Intro :A E/G# F#m C#m D Bm A/E E
ANo no don't E/G#let me play the fF#mool
'cause I rC#meally can't love youF#m by the rules.
For my lB7ove is sweet and fEreeE7
Ano no don'tE/G# make me play the fF#mool
for this tC#mhing you ask oh itF#m's so cruel
B7can't you seEe it isn'At me.
BmWhat you ask of me is just tE7o be your clown
soC#mmeone you can lead about and sF#mhow around
Bmwhy make of our love a children's C#puppet show
can't F#I simply love you in the way I know
Bmwhat I ask of you is not to tuE7rn away
liC#msten to the words that I am tryF#ming to say
our lBmove could be a new adventure C#every day
'cause I lF#ove you love you love you love Eyou.
ANo E/G#no don't let me play the F#mfool
'cause I rC#meally can't love youF#m by the rules.
For my lB7ove is sweet and fEreeE7
Ano E/G#no don't make me play the F#mfool
for this tC#mhing you ask oh itF#m's so cruel
B7can't you seEe it isn'At me.
BmAll I want from you a little sympE7athy
C#mtry to understand who it would F#mbe for me
Bmall my hopes and dreams would now be C#bound and tied
any hopF#e of freedom would have surely died
BmI want to know that I can fall in E7love again
anC#md be sure that my love will never knF#mow restrain
Bmso please just let me love you in theC# way I know
for I lovF#e you love you love you love you.
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