[Intro:   ]D D D A 
 
       A             D 
In the middle of his life 
A           D 
He left his wife 
F#m               Bm 
And ran off to be bad 
F#m         Bm  E 
Boy, it was sad 
 
        A           D 
But he bought a new car 
A           D 
Found a new bar 
F#m                    Bm 
And went under another name 
F#m                 Bm  E 
Created a whole new game 
 
(bass notes:  
E F#	G    G/F#     Asus4  D Asus4  Bm       
And the days went by like paper in the wind 
G    G/F#  Asus4    D    Asus4   Bm 
Everything changed, then changed again 
G                   D 
It's hard to find a friend 
G                   D      Asus4  Bm 
It's hard to find a friend 
 
 
Meanwhile then 
His wife's boyfriend moved in and 
Took over the house 
Everybody was as quiet as a mouse 
And it changed their lives 
Changed their plans 
Slowly they grew apart 
Boy, it woulda broke your heart 
 
And the days went by like paper in the wind 
Everything changed, then changed again 
It's hard to find a friend 
It's hard to find a friend 
 
(honky tonk piano solo) 
 
Chorus (twice) 
 
D  Asus4  Bm  A (twice)