INTRO:  F (2x)

VERSE 1
F
Long ago
   Bb             Csus  C
In someone else's lifetime
F               Dm
Someone with my name
     G                C      
Who looked a lot like me
F
Came to know
Bb               Csus  C
A man and made a promise
    F          Dm
He only had to say
     G           G/B       C
And that's where she would be

C/E
Lately
    F                  F7         Bb
Although her feelings run just as deep
    Dm           Dm/C            G/B          F/C
The promise she made has grown impossible to keep
     F    Bb/D    C/E     F/A
And yet I wish  it wasn't so
Bb              C    F     Bb,C
Will he miss me if I go?


VERSE 2
F
In a way
     Bb               C
It's someone else's story
F              Dm       G            C
I don't see myself As taking part at all
F
Yesterday
   Bb               C
A girl that I was fond of
F              Dm
Finally could see
    F/C     G/B     C
The writing on the wall

C/E
Sadly
     F             F/A       Bb
She realized she'd left him behind
     Dm            Dm/C           G/B          F/C      
And sadder than that she knew he wouldn't even mind
                   Bb      C       F
And though there's nothing left to say
Bb              C    F
Would he listen if I stay?

DF RAIN
     Db       Bbm             F                Bb  F
It's all very well to say you fool it's now or never
Am          E       Gm          C        C#
I could be choosing No choices whatsoever

VERSE 3

F#    
I could be
    B             C#
In someone else's story
   F#              Ebm
In someone else's life
    Ab       Ab/C   C#
And he could be in mine
F#              B            C#
I don't see  A reason to be lonely
F#               Ebm
I should take my chances
Ab       Ab/C      C#
Further down the line

C#/F
And if
     F#                 F#7       B
That girl I knew should ask my advice
   Ebm        Ebm/Db
Oh I wouldn't hesitate
    Ab/C            F#
She needn't ask me twice
            B/D#     C#/F      F#
Go now! I'd tell her that for free
B               C#      F#, Ebm
Trouble is, the girl is me
     B            C#      F#
The story is, the girl is me