Key: Eb major
Verse 1
E
A
Understanding is the best
Bm
B
A
Between a boy and a girl
B
E
Em
understand
E
A
You know understanding
is a mighty powerful thing,
Verse 2
B
Bm
When I see my friends wandering
B
E
A
around through the world,
Never knowing the meaning of the word
G#m
E
Understanding, so in the next few minutes,
Bm
Try to explain just exactly what it means
B
E
Now wait a minute, listen,
for instance, you take me
Verse 3
work and pay the rent and the
B
Bm
Bills and buy her fine pretty
just waitin' round the
E
A
that woman loves me,
She's gonna go out and find
B
Bm
herself one of them who
Will and that's why I
A
Understanding is the best thing in the world,
E
B
A
Between a boy and a girl
Verse 4
A
G#m
Boy and girl and even a
woman or a man,
Bm
B
really understand
Em
E
Now listen I don't want
One sided affair, no no
Verse 5
A
Bm
B
Catch her, because what I don't see can't hurt me,
you
If I should ever
names like you all might
Bm
B
No no
Verse 6
Hardware store and buy myself
Come back, square off,
E
A
and believe her soul's gonna
Belong to the good lord
Verse 7
and I
A
Understanding is the best thing in the world,
E
Bm
B
Em
A
Between a boy and a girl
Verse 8
A
G#m
Boy and girl and even a
woman or a man,
B
Bm
you really understand
Outro 1
B
E
A
E
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