| G | Bm | F | Am | 
| G | F | Bbmaj7 | Am |
 
GBm He's gone, you've lost
FAm Stay behind and count the cost
GF You try, you lose
Bbmaj7Am You don't fall in love by chance
| G | Bm | F | Am | You choose
 
GBm It's a decision made over time
FAm Should you take a risk and start to climb
GF The steepest hill only to find
Bbmaj7Am Halfway there you've been left behind?
 
CBm Choosing to love is risking a lot
DmEm And trying to change and to give all you've got
DmEmDmEm But don't pretend it comes out of the blue
CBm You take a chance and see it through
DmEm And if it's refused what can you do?
DmEmDmEm Continue hopefully? Start anew?
 
GBm Lick your wounds, buy your booze
FAm You won't get drunk by accident, you'll choose
GF Don't blame him for refusing your bid
Bbmaj7Am He didn't decide to love
| G | Bm | F | Am | You did
 
GBm Learn the lesson, take the blows
FAm You didn't fall in love by chance, you chose
GF Play the sad songs, sing the blues
Bbmaj7Am You don't fall in love by chance
| G | Bm | F | Am | You choose
 
| G | Bm | F | Am |
 | G | Cmaj | G | Cmaj | G