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]
G C
Close another door
G C D
Listen to my eyes
G C
Close another door
G C
You're much too old to work
D D
So won't you run away? (break)
[Verse]
G
When I was young, I used to say
C D
That age won't bother me
G
The life I had was very sad
C D
It all went out to sea
Am D D
It's so sad, so sad (break)
[Chorus]
G C
Close another door
G C D
Listen to my eyes
G C
Close another door
G C
You're much too old to work
D(sus4) D
So won't you run away? (break)
[Verse]
G
Though the sun is in outside
C D
The rain is in my hair
G
Now all my life is lived inside
C D
My home is in my chair
Am D D
It's so sad, so sad (break)
[Chorus]
G C
Close another door
G C D
Listen to my eyes
G C
Close another door
G C
You're much too old to work
D D
So won't you run away? (break)
[Outro]
G G7
Let me go
C F7
Send me flowers and put me on a plane
G D
I may be old but I've been told
C D
At least I'm still alive
G G7
Fly me up
C F7
Fly me up and send me home
G D
I've been working so, so very hard and
C D
Being loved [?] but now I'm tired
| G | G7 | C | F7 | G | D | C | D |
(vocals ad lib, repeat and fade)