Key: G
Introduction:
Gm Cm/G Gm Ebm6
For ages and ages, the poets and sages
Cº Gm D7 Gm D7
Of love won d'rous love always sing
G7 C9 Cº Bb7 Bbº
But ask any lover and you'll soon discover
A7 D A7 Bbº Cm6
The heartaches that romance can bring
Gm Cm/G Gm Ebm6
What good is the scheming, the planning and dreaming
Cº Gm D7 Gm D7
That comes with each new love affair
G7 C9 Cº Bb7 Bbº
The love that you cherish, so often might perish
A7 D A7 Bbº Cm6
And leaves you with castles in air
Chorus
G Bm G7 G6 Gm Bb5+ Bb C7 C
When you're alone, who cares for starlit skies
A7 Bbº A7 Cm Eb5+ Cm7 Cm6 G
When you're alone, the magic moonlight dies
B7 Em A7 F#m A7 G A9 D5+ G Abm6 D7 F#7 G
At break of dawn, there is no sunrise, when your lover has gone
Bm G7 G6 Gm Bb5+ Bb C7 C
What lonely hours, the evening shadows bring
A7 Bbº A7 Cm Eb5+ Cm7 Cm6
What lonely hours, with mem'ries lingering
G B7 Em Cm6 D7 Cº E7+ E7
Like faded flow'rs, life can't mean anything
Am Eb7 D7 G Eb7 D9 D5+
When your lover has gone
G Bm G7 G6 Gm Bb5+ Bb C7 C
When you're alone, who cares for starlit skies
A7 Bbº A7 Cm Eb5+ Cm7 Cm6 G
When you're alone, the magic moonlight dies
B7 Em A7 F#m A7 G A9 D5+ G Abm6 D7 F#7 G
At break of dawn, there is no sunrise, when your lover has gone
Bm G7 G6 Gm Bb5+ Bb C7 C
What lonely hours, the evening shadows bring
A7 Bbº A7 Cm Eb5+ Cm7 Cm6
What lonely hours, with memories lingering
G B7 Em Cm6 D7 Cº E7+ E7
Like faded flow'rs, life can't mean anything
Am Eb7 D7 G G7 A7 Eb7 G
When your lover has gone
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