(D)Your (Bm7)ev in’ er me last in’ sum mer, you can see it fad (A)in’ fast, so (D)you grab a piece (A)of some thin’ that (Bm7)you think is gon (A)na last.

Well, (C#dim)you would n’t e ven know (Cm)a dia mond if (Bm)you held it in (A)your hand; (D)the things you think (A)are pre cious I (Bm7)can’t un der stand.

Are you reel in’ in the (Gmaj9)years,

stow in’ a way the (A)time?

Are you gath er in’ up the (Gmaj9)tears,

have you had e nough of (A)mine?

Are you reel in’ in the (Gmaj9)years,

stow in’ a way the (A)time?

Are you gath er in’ up the (Gmaj9)tears,

have you had e nough of (F#m7)mine?

You (D)been (Bm7)tell in’ a me you’re a gen ius and since you were sev (A)en teen; so (D)in all the time (A)I’ve known you I (Bm7)still don’t know what (A)you mean.

Af (C#dim)The week n’t end ven at (Cm)the col lege did (Bm)n’t turn out like (A)you planned; (D)the things that pass (A)for knowl edge I (Bm7)can’t un der stand.

Are you reel in’ in the (Gmaj9)years,

stow in’ a way the (A)time?

Are you gath er in’ up the (Gmaj9)tears,

have you had e nough of (A)mine?

Are you reel in’ in the (Gmaj9)years,

stow in’ a way the (A)time?

Are you gath er in’ up the (Gmaj9)tears,

have you had e nough of (F#m7)mine?

You (D)I

(F#m7)mine?