Intro: A#m D# C# D# x4 A#m D# You want to know why I hate you? C# D# Well Iʼll try and explain... A#m D# You remember that day in Paris C# D# When we wandered through the rain A#m D# And promised to each other C# D# That weʼd always think the same A#m D# C# And dreamed that dream to be two souls as one A#m D# And stopped just as the sun set C# D# And waited for the night A#m 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 Cm A# The fatherʼs eyes said beautiful Cm A# How beautiful you are Cm A# The boyʼs eyes said how beautiful Cm She shimmers like a star A#m Fm The childʼs eyes uttered nothing F# But mute and utter joy A#m Fm And filled my heart with shame for us F# For the way we are A#m Fm F# (The way we are) D# A#m D# A#m D# A#m F# F# A#m D# I turned to look at you C# D# To read my thoughts upon your face A#m D# And gazed so deep into your eyes C# D# So beautiful and strange A#m D# C# D# Until you spoke and showed me understanding is a dream A#m 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# A#m And this is why I hate you D# A#m And how I understand D# A#m F# That no-one ever knows or loves another A#m Or loves another
