Standard (EADGBE)

I was his foreigner

 And he was mine

We ate on terraces

 And drank the cheapest wine

And he believed in me

 Down by the serpentine

How was I to know

 It was the best thing

 To come along for a long time

I turned the page

 And saw three children with smiles

I looked to see

 What I could make of the youngest child

And as she blew the candles out

 She turned five

How was I to know

 It was the best thing

 To come along for a long time

What do the people at the end of the world do

 About time? What about time?

Oh oh oh oh....

What do the people at the end of the world do

 About time? What about time?

Their secret sleeps with me

How was I to know

 It was the best thing

 To come along for a long time

How was I to know

 It was the best thing

 To come along for a long time