Intro: Am D C D x4 Am D You want to know why I hate you? C D Well Iʼll try and explain... Am D You remember that day in Paris C D When we wandered through the rain Am D And promised to each other C D That weʼd always think the same Am D C And dreamed that dream to be two souls as one Am D And stopped just as the sun set C D And waited for the night Am D Outside a glittering building C D Of glittering glass and burning light... And in the road before us stood a weary greyish man Who held a child upon his back A small boy by the hand The three of them were dressed in rags and thinner than air And all six eyes stared fixedly on you Bm A The fatherʼs eyes said beautiful Bm A How beautiful you are Bm A The boyʼs eyes said how beautiful Bm She shimmers like a star Am Em The childʼs eyes uttered nothing F But mute and utter joy Am Em And filled my heart with shame for us F For the way we are Am Em F (The way we are) D Am D Am D Am F F Am D I turned to look at you C D To read my thoughts upon your face Am D And gazed so deep into your eyes C D So beautiful and strange Am D C D Until you spoke and showed me understanding is a dream Am D I hate these people staring C D Make them go away from me The fatherʼs eyes said beautiful How beautiful you are The boyʼs eyes said how beautiful She shimmers like a star The childʼs eyes uttered nothing But pride and utter joy And stilled my heart with sadness For the way we are D Am And this is why I hate you D Am And how I understand D Am F That no-one ever knows or loves another Am Or loves another
