Standard (EADGBE)

 If you THINK that a kiss is ALL in the lips

 C'mon, you got it all WRONG man

 And if you THINK that our dance was ALL in the hips,

 Oh WELL, then do the twist

 If you THINK holding hands is ALL in the fingers,

 Grab HOLD of the soul where the MEMORY lingers, and

 Make sure to never DO it with a singer

 Cause he'll TELL everyone in the WORLD

 But he was thinking about the girl

 Yeah, but he's thinking about the girl, oh

 A lot of people get CONFUSED and they bruise

 Real EASY when it comes to LOVE

 They start putting on their SHOES and walking out

 And singing "BOY, I think I had ENOUGH"

 Just because she MAKES a big rumpus

 She don't MEAN to be mean or hurt you on purpose, boy

 Take a tip and do YOURSELF a little service

 Take a MOUNTAIN turn it into a mole

 Just by PLAYIN a DIFFERENT ROLE

 Yeah, by PLAYIN a DIFFERENT ROLE, oh

Chorus

Strumming)

The boat yeah you know she's rockin' it

And the truth well ya know there's no stoppin' it

The boat yeah you know she's rockin' it

And the truth well ya know there's no stoppin' it

Riff

So what, somebody LEFT you in a rut

 And wants to BE the one who's in control

 But the FEELING that you're under can REALLY make you wonder

 How the HELL she can be so COLD

So now you're left, DENYING the truth

 And it's HIDDEN in the wisdom in the back of your tooth

 Ya need ta, spit it out, in a TELEPHONE booth

 While ya CALL everyone that you know, and ask 'em

 Where do ya think she goes?

 Oh yeah, where d'ya spose she goes?

Chorus

Strumming)

The truth well ya know there's no stoppin' it

And, the boat yeah you know she's still rockin' it

The boat well ya know there's no rockin' it

And the truth well ya know there's no stoppin' it

Riff

You recognize the EFFECT and the wreck

 That it's CAUSING when she rocks the boat

 Well it's the CAUSE hittin on the CARDINAL Laws

 'bout the PROPER place to hang her coat

 So to YOU, the TRUTH is still hidden

 And the SOUL plays the role of a lost little kitten but

 You should know that the DOCTORS weren't kidding

 She's been SINGING it all along

 But you were HEARIN' a DIFFERENT SONG

 Yeah, you were HEARIN' a DIFFERENT SONG

  (Let All Ring)

But you were HEARIN' a DIFFERENT SONG