G Fdim/G#
Am Fdim7
Bm F#dim7
Em Bm Em
C7 B7 Em A D


[Verse 1]

G                 Fdim/G#
Go to work in the morning
Am             Fdim7
Try and make a buck
Bm                   F#dim7
Do everything you're told
                Em    Bm    Em
And then you're still outta luck
C7          B7            Em         A    D
It's one of life's little mysteries


[Verse 2]

G                Fdim/G#
You get a little sun
Am               Fdim7
You get a little rain
Bm              F#dim7
Get a man and a woman
    Em    Bm    Em
You get a little pain
C7          B7            Em
It's one of life's little mysteries


[Bridge]

        C9
Tell me why when I try

Just as hard as I can
Em            A
I end up with nothin'
     D    Em7 D
Once again


[Verse 3]

G                  Fdim/G#
You get yourself a dog
Am                 Fdim7
You get yourself a cat
Bm                   F#dim7
Watch 'em chase each other
           Em Bm Em
Around the laundromat
C7          B7            Em         A    D
It's one of life's little mysteries


[Instrumental]

G Fdim/G#
Am Fdim7
Bm F#dim7
Em Bm Em
C7 B7 Em


[Bridge]

        C9
Tell me why when I try

Just as hard as I can
Em            A
I end up with nothin'
     D    Em7 D
Once again


[Verse 4]

G                     Fdim/G#
Do all the things you should
Am                Fdim7
You try to make a buck
Bm               F#dim7
You work a whole lifetime
       Em    Bm     Em
You're still out of luck
C7          B7            Em
It's one of life's little mysteries
       A
Little mysteries
       Em         A   Em
Little mysteries