Intro
Fm/G# C G# G C
G Am7 G/B (or notes G A E)
[Verse 1]
C Em
As I recall it, the sun was high,
Gm7 C7 F
Yellow in the blue, blue sky.
Fm C Am7
You couldn't quite make out this boy,
G# Dm7 G7
He used life as a toy.
C Em
In a Marie-Antoinette room
Gm7 C7 F
We were introduced soon,
Fm C Am7
I was me and you were you,
G# Dm7 G7
How do you do ?
[Verse 2]
C Em
Raggedy and tousle-haired
Gm7 C7 F
He looked as though he never cared
Fm C Am7
To run a comb where a comb should run,
G# Dm7 G7
Freckles from the sun.
C Em
Many good times we have had,
Gm7 C7 F
We been happy, we been sad,
Fm C Am7
But I think we both feel glad
G# Dm7 G7
That this life is so mad, mad, mad.
[Instrumental]
C Em Gm7 C7 F
Fm C Am7
G# G Am7 G/B
C Em Gm7 F
Fm C Am7
G# G C
[Chorus]
C Em
As I recall it, the sun was high,
Gm7 C7 F
If I remember it, so was I,
Fm C Am7
You couldn't quite make out this boy,
G# Dm7 G7
He used life as a toy.
C Em
Many good times we have had,
Gm7 C7 F
We been happy, baby, we been sad,
Fm C Am7
But I think we both feel glad
G# Dm7 G7
That this life is so mad.
C Em
As I recall it, the sun was high,
Gm7 C7 F
Yellow in the blue, blue sky,
Fm C Am7
You couldn't quite make out this boy,
G# G C
He used life as a toy.
[Drum Break]
G# G G# G G# G
C C/G C
Yeah!