Written by Cy Coleman/Joseph McCarthy
Intro: G Gm6 F#m Fº Em A7 Dmaj7 verse 1 Em7 A A7/9 F#m7 B7 I'm sentimental, so I walk in the rain Em7 A A7/9 F#m7 B7/9 I've got some habits even I can't explain Em Gm6 F#m7 Fo Could start for the corner, turn up in Spain Em A7 Dmaj7 Bm7 But why try to change me now? verse 2 Em7 A A7/9 F#m7 B7 I sit and daydream, I've got daydreams galore Em7 A A7/9 F#m7 B7/9 Cigarette ashes, there they go on the floor Em Gm6 F#m7 Fo I'll go away weekends, leave my keys in the door Em A7 Dmaj7 Bm7 But why try to change me now? Bridge Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Why can't I be more conventional? Am7 C9 Gmaj7 People talk, people stare, so I try Bm7 E7 A F#m7 But that's not for me, 'cause I can't see Bm7 E G A My kind of crazy world go passing me by Outro Em7 A A7/9 F#m7 B7 So, let people wonder, let 'em laugh, let 'em frown Em7 A A7/9 F#m7 B7/9 You know I'll love you till the moon's upside down Em Gm6 F#m7 Fo Don't you remember I was always your clown? Em A7 Dmaj7 Why try to change me now?