Written by Suzzy Roche
verse 1 F She tried to push him away C With a ten foot pole Bb C Saying, "I'm just a crusty old doughnut F Without any hole" Weary and bewildered bachelor C How could he know Bb C She'd move her suitcase to his place F A year ago verse 2 G There he stood in the doorway C No clothes wearing G Asking permission to give all his C Love and his caring Love and care verse 3 Theirs is a real thing F A dish in the sink C A dog in the stairwell F Making a stink E7 F They got a true love G F C F C So real you can feel it verse 4 F For Christmas he gave her C A silver and gold Jewish star Bb C He put it on top of the tree F And said, "There you are" She giggled and cried C And rolled on the living room floor Bb C And laughed at all of his jokes F So he told her some more Verse 5 G There he stood in the doorway C Crumpled and daring G Asking permission to give all his C Love and his caring Love and care Verse 6 Theirs is a real thing F A working man's shoe C Worn through at the sole F As good as new E7 F They got a true love G F C F C So real you can feel it Bridge D Bb Five o'clock by the window pane, watching the rain F C D New York city blues Bb Oh, the rain's coming down hard, it's dark out there F C You gotta have something to do Verse 7 F C So one day she said, "I must go to Alaska this winter" Bb C He yelled and kicked the table G His toe got a splinter F C Still he escorted her up to the gate at the airport Bb C F Saying, "Damn it, I don't understand what you have to go there for" Verse 8 G Calendar pages were flipping C He stayed home waiting G Saying, "Oh, this woman I love is C F C F C So irritating" Verse 9 Theirs is a real thing F A welcome home kiss C The smell of his whiskers F That she did miss E7 F They got a true love G F C So real you can feel it