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]
B E
Close another door
B E F#
Listen to my eyes
B E
Close another door
B E
You're much too old to work
F# F#
So won't you run away? (break)
[Verse]
B
When I was young, I used to say
E F#
That age won't bother me
B
The life I had was very sad
E F#
It all went out to sea
C#m F# F#
It's so sad, so sad (break)
[Chorus]
B E
Close another door
B E F#
Listen to my eyes
B E
Close another door
B E
You're much too old to work
F#(sus4) D
So won't you run away? (break)
[Verse]
B
Though the sun is in outside
E F#
The rain is in my hair
B
Now all my life is lived inside
E F#
My home is in my chair
C#m F# F#
It's so sad, so sad (break)
[Chorus]
B E
Close another door
B E F#
Listen to my eyes
B E
Close another door
B E
You're much too old to work
F# F#
So won't you run away? (break)
[Outro]
B B7
Let me go
E A7
Send me flowers and put me on a plane
B F#
I may be old but I've been told
E F#
At least I'm still alive
B B7
Fly me up
E A7
Fly me up and send me home
B F#
I've been working so, so very hard and
E F#
Being loved [?] but now I'm tired
| B | B7 | E | A7 | B | F# | E | F# |
(vocals ad lib, repeat and fade)