Intro 

C  G  Am  G 
F  G  C 

verse 1 
C              G                Am 
There was this kid a few years back, 
           G 
A little older than me, 
      F           C                Am           G 
Who lived in my house and looked a lot like my mother. 
C               G               Am             G 
There was this kid I knew back then and I was sure he would be 
 F            G              F     C 
The greatest star I'd ever known. 
 F                         Am              G 
I'd watch him walk into a room and he was never out of place, 
    F          C       Am       G 
He knew the answer to every question. 
 F                            Am 
The square and cube of every prime 
          G 
A name to go with every face, 
F            G            F     C 
Like he was king upon a throne. 

F C 


[Refrão]
             C          Am 
And we had nothing in common, 
  F          C 
Nothing in common. 
     F           F                       F    Am       G 
My mother was convinced that I failed english out of spite. 
         C          Am 
We had nothing in common 
  F          C 
Nothing in common. 
     F              F               F   Am        G 
And 30-some years later i'm still tortured and amazed 
         F           G               C 
By how Daivd always got the answers right. 

C  G  Am  G 
F  G 

verse 2 

      C   G                Am 
Now later on, I knew this guy, 
           G 
He was in high school I think, 
 F             C                 Am            G 
Had lots of friends and was the pride of the family. 
 C            G                  Am               G 
He'd call me names and punch my head and made me feel like a dink 
    F         G                F   C 
And I would hide from him all day. 

 F                        Am 
But if I couldn't find a friend 
                G 
(Which happened more than i'd have liked) 
F            C           Am          G 
I'd go where he was and sulk around him. 
F                                 Am                    G 
He'd say, "You don't know how to throw, and just don't play your stupid songs," 
 F             G                F   C 
And then he'd toss the ball my way. 

F C 


[Refrão]
         C         Am 
We had nothing in common, 
   F         C 
Nothing in common. 
     F              F                  F       Am         G 
I thought he was a jerk and who knows what he thought I'd be. 
         C         Am 
We had nothing in common, 
   F         C 
Nothing in common. 
    F              F                 F     Am    G 
But 20-some years later I'm still grateful and surprised 
         F                 G           C 
By the little gifts that David gave to me. 

G  Am  Am  Am 

verse 3 

F                        Am 
I knew this guy before I wed 
           G             F 
He had a vision in his head 
            C               G            Am               F 
Of how his life would play out and his dreams would come true 
               F                C 
But he was stumbling, he was stalled 
           C              Am 
And every year after he called 
               Am                    F      Am          G         G 
I'd just think man, there goes the lonliest guy I ever knew 

Bridge 

 G                 F 
People think i'm failing 
                G 
They never understand 
                    F 
But temporary set backs 
                      F 
Are part of what I planned 

                    G 
And David had his vision 
                      F 
And David played his game 
F                         C          F 
We have nothing much in common 
F           G                C 
But we are more or less the same 

Break 
C  G  Am  G 
F  C  F   G 
C  G  Am  G 
F  C  G 

F  C 
F  C 

verse 4 

 C           G             Am             G                F 
There was a guy who met a girl who had a cat that fell in love 
            C               G 
That got a home and made a vow 
             Am                    F      C     G 
He took her hand and they lived happily ever after 

   F     C     G      F  C  G 
Happily ever after 

            F      C     G     F  C  G 
Here's to happily ever after 

  F      C     G       G 
Happily ever after 

F  C