[Bridge]
G Am
Why oh why did you leave me
G D
Stranded all alone
G Am
Why did you hold me
G D
Only to let go
[Refrain]
C Am
Cause baby we were perfect
C Am
Wasn’t meant to be this way
C Am
We were to be married
F G
On the fifth of May
[Verse]
Am C
Now I walk through this world
Am G
A soul all forlorn
Am C
I spend my nights in sadness
F G
Trying to stay warm
[Refrain]
C Am
Cause baby we were perfect
C Am
Wasn’t meant to be this way
C Am
We were to be married
F G
On the fifth of May
[Verse]
Am C
You could have warned me
Am G
You could have said adieu
Am C
But if I were in your stead
F G
I don’t know what I'd do
[Musical Interlude]
C Am C Am C
[Bridge]
G Am
Why oh why did you leave me
G D
Stranded all alone
G Am
Why did you hold me
G D
Only to let go
[Refrain]
C Am
Cause baby we were perfect
C Am
Wasn’t meant to be this way
C Am
We were to be married
F G
On the fifth of May
[Alternate Refrain]
C Am
But baby we were perfect
C Am
Wasn’t meant to be this way
C Am
Someday we will meet again
F G
Under the clay
[Refrain]
C Am
Cause baby we were perfect
C Am
Wasn’t meant to be this way
C Am
We were to be married
F G
On the fifth of May
Am