Why Didn\'t I Think Of That

Key of D 
Intro:  D, A, G, A, D, A, G, A 
 
D            A          G           A     D        G    A 
He sends her roses and lines he composes, things a lady loves 
     D             A             G           A        D         G       A 
Well he's there to hold her when she needs a shoulder if life gets too 
rough 
   G               A            D                G      A               D 
Oh now that she's left I keep kicking myself whenever I start thinking 
back 
G          A            D          G                     A          D 
He says he needs her, tells her he loves her, why didn't I think of 
that? 
 
D               A            G      A           D            G     A 
When she gets down well he's always around her, he makes her smile again 
D            A             G            A       D             G    A 
He mends her heartaches, remembers her birthday, and tries to be a 
friend 
G               A          D                      G       A        D 
Now that she's gone I know what I did wrong, it's all so simple in fact 
     G          A          D              G                  A           D   DA 
Well he says he wants her, can't live without her, why didn't I think of 
that? 
 
 
Chorus: 
Bm              A       G         A       D    D A 
Ooh I've been watching every move that he makes 
Bm              A          Em               D            G 
Ooh I've been thinking, it could have been different somehow 
   Em             D      A 
If I'd known what I know now 
 
D            A              G             A              D          G        A 
He sings her love songs and tells her his love's strong, things she 
needs to know 
D           A              G            A       D       G       A 
He tries to please her, he calls for no reason, just to say hello 
G          A             D                         G       A            D 
He says he loves her and he'll never leave her and I never will get her 
back 
G        A                D          G                A          D   D A 
I did my best, thought of everything else, why didn't I think of that? 
 
Chorus 
sing first verse again in a key a half step up G-G#, A-A#, D-D# 
G#         A#            D#          G#                    A#           D# 
He says he loves her and he'll never leave her, why didn't I think of 
that?