Standard (EADGBE)

(triplet feel) (8th note run) (16th note run)

Verse

Night after night

I try to make it all fit together

Night after night

I see you as someone I remember

Pre-chorus

You took me by surprise

  Opened up my eyes

  Now we gotta talk this over.

Chorus

Can it really be so serious?

  To be all broken up and delirious

I guess we've really been out of touch

  But can it really be so serious?

  (Serious, so serious)

Verse

same as first verse):

Day after day

I know it's not the way that you wanted it

Day after day

I try to find the key, but it don't fit

Pre-chorus

But you know how it is

No matter what I did

We gotta talk it over. (riff 3 instead of riff 2)

Chorus

Can it really be so serious?

To be all broken up and delirious

I guess we've really been out of touch

But can it really be so serious?

(Serious, so serious)

Verse

Tonight, tonight

I'm thinking over everything you said to me

Tonight, tonight

I'm sorry, but I just didn't see

Pre-chorus

And now it's up to you

There's nothing else to do

We've gotta talk it over. (riff 3)

Chorus

Can it really be so serious?

To be all broken up and delirious

I guess we've really been out of touch

But can it really be so serious?

 Ending (use the --- progression from chorus):

Serious, so serious

Serious, so serious...