Intro [guitar alone 1st bar at beginning]:

        (B)     (E)        B   E
         v   v   v   v     / / / /
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|---------7b7b-----| b8
D|-------9----------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
                 ^^^ 1/4-tone bend

         B       E         B   E    B
         v   v   v   v     / / / /  / / / /
E|---------7-------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------7b----|
D|-------9-------9-|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
                 ^^^ 1/4-tone bend

Chorus:

                   (B)         E  D#m C#m B
        [2,3: And] you must belie-ie-ieve me
                   B        E            B
        No matter what the people might say
         E         (E) D#m C#m B
        You must belie-ie-ieve me
         E           B           E           B
        Darlin', it just didn't happen that way
         E          B           E           B
        No, no, it just didn't happen that way

Verse 1:

         E           B                  E        B
        You've come home with somethin' on your mind
         E        B            E        B
        Darlin', tell me, why are you cryin'
             E      B           E        B
        You say be serious, no time for fun
                E        B                 E         B
        While tryin' to tell me somethin' that I've done
              E          B            E     B
        The things you heard couldn't be denied
               E          B             E      B
        But before your opinion, listen to my side

[repeat chorus]

[repeat intro]

        (whoa, it's all right)
        (whoa, it's all right)

Verse 2:

        Girl, you're wrong to believe what was said
        For you see nothing could ever be that bad
        Though the talk is now all over town
        Darling, you know I'd never put you down
        True, her and me were at the party as guests
        There's nothing else to say about whom I love best