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]
C F
Close another door
C F G
Listen to my eyes
C F
Close another door
C F
You're much too old to work
G G
So won't you run away? (break)
[Verse]
C
When I was young, I used to say
F G
That age won't bother me
C
The life I had was very sad
F G
It all went out to sea
Dm G G
It's so sad, so sad (break)
[Chorus]
C F
Close another door
C F G
Listen to my eyes
C F
Close another door
C F
You're much too old to work
G(sus4) D
So won't you run away? (break)
[Verse]
C
Though the sun is in outside
F G
The rain is in my hair
C
Now all my life is lived inside
F G
My home is in my chair
Dm G G
It's so sad, so sad (break)
[Chorus]
C F
Close another door
C F G
Listen to my eyes
C F
Close another door
C F
You're much too old to work
G G
So won't you run away? (break)
[Outro]
C C7
Let me go
F A#7
Send me flowers and put me on a plane
C G
I may be old but I've been told
F G
At least I'm still alive
C C7
Fly me up
F A#7
Fly me up and send me home
C G
I've been working so, so very hard and
F G
Being loved [?] but now I'm tired
| C | C7 | F | A#7 | C | G | F | G |
(vocals ad lib, repeat and fade)