(D) IT SURE GETS (D7) QUIET
WHEN THE (G) KIDS GO TO (Em) BED
(A7) WE SIT HERE IN THE SILENCE
PUTTING (G) OFF WHAT MUST BE (A) SAID
(D) I READ A BOOK YOU WATCH (D7) TV
(G) AS OUR (D) LOVE DIES (Em) QUIETLY
(G) I'M SO SAD I DON'T (A) KNOW WHAT I'VE JUST (D) READ

CHORUS                                     (D)/(G)
(G) SOMEBODY (A) SHOULD (D) LEAVE
BUT WHICH ONE SHOULD IT (D) BE
(Bm) YOU NEED THE KIDS AND THEY NEED (Em) ME
(A) SOMEBODY SHOULD (D/D7) LEAVE
BUT WE HATE TO (G) GIVE IN
WE KEEP (A7) HOPIN' SOMEHOW
WE MIGHT NEED EACH OTHER (D) AGAIN (A/D) (G) (D) (A/D) (G)

(D) YOU SAY GOOD(D7)NIGHT AND (G) TURN AND (D) FACE THE (Em) WALL
WE LIE HERE IN THE (A7) DARKNESS
AND THE (G) TEARS START TO (A) FALL
(D) IF IT WAS ONLY (D7) YOU AND ME
(G) GOODBYE MIGHT (D) COME MORE (Em) EASILY
BUT (G) WHAT ABOUT THOSE (A) BABIES DOWN THE (D) HALL
~REPEAT CHORUS
~TAG (A) SOMEBODY SHOULD (D/D7) LEAVE BUT WE (G) HATE TO GIVE IN
(SPOKEN) (A7) WE JUST KEEP HOPIN' WE MIGHT NEED EACH OTHER
(D) AGAIN