[Verse]
A
Remember back in school we learned the golden rule
 D A
Do unto others as you'd have and do to you
 D A D
You're supposed to love me as much as I love you
 E A
It's a shame that ain't the way it is
 A
Lovers in a movie on that great big screen
 D A
He treats her like she's a queen she treats him like a king
 D A D
Wouldn't that be nice if life is lived that way
 E A
It's a shame that ain't the way it is

[Chorus]
 D A
I'd like to start each morning with good morning dear
 D A
And end each night with the goodnight kiss
 D A
But all I have is your memory with me laying here
 E A
It's a shame but that's the way it is

[Verse]
 A
A love song tells a story of a good love going bad
 D A
Then paints a pretty pictures of that same love coming back
 D A D A
I wish that I could sing it I wish that I could paint it
 E A
It's a shame that ain't the way it is

[Chorus/Outro]
 D A
I'd like to start each morning with good morning dear
 D A
And end each night with the goodnight kiss
 D A
But all I have is your memory with me laying here
 E A
It's a shame but that's the way it is
 E A
It's a shame but that's the way it is