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)