Written by C. Carson Parks
Introd.: Em7 A7 Em7 A7 D D7M D6 D7M I know I stand in line until you think you have the time Em7 G/B A7 G/B A7 To spend an evening with me Em7 A7 G/B A7 And if we go some place to dance, I know that there's a chance D7M D6 D7M D6 You won't be leaving with me D D9 D7 D7/F# Then afterward, we go into some quiet little place G7M G6 Gm7 And have a drink or two Em7 A7 And then I go and spoil it all Em7 A7 D By saying something stupid, like, "I love you" Bridge D D9 D I can see it in your eyes that you despise D7 G7M G6 The same old lies you heard the night before E Bm But though it's just a line to you E7 Bm5-/7 A9 A A7 For me it's true, and never seemed so right before D D6 D7M D I practice every day to find some clever line to say Em7 G/B A7 G/B A7 To make the meaning come through Em7 A7 G/B A7 But then I think I'll wait until the evening gets late D7M D6 D7M D6 And I'm alone with you D D9 D7 The time is right...your perfume fills my head, D7/F# G7M G6 Gm7 The stars get red, and, oh, the night's so blue Em7 A7 And then I go and spoil it all Em7 A7 Em7 D Gm7 By saying something stupid, like, "I love you" Coda A7 Em7 D Gm7 A7 Em7 D I love you I love you