Intro
| Gm Gm/F | Gm/D# Gm/D | D/C D/A# | D/A D |
| Gm Gm/F | Gm/D# Gm/D | D/C D/A# | D/A D |
[Verse]
Gm Gm/F
Ev'rything's happening
Gm/D# Gm/D D/C D/A# D/A D
At the turn of the century
Gm Gm/F Gm/D#
I'm gonna buy myself a time machine
Gm/D F F/G F/A
Go to the turn of the century
[Bridge]
F A# Gm
And all those people passing by
Ab F
And the town crier makes his cry
[Chorus]
A# Gm
At the turn of the century,
A# Gm
Turn of the century
[Verse]
Gm Gm/F
Big wide hats and men in spats
Gm/D# Gm/D D/C D/A# D/A D
At the turn of the century
Gm Gm/F Gm/D#
With those horseless carriages
Gm/D F F/G F/A
At the turn of the century
[Bridge]
F A# Gm
And there are lots of things to do
Ab F
On a bicycle built for two
[Chorus]
A# Gm
At the turn of the century,
A# Gm
Turn of the century
[Link]
| Ab | G | C | Am | Dm | E | D | E | E |
[Verse]
Am Am/G
Ev'rything's happening
Am/F Am/E E/D E/C E/B E
At the turn of the century
Am Am/G Am/F
I'm gonna buy myself a time machine
Am/E G G/A G/B
Go to the turn of the century
[Bridge]
G C Am
And all those people passing by
A# G
And the town crier makes his cry
[Chorus]
C Am
At the turn of the century,
C Am
Turn of the century
C F
Turn of the century
[Coda]
| A# | A | D | Bm | Em | F# | B
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2. Holiday – Bee Gees
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Written by: Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb
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[Intro]
| C | G | Gm |
[Verse]
Gm | Gm Gm/F |
Ooh, you're a holiday
D# Gm
Such a holiday
Gm | Gm Gm/F |
Ooh, you're a holiday
D# Gm F
Such a holiday
[Chorus 1]
A# F
It's something I think's worthwhile
Gm Dm
If the puppet makes you smile
D# A#
If not, then you're throwing stones
F F7 A#
Throwing stones, throwing stones
[Verse 2]
Gm | Gm Gm/F |
Ooh, it's a funny game
Gm/F D# Gm
Don't be - lieve that it's all the same
Gm | Gm Gm/F |
Can't think what I've just said
[ Gm/F ] D# Gm F
Put a soft pillow on my head
[Chorus 2]
A# F
Millions of eyes can see
Gm Dm
Yet why am I so blind
D# A#
When the someone else is me
F A#
It's unkind, it's unkind
[Verse 3]
Gm
Dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee
Gm Gm/F D# Gm
Dee-dee-dee- dee-dee, dee-dee
Gm
Dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee
Gm Gm/F D# Gm
Dee-dee-dee- dee-dee, dee-dee
[Chorus 2]
A# F
Yet millions of eyes can see
Gm Dm
Yet why am I so blind
D# A#
When the someone else is me
F A#
It's unkind, it's unkind
[Verse 3]
Gm Gm/F D#
Ooh, you're a holiday, ev’ry day
Gm
Such a holiday
Gm
Now it's my turn to say,
Gm/F D# Gm F
And I say you're a holiday
[Chorus 1]
A# F
It's something I think's worthwhile
Gm Dm
If the puppet makes you smile
D# A#
If not, then you're throwing stones
F A#
Throwing stones, throwing stones
[Coda]
Gm
Dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee
Gm Gm/F D# Gm
Dee-dee-dee- dee-dee, dee-dee
Gm
Dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee
Gm Gm/F D#
Dee-dee-dee- dee-dee
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3. Red Chair Fade Away - Bee Gees
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Written by: Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb
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[Verse]
F Gm
Red chair fade away
F
Bring back memories
D#
Think of something nice
Gm
Fragrant lemon trees
[Bridge]
Ab D# A# D#
I can feel the speaking sky
Ab
I don't want to know
C
It's filling up the air
[Verse]
F Gm
Grandpa's fairy tale
F
Red chair round the fire
D#
Rainbows all the time
Gm
We're all going higher
[Bridge]
Ab D# A# D#
I can feel the speaking sky
Ab
I don't want to know
C
It's filling up the air
[Chorus]
D#
Red chair fade away
D#
Red chair fade away
D#
Red chair fade away
D#
Red chair fade away
[Verse]
F Gm
Red chair fade away
F
Bring back memories
D#
Think of something nice
Gm
Fragrant lemon trees
[Bridge]
Ab D# A# D#
I can feel the speaking sky
Ab
I don't want to know
C
It's filling up the air
[Outro]
F
Red chair fade away
F
Red chair fade away
F
Red chair fade away
(Red chair fade away)
F
Red chair fade away
(Red chair fade away)
(repeat and fade)
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4. One Minute Woman - Bee Gees
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Written by: Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb
SPECIAL CHORDS/VOICINGS
E-A-D-G-B-e
F/E 2-x-0-0-3-3
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[Intro]
| G | D# D | G | D# D |
[Verse]
G C F
One minute woman, please,
G
I'd go down on my knees
Am Em
To say to you with a word so true
F
"I love you."
[Verse]
G C F
I fail to understand
G
Why you don't want my hand
Am Em
I try to find what's on your mind
F
I wonder
[Middle 8]
A# D#
Why don't you stop and see
A# C
Why you're not loving me
F F/E Dm
Would it hurt to say "Hello"
D#
Or don't you know?
[Verse]
G C F
One minute woman, please,
G
I'd go down on my knees
Am Em
To say to you with a word so true
F
"I love you."
[Middle 8]
A# D#
Why don't you stop and see
A# C
Why you're not loving me
F F/E Dm
Would it hurt to say "Hello"
D#
Or don't you know?
[Verse] + coda
G C F
One minute woman, please,
G
I'd go down on my knees
Am Em
To say to you with a word so true
F
"I love you."
F
"I love you."
F D#
"I love you."
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5. In My Own Time - The Bee Gees
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Written by: Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
G7 5-7-7-6-8-5
F7 3-5-5-4-6-3
F 3-5-5-4-3-3
F6 3-5-x-4-5-3
C x-5-7-7-7-5
G 5-7-7-6-5-5
4/4 time, except the last bar of every turnaround
is cut by one quarter note ([3/4] A)
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[Intro]
| G7 | % | % | % |
[Verse]
G7
I received an invitation
G7
"Come to the United Nations"
F7 [ F F6 F ]
That was when I was somebody (piano lick)
3/4
C G
In my own time
(break)
[Verse]
G7
Sitting selling hot cross buns
G7
Thousand suckers everyone
F7 [ F F6 F ]
Sounds like a nursery rhyme (piano lick)
3/4
C G
In my own time
(break)
[Solo]
| G7 | % | % | % |
| G7 | % | % | % |
| F7 | % | % | F F6 F |
[3/4]
| C | % | G |
[Verse] + coda
G7
Even when the lights go out
G7
Still got things to think about
F7 [ F F6 F ]
Memories I can't call mine (piano lick)
3/4
C G
In my own time
(break)
3/4
C G
In my own time
(break)
C Csus4 G
My-yi own time
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6. Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You - The Bee Gees
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Written by: Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
G x-0-2-2-2-5
F5 3-x-0-0-3-3
C x-x-0-2-3-2
C5 x-x-0-2-3-5
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[Monk Chant] 1
Gm
Oh solo Dominique
Gm
Oh solo Dominique
A#
Oh solo Dominique
Gm
Oh solo Dominique
[Verse]
G
Take this in hand
G
Said he who stands
F
Behind the chair
C
G broken table there
[Chorus]
G C5 G
Every Christian lion hearted man will show you
G C5 G
Every Christian lion hearted man will show you
[Monk Chant] 2
Gm
Oh solo Dominique
Gm
Oh solo Dominique
Gm
(tacet)
[Verse]
G
Don't walk so tall
G
Before you crawl
F
For every child
C
Is thinking of something wild
[Chorus]
G C5 G
Every Christian lion hearted man will show you
G C5 G
Every Christian lion hearted man will show you
[Monk Chant] 3
Gm
Oh solo Dominique
Gm
Oh solo Dominique
A#
Oh solo Dominique
Gm
(tacet)
[Chorus]
G C5 G
Every Christian lion hearted man will show you
G C5 G
Every Christian lion hearted man will show you (will show you)
[Monk Chant] 4
Gm
Oh solo Dominique
Gm
Oh solo Dominique
Gm
Oh solo Dominique
Gm
(tacet)
| Gm | F | Gm |
(tacet) [DRUM OUTRO and FADE]
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7. Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy Of Arts - The Bee Gees
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Written by: Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb
For easier chord shapes transpose -2 and use a capo 2nd fret to match
the original key.
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SPECIAL CHORDS and VOICINGS
transpose -2
E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e
G x-0-2-2-2-x F 3-x-0-0-3-x (chorus)
G/F# 4-x-2-2-2-x F/E 2-x-0-0-3-x (chorus)
G/F 3-x-2-2-2-x F/D# 1-x-0-0-3-x (chorus)
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[Intro]
| G G/F# | G/F | C D | G D |
[Verse]
G G/F# Em
He smiled and rubbed the stubble on his chin
G G/F#
He sure showed signs of weariness
Em Bm
And dreariness of life that's growing thin
C D G D
Yet he didn't have so very far to go
C D G D
With a pencil in his hand he will travel on as planned
C D G D
Where the mist up in the mountains threw a light [?]
[Chorus]
G G/F# G/F C D G D
Craise Finton Kirk, see him go, on his way
G G/F# G/F C
Oh they don't know where he is
D G D G D
Very very nice, very very nice
[Verse] variation
G G/F# G/F
Even in the morning when he slept
C D G D
Something good is missing
G G/F# G/F
There's nothing very much to talk about
C D G D
And nothing very much to see
[Chorus]
G G/F# G/F C D G D
Craise Finton Kirk, see him go, on his way
G G/F# G/F C
Oh they don't know where he is
D G D G (break)
Very very nice, very very nice
[Verse]
G G/F# Em
Talks about the place he'd like to go
G G/F#
And you never see the worrying
Em Bm
And hurrying and that makes a person slow
C D G D
Yet you wouldn't think he'd be so hard to find
C D G D
Yet he looks so very busy but there's nothing on his mind
C D G D
And his wavy hair continues not to grow
[Chorus]
G G/F# G/F C D G D
Craise Finton Kirk, see him go, on his way
G G/F# G/F C
Oh they don't know where he is
D G D G (break)
Very very nice, very very nice
[Coda]
N.C.
Craise Finton Kirk, see him go, on his way
N.C.
Oh they don't know where he is
N.C. G
Very very nice, very very nice
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8. New York Mining Disaster 1941 – Bee Gees
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Written by: Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb
The original is played using Crop-D tuning. Here's a version in standard
tuning featuring the downward string melody in the coda.
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Coda chords
E-A-D-G-B-e
Gm x-x-x-2-1-0
Gm/F x-x-x-0-1-0
D#maj7 x-x-3-2-1-0
Gm/D x-x-2-x-1-0
Gm/C x-x-0-5-5-5
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[Intro]
| Gm | % |
[Verse]
Gm
In the event of something happening to me,
Gm C
There is something I would like you all to see
F | Gm C |
It's just a photograph of someone that I knew
[Chorus]
F A# F
Have you seen my wife, Mr. Jones?
A# D#
Do you know what it's like on the outside?
D# Dsus4 D Gm | Gm |
Don't go talking too loud, you'll cause a land slide, Mr. Jones
[Verse]
Gm
I keep straining my ears to hear a sound.
Gm C
Maybe someone is digging underground,
F Gm
Or have they given up and all gone home to bed
C | F D# |
thinking those who once existed must be dead?
[Chorus]
F A# F
Have you seen my wife, Mr. Jones?
A# D#
Do you know what it's like on the outside?
D# Dsus4 D Gm | Gm |
Don't go talking too loud, you'll cause a land slide, Mr. Jones
[Verse]
Gm
In the event of something happening to me,
C
There is something I would like you all to see
F | Gm C |
It's just a photograph of someone that I knew
[Chorus]
F A# F
Have you seen my wife, Mr. Jones?
A# D#
Do you know what it's like on the outside?
D# Dsus4 D
Don't go talking too loud, you'll cause a land slide
[Coda]
Gm * Gm7 D#maj7 Gm/D Gm/C
Mr. Jo- o-o-o- o- o-o-on[es]
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9. Cucumber Castle - Bee Gees
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Written by: Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb
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[Verse]
Fm D#
Here were the trees, see the grass, a Pinkerton spy.
D#m Ab C
Said "This is the place I will try," and he did.
Fm D#
Stood in the dark ,sat a man who beckoned him in,
D#m Ab C
But leaving his grass was a sin, but he did.
[Chorus]
F A# F
Cucumber Castle be ever so humble it's home.
Ab C Fm
He saw the light in the cellar reflect in his eyes,
Ab D#7 F
Yet early that morning was he to receive a surprise.
F A# F
Cucumber Castle be ever so humble it's home.
F A# F
Cucumber Castle be ever so humble it's home.
[Verse]
Fm D#
Said 'Are you leaving or are you receiving my friend,
D#m Ab C
Doest need any money till then" and he did .
Fm D#
He said "I'm the owner,not you, and this is my stead,
D#m Ab C
So give it to me now I'm dead, and he did , said:
[Chorus]
F A# F
Cucumber Castle be ever so humble it's home.
F A# F
Cucumber Castle be ever so humble it's home.
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10. To Love Somebody - Bee Gees
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Written by: Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb
Capo: 2nd fret
Play: F
Key: G
For chords in original key transpose +2
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[Intro]
| F D# | A# F | F | % |
[Verse 1]
F
There’s a light
Gm
G certain kind of light
A# F
That never shone on me
D# F
I want my life to be
C
Lived with you
A#
Lived with you
[Verse 2]
F
There’s a way
Gm
Everybody say
A# F
To do each and every little thing
D# F
But what does it bring
C
If I ain’t got you,
A#
Ain’t got ...
[Chorus]
F C
Baby you don’t know what it's like
A# F
Baby you don’t know what it's like
C C C
To love somebody
A# A# A#
To love somebody
F
The way I love you.
[Interlude]
| F D# | A# F | F | % |
[Verse 3]
F
In my brain
Gm
I see your face again
A# F
I know my frame of mind
D# F
You ain’t got to be so blind
C
And I’m blind
A#
So, so so blind
[Verse 4]
F
I’m a man,
Gm
Can’t you see what I am?
A# F
I live and breathe for you
D# F
But what good does it do
C
If I ain’t got you
A#
Ain’t got ...
[Chorus]
F C
Baby you don’t know what it's like
A# F
Baby you don’t know what it's like
C C C
To love somebody
A# A# A#
To love somebody
F C [ F ]
The way I love you ... Oh, no, no-o-o
[Chorus]
F C
You don’t know what it's like
A# F
Baby you don’t know what it's like
C C C
To love somebody
A# A# A#
To love somebody
F
The way I love you
C [ F ]
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
[Chorus]
F C
You don’t know what it's like
A# F
Baby you don’t know what it's like
C C C
To love somebody
(fade out over last lines)
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11. I Close My Eyes - The Bee Gees
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Written by: Robin, Barry and Maurice Gibb
SPECIAL CHORDS and VOICINGS
E-A-D-G-B-e
A#5 x-3-5-x-x-x
Ab/A# x-3-3-3-3-x or x-3-x-3-3-1
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[Verse]
(no chord)
Look at me I'm riding high
(no chord)
Don't know what's wrong with me
A#5 A#5
Can't you see I'm not the guy
A#5 A#5
That I pretend to be [drum link]
[Chorus]
D# C
Though I know I will be lonely
Gm Ab
But our love will never die
A# D# D#7
I close my eyes, every day, I close my eyes
[Interlude]
A#5
Ah ...
[Verse]
A#5 A#5
The more I try the more I fail,
A#5 A#5
I'd like to run away
A#5 A#5
But if I try you pass me by,
A#5 A#5
I know that I can't stay [drum link]
[Chorus]
D# C
Though I know I will be lonely
Gm Ab
But our love will never die
A# D#7
I close my eyes, every day, I close my eyes.
[Interlude]
A#5
Ah......
A#5
Ah......
[Chorus]
D# C
Though I know I will be lonely
Gm Ab
But our love will never die
A# D#7 | C |
I close my eyes, every day, I close my eyes
[Outro]
C C | D# | % |
I close my eyes, I close my eyes, I close my eyes
| A# | % | Ab/A# | % | A# |% | Ab/A# | % |
(flute)
(repeat and fade)
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12. I Can't See Nobody - The Bee Gees
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Written by: Robin, Barry and Maurice Gibb
SPECIAL CHORDS and VOICINGS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Dm/C x-x-0-0-0-0
Dm/B x-4-2-0-0-0
Dm/A x-2-x-0-0-0
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[Intro]
| Dm | Dm/C | Dm/B | Dm/A |
[Verse 1]
Dm C
I walk the lonely streets
G D
I watch the people passing by
Dm C
I used to smile and say hello
G D
Yes, I was just a happy guy
[Verse 2]
Dm C
Then you happened, girl
G D
This feeling that possesses me
Dm C
I just can't move myself
G D
I guess it all just had to be
[Chorus]
G C D
I can't see nobody
G C D
No, I can't see nobody
G C D G
My eyes can only look at you
D
You
[Verse 3]
Dm C
I used to have a brain
G D
I used to think of many things
Dm C
I watched the falling rain
G D
And listened to the sweet bird sing
[Verse 4]
Dm C
Don't ask me why, little girl
G D
I love you and that's all I can say
Dm C
You're every, every breath that I take
G D
You are my nights, my night and day
[Chorus]
G C D
I can't see nobody
G C D
No, I can't see nobody
G C D G
My eyes can only look at you
D
You
[Verse 5]
Dm C
Every single word you hear, girl
G D
Is coming from this heart of mine
Dm C
I've never felt like this before
G D
G love like yours, so young and fine
[Verse 6]
Dm C
And now as I try to forget you
G D
It doesn't work out anyway
Dm C
I loved you such a long time ago
G D
Though in my eyes you'll always stay
[Verse 7]
Dm C
Every single word you hear
G D
Is coming from this heart of mine
Dm C
I loved you such a long time ago
G D
Don't know why, girl I don't know why
D D D
(Baby, such a long time, baby, such a long time, baby, such a long time)
[Chorus]
G C D
I can't see nobody
G C D
No, I can't see nobody
G C D G
My eyes can only look at you
[Chorus] + coda
G C D
I can't see nobody
G C D
No, I can't see nobody
G C D G
My eyes can only look at you
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13. Please Read Me - The Bee Gees
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Written by: Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Csus2 x-x-0-2-3-0
G/A x-2-2-2-2-x
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[Intro]
| D | Csus2 | D | % |
[Verse 1]
D Em
Many years ago I was a simple man
G D
G simple man, no worries me
Em7 F#m7 A
I never li---------ied
D G D F#m G G/A
Please read me
[Verse 2]
D Em
Not much conversation ever came from me,
G D
I never saw reality;
Em7 F#m7 A
I never tri---------ied
D G D F#m G G/A
Please read me
[Instrumental Verse] (Beach Boys style)
| D | Em | G | D |
| Em | F#m A |
| D G | D F#m | G G/A |
[Verse 3]
D Em
Maybe I've been lying on your couch too long
G D
I'll stay if you can see me through
Em7 F#m7 A
Explain wh----------y
[Outro]
D G D F#m G G/A
Please read me
D G D F#m G G/A
Please read me
D G D F#m G G/A
Please read me
[repeat and fade]
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14. Close Another Door - The Bee Gees
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Written by: Robin, Barry and Maurice Gibb
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[Verse]
(tacet)
Many years have passed, it seems
(tacet)
And I am all alone
(tacet)
I've sent the children far away
(tacet)
To some obscure unknown
(tacet)
It's so sad, so sad
[Chorus]
F A#
Close another door
F A# C
Listen to my eyes
F A#
Close another door
F A#
You're much too old to work
C C
So won't you run away? (break)
[Verse]
F
When I was young, I used to say
A# C
That age won't bother me
F
The life I had was very sad
A# C
It all went out to sea
Gm C C
It's so sad, so sad (break)
[Chorus]
F A#
Close another door
F A# C
Listen to my eyes
F A#
Close another door
F A#
You're much too old to work
C(sus4) D
So won't you run away? (break)
[Verse]
F
Though the sun is in outside
A# C
The rain is in my hair
F
Now all my life is lived inside
A# C
My home is in my chair
Gm C C
It's so sad, so sad (break)
[Chorus]
F A#
Close another door
F A# C
Listen to my eyes
F A#
Close another door
F A#
You're much too old to work
C C
So won't you run away? (break)
[Outro]
F F7
Let me go
A# D#7
Send me flowers and put me on a plane
F C
I may be old but I've been told
A# C
At least I'm still alive
F F7
Fly me up
A# D#7
Fly me up and send me home
F C
I've been working so, so very hard and
A# C
Being loved [?] but now I'm tired
| F | F7 | A# | D#7 | F | C | A# | C |
(vocals ad lib, repeat and fade)