Intro
One, two, three, four ...
| D | Dmaj7 | D7 | G |
| Gm C9 | D G | D G/A | D |
[Verse] 1
D
They sat together in the park
Dmaj7
As the evening sky grew dark
D7 G
She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones
Gm D G
’Twas then he felt alone and wished that he’d gone straight
D G/A D
And watched out for a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 2
D
They walked along by the old canal
Dmaj7
G little confused, I remember well
D7 G
And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burnin’ bright
Gm D G
He felt the heat of the night hit him like a freight train
D G/A D
Moving with a simple twist of fate
[Solo] acoustic guitar
| D | Dmaj7 | D7 | G |
| Gm C9 | D G | D G/A | D |
[Verse] 3
D
G saxophone someplace far off played
Dmaj7
As she was walkin’ on by the arcade
D7 G
As the light bust through a beat-up shade where he was wakin’ up,
Gm C9 D G
She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate
D G/A D
And forgot about a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 4
D
He woke up, the room was bare
Dmaj7
He didn’t see her anywhere
D7 G
He told himself he didn’t care, pushed the window open wide
Gm C9 D G
Felt an emptiness inside to which he just could not relate
D G/A D
Brought on by a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 5
D
He hears the ticking of the clocks
Dmaj7
And walks along with a parrot that talks
D7 G
Hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in
Gm C9 D G
Maybe he’ll pick her out again, how long must he wait
D G/A D
One more time for a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 6
D
People tell me it’s a sin
Dmaj7
To know and feel too much within
D7 G
I still believe she was my twin, but I lost the ring
Gm C9 D G
She was born in spring, but I was born too late
D G/A D
Blame it on a simple twist of fate
[Coda] harp
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| Gm C9 | D G | D G/A | D |
| D | Dmaj7 | D7 | G |
| Gm C9 | D G | D G/A | D | E