Written by Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills and Duke Ellington
Em7 A7/13- D7M A7/9 Fdim D7M Bm7 E7 In my solitude you haunt me Em7 A9 Em7 A7/9- D7M B7 Em7 A7/13- With reveries of days gone by Em7 A7/13- D7M A7/9 Fdim D7M Bm7 E7 In my solitude you taunt me Em7 A9 A7/9- D D7M D7 With memories that never die G G6 Fdim I sit in my chair, filled with despair D A7 A7/13+ D7 There's no one could be so sad G G6 Fdim With gloom ev'rywhere, I sit and I stare D B7 Em7 A7/13- I know that I'll soon go mad Em7 A7/13- D7M A7/9 Fdim D7M Bm7 E7 In my solitude, I'm praying Em7 A7 Em7 Edim D A7 Gdim D7M Dear Lord above, send back my love Interlude: Em7 A7/13- D7M A7/9 Fdim D6 Bm7 E7 Em7 A9 A7/9- D D7M D7 G G6 Fdim I sit in my chair, filled with despair D A7 A7/13+ D7 There's no one could be so sad G G6 Fdim With gloom ev'rywhere, I sit and I stare D B7 Em7 A7/13- I know that I'll soon go mad Em7 A7/13- D7M A7/9 Fdim D7M Bm7 E7 In my solitude, I'm praying Em7 A7 Em7 Edim D A7 Gdim D7M Dear Lord above, send back my love