| Gsus2 | G | Csus4 | C | | the show is | over, close the | storybook | |
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| Gsus2 | G | Csus4 | C | | there | will be no | encore | |
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| Gsus2 | G | Csus4 | C | | and all the | random hands that | i have | shook |
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| Gsus2 | G | Csus4 | C | well, they’re | | reaching for the | door | |
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| Eb | F | | i watch the backs as they leave | single-file |
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| Eb | F | | you stood stubborn, cheering | all the while |
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| | Gsus2 | G | Csus4 | C | | | i know | i can be | colorful | |
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| | Gsus2 | G | Csus4 | C | | | i know | i can be | grey | |
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| | Gsus2 | G | Csus4 | C | | | i know this | loser’s living | fortunate | |
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| | Eb | F | | but | i know you will | love me either way |
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| Gsus2 | G | Csus4 | C | | most | were being good for | goodness | sake |
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| Gsus2 | G | Csus4 | C | but you | | wouldn’t pantomime | | |
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| Gsus2 | G | Csus4 | C | | you are | more beautiful when | you | awake |
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| Gsus2 | G | Csus4 | C | than | most are | in a lifetime | | |
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| Eb | F | | through the haze that is my | memory |
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| Eb | F | | you stayed for drama though you | paid for a comedy |
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| | Gsus2 | G | Csus4 | C | | | i know | i can be | colorful | |
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| | Gsus2 | G | Csus4 | C | | | i know | i can be | grey | |
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| | Gsus2 | G | Csus4 | C | | | i know this | loser’s living | fortunate | |
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| | Eb | F | | but | i know you will | love me either way |
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| Eb | F | | look ahead as far as | you can see me |
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| D | G | | we live in drama but we | die in a comedy |
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| | Asus2 | A | Dsus4 | D | | | i know | i can be | colorful | (when you live in black and white) |
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| | Asus2 | A | Dsus4 | D | | | i know | i can be | grey | (my colors fade away) |
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| | Asus2 | A | Dsus4 | D | | | i know this | loser’s living | fortunate | *outro |
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| | F | G | | But | i know you will | love me either way |
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| F | E | But | I know you will | love me |
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| D | G | cause | I know you will | love me |
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| F | E | | I know you will | love me either way |
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