, i remember

( D B ) (2x)
( G A# D B )
( G A# D G )
( D B ) (3x)
( F# F )

 D B
Back again
 G A#
Welcome home

( D B G A# )
( D B )

  G                                A#
We would secretly smile inside our surgical masks
  D                                B
But we were serious too - we accomplished our ask
  G                                A#
The schedule was followed, a daughter was born
  D                                B
And so the mother departed - I was left with her form

 A            G
Now I know, oh They don't tell you so
 A            G
Now I know, oh They don't tell you so
 A            G
Now I know. Oh They don't tell you so
 F#           F
but I can recall it all

( G A# D B )
( G A# D G )

  G                                A#
Her education's begun - I'm intent on success
  D                                B
Her breathtaking beauty it brings out my best
  G                                A#
I once knew true love - she won't know another
  D                                B
Life is renewed, my little girl is my lover

 A            G
Now I know, oh They don't tell you so
 A            G
Now I know, oh They don't tell you so
 A            G
Now I know. Oh They don't tell you so
 F#           F
but I can recall it all

( D B G A# ) (2x) Bm