I[Dm9] make a date for go[G9]lf, and y[G7]ou can b[Em7]et your life it [F#dim]rains;
[Dm7]I try to give a [G7]party, and the g[C9]uy upstairs [A7]complains.
I gu[Gdim]ess I'll go thru lif[Fdim]e just catching c[Em7]olds and missing tra[A7]ins
[Dm7]Ev'rything [G7]happens to [Cmaj7]me. [A7]
Verse
[Dm9]I never miss a [G9]thing [G7]I've had [Em7]the measles and [F#dim]the mumps,
[Dm7]And ev'rytime I [G7]play an ace, my [C9]partner always [A7]trumps.
I gu[Gdim]ess I'm just a [Fdim]fool who never [Em7]looks before he [A7]jumps
[Dm7]Ev'rything [G7]happens to [C6]me.
Bridge
At f[Gm7]irst my heart thought [C7/G]you could [C7/F#]break this [F]jinx for [F6]me,
That[Gm7] love would turn the [C7/G]trick to [C7/F#]end [F]despair; [F6]
But [F#m7]now I just can't [B7/F#]fool this [B7/F]head that [E]thinks for m[E6]e
I've [Am7]mortgaged all my [D9]castles in the a[Dm7]ir [G7]
Outro
[Dm9]I've telegraphed [G9]and pho[G7]ned, and s[Em7]ent an airmail special, [F#dim]too;
[Dm7]Your answer was "[G7]Good bye" and [C9]there was [A7]even postage due.
I [Gdim]fell in love just [Fdim]once, and then it [Em7]had to be with [A7]you
[Dm7]Ev'rything [G7]happens to [C]me, [Cmaj7] [A7]
[Dm7]Ev'rything [G7]happens to [C]me.