Key: E minor•
Intro 1
G
Em
E
Em
E
Em
E
D
E
Em
E
Verse 1
E
Em
question
E
Em
Not a turn of phrase
E
Em
That is often said
Em
A
I know it's just plain
English
G
Em
E
Em
But I don't have a clue
B
A
What in the world do they mean
D
A
Gotta read between the lines
Will you ever hear the truth
What in the world
What in the world
B
A
What in the world do they mean when
E
Em
E
Em
E
they say I'll call you?
Em
E
Em
Show me an honest soul
E
Em
Who can make a clean break
E
Em
Who will say what they mean
E
Em
A
And me, what they say, who's not into idle talking,
G
Em
E
Em
baby, without following through?
B
A
Make some sense of every word out of line,
C#m
A
Crack the secret code, learn the hand signs,
F#
D
A
don't believe what you're told, try to read between the lines
B
A
What in the world do they mean
B
D
E
when they say I'm cold?
Em
C
I don't know, I wonder darling
G
D
Em
E
A
Does it mean have a nice day?
B
E
C
Is it merely a good intention?
G
D
Em
E
Em
A
Have they run out of things to say?
B
E
Is it a civilized rejection?
C#m
I've got to, got to crack the secret code
D
A
Till I read between the lines
I never hear the truth, baby
E
Em
E
Em
What in the world
What
They mean
What in the world
I, I
Talk to me, baby
What in the world
Em
A
Tell it like it is, baby
What in the world
B
A
What in the world do they mean when
E
Em
E
Em
E
they say I'll call you?
Em
E
Em
Yeah, baby, I'll call you
Interlude 1
E
Em
E
Em
I
E
Em
Can't
E
Em
E
Wait
Interlude 2
The moon in the wild
Em
Em
A
Em
Em
Verse 3
Verse 4
The moon in the wild
Ohhhhh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Piano & play
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Outro 1
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