Intro:
E A E A E A
Ooooooooh
E
Once a girl
A
In mommy’s world
G#m A
Laughing, rhyming, singing songs
G#m F#m
In her newly learned tongue
E A E A E A
Ooooooooh
E
our girl
A
In this world
G#m A
Married to a stranger’s name
G#m F#m
Writing to him all the same
E A
Oh but where can she go
E A
If she’s going alone?
E A
Where can she go
E A
If she’s going alone?
E A G#m
Where can she go to avoid
F#m
The love goodbye?
E A E A E A
Oooooooooh
All the same
F#m
Letters answer letters
G#m
In a round about way
A
“Sweet darling” they commence,
F#m E
But she no longer feels that way
E
Oh there’s not a soul
A
In the streets below
G#m
She's sitting by the window,
F#m
Clinging to the phone
G#m
Dialing endless numbers
F#m
No reply
G#m A
Love goodbye.
E A E A E A
Ooooooooh
E A
Oh but where can she go
E A
If she’s going alone?
E A
Where can she go
E A
If she’s going?
E A
where can she go
E A
If she’s going alone?
E A
She’s going alone
E A
She’s going…