Joan Baez – Simple Twist Of Fate
Guitar chords and lyrics of Simple Twist Of Fate by Joan Baez
Published 1975
Original key B
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Capo second fret
A Amaj7 A7 D
Dm A E D A E A
A Amaj7
They sat together in the park as the evening sky grew dark
A7 D
She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones
Dm A E D
It was then he felt alone and wished that he’d gone straight
A E A
And watched out for a simple twist of fate
A Amaj7
They walked along by the old canal, a little confused, I remember well
A7 D
And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burning bright
Dm A E D
He felt the heat of the night hit him like a freight train
A E A
Moving with a simple twist of fate
A Amaj7
A saxophone someplace nearby played as she was walking on by the arcade
A7 D
As the light bust through a beat-up shade where he was waking up,
Dm A E D
She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate
A E A
And forgot about his simple twist of fate
A Amaj7 A7 D Dm A E D A E A
A Amaj7
He woke up, the room was bare, he didn’t see her anywhere
A7 D
He told himself he didn’t care, he pushed the window open wide,
Dm A E D
Felt an emptiness inside to which he just could not relate
A E A
Brought on by a simple twist of fate
A Amaj7
He hears the ticking of the clocks small waves whisper to the rocks
A7 D
He hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in
Dm A E D
perhaps he’ll see her once again, how long must he wait
A E A
Once more for a simple twist of fate
A Amaj7
People tell me it’s a crime to feel to much at any one time
A7 D
All it cost me was a dime but the bells refuse to ring
Dm A E D
She was born in spring, but I was born too late
A E A
Blame it on a simple twist of fate
A Amaj7 A7 D Dm A E D A E A