Verse
A
Remember back in school we learned the golden rule
D A
Do unto others as you'd have and do to you
D A D
You're supposed to love me as much as I love you
E A
It's a shame that ain't the way it is
A
Lovers in a movie on that great big screen
D A
He treats her like she's a queen she treats him like a king
D A D
Wouldn't that be nice if life is lived that way
E A
It's a shame that ain't the way it is
D A
I'd like to start each morning with good morning dear
D A
And end each night with the goodnight kiss
D A
But all I have is your memory with me laying here
E A
It's a shame but that's the way it is
Verse
A
A love song tells a story of a good love going bad
D A
Then paints a pretty pictures of that same love coming back
D A D A
I wish that I could sing it I wish that I could paint it
E A
It's a shame that ain't the way it is
D A
I'd like to start each morning with good morning dear
D A
And end each night with the goodnight kiss
D A
But all I have is your memory with me laying here
E A
It's a shame but that's the way it is
E A
It's a shame but that's the way it is