Written by Edward Redding
A A9 A A9 A A7/9 D9 D6/9 Bbm7 So I walk a little too fast, and I drive a little too fast Gm7 A A7 D9 Bm7 And I'm reckless it's true, but what else can you do Em7 Em9 A At the end of a love affair A A9 A A9 A A7/9 D9 D6/9 Bbm7 So I talk a little too much, and I laugh a little too much G A A7 D9 B7 And my voice is too loud when I'm out in a crowd Em7 Em9 A So that people are apt to stare Bridge Em7 G6 Em7 A7 Do they know, do they care, that it's only Em7 G6 Em7 A7 That I'm lonely, and low as can be G G/F# Em7 Em9 A7 And the smile on my face isn't really a smile at all A A9 A A9 A A7/9 D9 D6/9 Bb7M So I smoke a little too much, and I joke a little too much Gm7 A7/13 D9 Bm7 And the tunes I request are not always the best A Em7 F#7 But the ones where the trumpets blare Bm Bm7/E Gm7 A7M C#m5-/7 F#7 So I go at a maddening pace, and I pretend that it's taking his place Em7 A7 Em9 A D6 But what else can you do at the end of a love affair