[Vers 1]
A B
Gently my eyelids close
E/D#
I'd rather be good than clever
F#m
I'd rather have all facts wrong?
A
than no reply whatever
A B
I learned before I could speak
E/D#
with those being patient eyes
F#m
When god created my kind
A
but he forgot to tell me why
B
so gently my eyelids close
[Omkvæd]
E C
All alone (all alone)
D
at home I sit
E C
ay-ay-ayyy (ay-ay-ayyy)
D A
I'm very tired of it (all alone)
E B
Burn the midnight oil
D C#m
or pour it on my salad (ay-ay-ayyy)
E F#m D
I lost the thread I thought I had
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[Vers 2]
A B
Led by hearts & ears
E/D#
memory lagging behind
F#m
No shame being a fool
A
I got many things on my mind
A B
Pick up the phone on first riing
E/D#
I never get out anymore..
F#m
There's nowhere to go, but back
A
and there's quicksand outside my door
B
So gently my eyelids close
[Omkvæd]
E C
All alone (all alone)
D
at home I sit
E C
ay-ay-ayyy (ay-ay-ayyy)
D A
I'm very tired of it (all alone)
E B
Burn the midnight oil
D C#m
or pour it on my salad (ay-ay-ayyy)
E F#m D
I lost the thread I thought I had
E F#m D# C#
I lost it... I lost it... yeah
A#m - Fm - G#m - D#m
A#m - Fm - G#m - D#m
A#m - Fm - G#m - D#m
A#m - Fm - G#m - Am
E B
Is that a shadow - or a hole in the floor
C#m
And what's that noise outside my door
D
home alone
A
on my own
[Omkvæd]
E C
All alone (all alone)
D
at home I sit
E C
ay-ay-ayyy (ay-ay-ayyy)
D A
I'm very tired of it (all alone)
E B
Burn the midnight oil
D C#m
or pour it on my salad (ay-ay-ayyy)
E F#m D
I lost the thread I thought I had
I lost the thread I thought I had
[Omkvæd igen]
E C
All alone (all alone)
D
at home I sit
E C
ay-ay-ayyy (ay-ay-ayyy)
D A
I'm very tired of it (all alone)
E B
Burn the midnight oil
D C#m
or pour it on my salad (ay-ay-ayyy)
E F#m D
I lost the thread I thought I had