Key: C
Introduction: Em Fº B7 Em Am Em A7(9) B7
Em Am7 Em D9 Bb7M Dm6 E7
Each place I go only the lonely go
C G/B Am7 G G/F# Bm7(b5) E7
Some very small cafe
Em Am7 B7 Em B Em7 Em6 B7 B7/A
The songs I know, only the lonely know
Am7 G D9 G G/F#
Each melody
E7 D9 G D7 Gº
Recalls a love that used to be
Cº D9 Bb7M Dm6 E7
The dreams I dream, only the lonely dream
C G/B Am7 G G/F# Bm7(b5) E7
Of lips as warm as May
Em Am7 B7 Em B Em7 Em6 B7 B7/A
That hopeless scheme only the lonely scheme
Am7 G D9 G G/F#
That soon, somewhere
E7 D9 G D7 Gº
You'll find the one that used to care
Cº E7 C7M Bm7
And you'll recall each fun time
Eº C C/B Am7 Am7/G G7M
Those picnics at the beach, when love was new
F#7 G Dm7 E7 Am7 Am7M
It well could be the one time
A7 A7/6 D7 Em7 A7 D7
A hopeless little dream like that comes true
Cº Am7 D7 E7(9) Em7(9) Gº Em7 FºE
If you find love, hang on to each caress
Am7 G D9 G Bm7(b5) E7
And never let love go
Em Fº B7 Em Am Em A7(9) B7
For when it's gone, you'll know the loneliness
Am7 G D9 G G/F# Am7 Cº D7 G
The heartbreak only the lonely know
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