AmEmFGCG
Put it in formaldehyde, and he did not look back,
CG
He placed the head on his mantelpiece,
AmEm
Where the family shots used to be,
FD/F#GE/G#
And he poured a Cognac.
[Pre-Chorus 1]
AmAm7/G
As the weeks went by,
FG
They saw eye to eye,
AmAm7/G
They were meant to be,
FE
It was destiny.
[Chorus]
C
She was all he wanted,
GAm
She was all that he’d been waiting for,
Am7/GFEmD/F#G
He knew for sure, he knew for sure,
C
She was all he wanted,
GAm
So he took her from the man next door,
Am7/GD/F#FC*
He loved her more, he loved her more.
[Verse 2]
N.C. C G Am
A year had passed when his neighbor knocked on the door,
EmFGAmBm
And his heart just stopped, but he said, "Please come in",
CG
The next door man talked about his loss,
AmEm
But he never knew just how close he was,
FD/F#GE/G#
Cause she looked straight at him,
[Pre-Chorus 2]
AmAm7/G
As the years went by,
FG
He quit asking why,
AmAm7/G
They were meant to be,
FE
It was destiny.
[Chorus]
C
She was all he wanted,
GAm
She was all that he’d been waiting for,
Am7/GFEmD/F#G
He knew for sure, he knew for sure,
C
She was all he wanted,
GAm
So he took her from the man next door,
Am7/GD/F#FD#F
He loved her more, he loved her more,
C
He loved her more.
[Interlude]
G
Na, naaa, na, naa, na,
AmAm7/G
Na, naaa, na, naa, na,
FEm
Na, naaa, na, naa, na,
D/F#G
Na, naaa, na, naa, na,
CG
Na, naaa, na, naa, na,
AmAm7/G
Na, naaa, na, naa, na,
FEm
Na, naaa, na, naa, na,
D/F#G
Na, naaa, na, naa, na,
[Verse 3]
CG
She'd been his life, his guiding star,
AmEm
So he took her out of her see-through jar,
FGAmBm
Cause he knew it was time,
CG
He kissed her mouth, put her back inside,
AmEm
And he laid down and there he died,
FD/F#GE/G#
Next to his valentine.
[Pre-Chorus 3]
AmAm7/G
No one ever knew,
FG
No one had a clue,
AmAm7/G
He was only missed,
FE
By the tax office.
[Chorus]
C
She was all he wanted,
GAm
She was all that he’d been waiting for,
Am7/GFEmD/F#G
He knew for sure, he knew for sure,
C
She was all he wanted,
EmAm
So he took her from the man next door,
Am7/GD/F#FC*
He loved her more, he loved her more.
[Outro]
G
Na, naaa, na, naa, na,
AmAm7/G
Na, naaa, na, naa, na,
FEm
Na, naaa, na, naa, na,
D/F#G
Na, naaa, na, naa, na, He loved her more,
CG
Na, naaa, na, naa, na,
AmAm7/G
Na, naaa, na, naa, na,
FEm
Na, naaa, na, naa, na,
D/F#G
Na, naaa, na, naa, na,
C
She was all he wanted,
GAm
She was all that he’d been waiting for,
Am7/G
Na, naaa, na, naa, na,
FEm
Na, naaa, na, naa, na,
D/F#G
Na, naaa, na, naa, na,
C
She was all he wanted,
EmAm
So he took her from the man next door,
Am7/GD/F#FD#F
He loved her more, he loved her more.
C*
He loved her more.