Intro: D Bm   

 D                      Bm 
(Hey, hey, hey, hey-ay, hey, hey, hey, hey-ay) 

D 
Nights didn t seem so long no more, 
Bm 
ain t one man like it was before 
G 
Just when I thought I was really okay, 
A 
I saw Linda yesterday. 

              D 
My heart went up, down, 
                Bm 
like a merry go round and  round, 
                    G 
like a forest fire, down, down, 
            A 
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh... 

D 
Looked like I d found peace of mind, 
Bm 
looked like I was gonna make it this time  
G 
Just when I thought I was really okay, 
A 
I saw Linda yesterday. 

    D 
Oh, she smiled that same old smile, 
Bm 
my heart was running wild  
G 
My love for her increases,  
A 
as I go all to pieces 

D 
Hey, hey, dum de dodie-dodie, 
Bm 
Hip, hip, dum de dodie-dodie, 
G 
Hip, hip, dum de dodie-dodie-do, 
A 
dum-diddly, dum-diddly, dum-dum... 

    D 
So, straight to a lonely guy,  
Bm 
sit around and watch me cry.  
G 
People ask what s wrong, I say,  
 A 
 I saw Linda yesterday.  

              D 
My heart went up, down, 
                Bm 
like a merry go round and  round, 
                    G 
like a forest fire, down, down, 
            A 
Oh, oh, oh, dum-didly, dum-didly,  

dum-dum-dum dum.  

D 
Hey, hey, dum de dodie-dodie, 
Bm 
Hip, hip, dum de dodie-dodie, 
G 
Hip, hip, dum de dodie-dodie-do, 
A 
dum-diddly, dum-diddly, dum-dum... 

D 
Hey, hey, dum de dodie-dodie, 
Bm 
Hip, hip, dum de dodie-dodie . . .