Written by E. A Swan
Recitative Gm Cm/G Gm Ebm6 For ages and ages, the poets and sages Cdim Gm D7/13- D7 Gm D7/13- Of love won d love always sing G7 C9 Cdim Bb7 Bbdim But ask any lover and you soon discover A7 D A7 Bbdim Cm6 The heartaches that romance can bring Gm Cm/G Gm Ebm6 What good is the scheming, the planning and dreaming Cdim Gm D7/13- D7 Gm D7/13- That comes with each new love affair G7 C9 Cdim Bb7 Bbdim The love that you cherish, so often might perish A7 D A7 Bbdim Cm6 And leaves you with castles in air Chorus G Bm G7 G6 Gm Bb5+ Bb C7 C When you're alone, who cares for starlit skies A7 Bbdim A7 Cm Eb5+ Cm7 Cm6 G When you're alone, the magic moonlight dies B7 Em A7 F#m A7 G A9 D5+ G Abm6 D7 F#7/13- G At break of dawn, there is no sunrise, when your lover has gone Bm G7 G6 Gm Bb5+ Bb C7 C What lonely hours, the evening shadows bring A7 Bbdim A7 Cm Eb5+ Cm7 Cm6 What lonely hours, with mem lingering G B7 Em Cm6 D7 Cdim E7M E7 Like faded flow, life can't mean anything Am Eb7 D7/13- G Eb7 D9 D5+ When your lover has gone G Bm G7 G6 Gm Bb5+ Bb C7 C When you're alone, who cares for starlit skies A7 Bbdim A7 Cm Eb5+ Cm7 Cm6 G When you're alone, the magic moonlight dies B7 Em A7 F#m A7 G A9 D5+ G Abm6 D7 F#7/13- G At break of dawn, there is no sunrise, when your lover has gone Bm G7 G6 Gm Bb5+ Bb C7 C What lonely hours, the evening shadows bring A7 Bbdim A7 Cm Eb5+ Cm7 Cm6 What lonely hours, with memories lingering G B7 Em Cm6 D7 Cdim E7M E7 Like faded flow, life can't mean anything Am Eb7 D7/13- G G7 A7 Eb7 G When your lover has gone