Intro
One, two, three, four ...
| B | Bmaj7 | B7 | E |
| Em A9 | B E | B E/F# | B |
[Verse] 1
B
They sat together in the park
Bmaj7
As the evening sky grew dark
B7 E
She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones
Em B E
’Twas then he felt alone and wished that he’d gone straight
B E/F# B
And watched out for a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 2
B
They walked along by the old canal
Bmaj7
E little confused, I remember well
B7 E
And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burnin’ bright
Em B E
He felt the heat of the night hit him like a freight train
B E/F# B
Moving with a simple twist of fate
[Solo] acoustic guitar
| B | Bmaj7 | B7 | E |
| Em A9 | B E | B E/F# | B |
[Verse] 3
B
E saxophone someplace far off played
Bmaj7
As she was walkin’ on by the arcade
B7 E
As the light bust through a beat-up shade where he was wakin’ up,
Em A9 B E
She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate
B E/F# B
And forgot about a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 4
B
He woke up, the room was bare
Bmaj7
He didn’t see her anywhere
B7 E
He told himself he didn’t care, pushed the window open wide
Em A9 B E
Felt an emptiness inside to which he just could not relate
B E/F# B
Brought on by a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 5
B
He hears the ticking of the clocks
Bmaj7
And walks along with a parrot that talks
B7 E
Hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in
Em A9 B E
Maybe he’ll pick her out again, how long must he wait
B E/F# B
One more time for a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 6
B
People tell me it’s a sin
Bmaj7
To know and feel too much within
B7 E
I still believe she was my twin, but I lost the ring
Em A9 B E
She was born in spring, but I was born too late
B E/F# B
Blame it on a simple twist of fate
[Coda] harp
| B | Bmaj7 | B7 | E |
| Em A9 | B E | B E/F# | B |
| B | Bmaj7 | B7 | E |
| Em A9 | B E | B E/F# | B | E