Verse 1:
              C                          F7M
the harder we play,        the faster we fall.
                      Am                                      G
when we think that we know it all,       we know nothing at all.
             C                                  F7M
the letter arrived,        like a bolt from the blue.
                      Am                                         G
so whats left of your lives,             all your dreams lost to you.

Chorus:
            F                       C                             Am
say it's not true           say it today            when i open my eyes
               G
will it all go away
            F                         C                               Dm   F
say it's not true           Say it for real      Can't be happening to you
                      C
can't be happening to me

Verse 2:
                C                           F7M
it's hard not to cry             it's hard to believe
                      Am                                 G
so much heartache and pain             so much reason to grieve
                    C                                               F7M
with the wonders of science             and all the knowledge we've stored
                   Am                                      G
magic coctails for lives               people just can't afford

Chorus:
            F                                 C
say it's not true          you can say its not right
              Am                            G
it's hard to believe         the size of the crime
            F                                   C     Am
say it's not true            you can say its not real
                        Dm             Fm                     C
could be happening to you               could be happening to me