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