Verse 1
A E A C#m
She came all the way from America
A B
She had a blind date with destiny
E A
And the sound of Te
C#m
Awamutu
B
Had a truly sacred ring
A E
Now her parents are divorced
G# A
And her friend's committing suicide
B
I could not escape
Verse 2
E
A
A plea from the heart
D
You know what it means to me
B E
You said, "Don't walk away
A
I'm down on my knees
Well, please don't be mean
D Bm B
to me?
Verse 3
E A C#m
So I talked to you for an hour
A B
In the bar of a small town hotel
A E A C#m
And you asked me what I was thinking
B
I was thinking of a padded cell
A E
With a black and white TV
G# A
To stop us from getting lonely
B
I could not escape
Verse 4
E
A
A plea from the heart
D
You know what it means to me
B E
You said, "Don't walk away
A
I'm down on my knees
D
Well, please don't be mean to me?
B
Didn't know, I could not escape
Verse 5
A
A plea from the heart
D
Mysterious sympathy
B E
I couldn't wait for a chance
A
To walk out the door
D B
You know what it means to me
Verse 6
C#m A E A E A C#m A
I saw you lying
C#m C# C#m
in the arms of a poet
A
I heard him tell you tantalizing
C#m A
lies
B
Whad'd'ya know, whad'd'ya know
E
I could not escape
Verse 7
A
You're down on the floor
D
You know what it means to me
A B E
I couldn't wait for a chance
A
Walk out the door
D B
Mean, mean
A
I could not escape
Verse 8
E
A
I'm down on my knees
D
You know what it means,
B E A D B E A
what it means
D B E A
D B E A D
What it means, what it means
In the arms of a poet
You know what it means
She came all the way from America
She had a blind date with destiny
And the sound of Te Awamutu
Had a truly sacred ring
Now her parents are divorced
And her friend's committing suicide
I could not escape
A plea from the heart
You know what it means to me
You say I don't walk away
I'm down on my knees
So please don't be mean to me
So I talked to you for an hour
In the bar of a small town hotel
And you asked me what I was thinking
I was thinking of a padded cell
With a black and white TV
To stop us from getting lonely
I could not escape
A plea from the heart
You know what it means to me
You said don't walk away
I'm down on my knees
So please don't be mean to me
You know I could not escape
A plea from the heart
Mysterious sympathy
I couldn't wait for a chance
To walk out the door
You know what it means to me
I saw you lying in the arms of a poet
I heard him tell you ta-tantalizing
Lies
What d'ya know
What d'ya know
I could not escape
You're down on the floor
You know what it means to me
I couldn't wait for a chance
To walk out the door
Mean
Mean
I could not escape
I'm down on my knees
You know what it means
What it means
I wanna know-oh-oh-oh
What it means, what it means
In the arms of a poet
You know what it means
From the album
Crowded House
Crowded House · 1986 · Track 1