Intro F E7 C F G C Am F G Fm G Cm Fm G Cm Bb Ab Db G Ab D G verse 1 C F C Looking through their windows F G Peering through lace curtains C Edim7 Ab All the little la----dies Bbm F Gm With grey-hair hat-pinned heads G Cm Watching people they know who don't understand Fm Cm That they're living their lonely lives second-hand Ab G Ab D G Even second-hand's better than none verse 2 C F C Spreading all the gossip F G Baking cakes for teatime C Edim7 Ab All the little la----dies Bbm F Gm With lonely single beds G Cm Watching children they know as they jump and play Fm Cm Trying giving them sweets but they run away Ab G Ab D G Even naughty boys' better than none verse 3 C F C Sunday lunch is coming F G In a van of kindness C Edim7 Ab All the little la----dies Bbm F Gm With no friends but the dead G Cm Watching doctor they know, as he takes their pulse Fm Cm Trying giving a smile, for there's nothing else Ab G Ab D G Even this sad life's better than none