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