Intro
One, two, three, four ...
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[Verse] 1
A
They sat together in the park
Amaj7
As the evening sky grew dark
A7 D
She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones
Dm A D
’Twas then he felt alone and wished that he’d gone straight
A D/E A
And watched out for a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 2
A
They walked along by the old canal
Amaj7
D little confused, I remember well
A7 D
And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burnin’ bright
Dm A D
He felt the heat of the night hit him like a freight train
A D/E A
Moving with a simple twist of fate
[Solo] acoustic guitar
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[Verse] 3
A
D saxophone someplace far off played
Amaj7
As she was walkin’ on by the arcade
A7 D
As the light bust through a beat-up shade where he was wakin’ up,
Dm G9 A D
She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate
A D/E A
And forgot about a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 4
A
He woke up, the room was bare
Amaj7
He didn’t see her anywhere
A7 D
He told himself he didn’t care, pushed the window open wide
Dm G9 A D
Felt an emptiness inside to which he just could not relate
A D/E A
Brought on by a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 5
A
He hears the ticking of the clocks
Amaj7
And walks along with a parrot that talks
A7 D
Hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in
Dm G9 A D
Maybe he’ll pick her out again, how long must he wait
A D/E A
One more time for a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 6
A
People tell me it’s a sin
Amaj7
To know and feel too much within
A7 D
I still believe she was my twin, but I lost the ring
Dm G9 A D
She was born in spring, but I was born too late
A D/E A
Blame it on a simple twist of fate
[Coda] harp
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