Standard (EADGBE)

 I know a spell That would you make well

Write about love, it could be in any tense,

 but it must make sense

 I know a trick Forget that you are sick

Write about love, it could be in any form,

 Hand it to me in the morning

 I hate my job, I'm working way too much

 (every day I'm stuck in an office)

 At one o'clock, I take my lunch up on the roof (up on the roof)

The city's spread below, I'll write about a man

 He's intellectual and he's hot, but he understands

 The seconds move on (if you watch the clock)

 And the sky grows dark (if you're looking up)

But the girls move from thrill to thrill

 on the tightrope walk (on the tightrope walk)

 I hate my job, I'm working way too much

 (every day I'm stuck in an office)

 At one o'clock, I take my lunch up on the roof (up on the roof)

The city's spread below, I'll write about a man

 He's intellectual and he's hot, but he understands

 I know a way (so you know the way)

 Get on your skinny knees and pray (Maybe not to-day)

 You've got to see the dream through the windows and the trees

 of your living room (of your living room)

 You've got to see the dream through the windows and the trees

 of your living room