Alone Again (Naturally)
Gilbert O'SullivanVersions2
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
_____Intro:
_____Verse: 1
In a little while from now,
If I'm not feeling any less sour
I promised myself to treat myself
And visit a nearby tower,
And climbing to the top,
Will throw myself off
In an effort to make it clear to who
Ever what it's like when your shattered
Left standing in the lurch, at a church
Where people 're say___ing,
"My God that's tough, she stood him up!
No point in us remaining.
We may as well go home."
As I did on my own,
5
Alone again, naturally
_____Verse: 2
To think that only yesterday,
I was cheerful, bright and gay,
Looking forward to, but who wouldn't do,
The role I was about to play
But as if to knock me down,
Rea__lity came around
And without so much as a mere touch,
Cut me into little pieces
Leaving me to doubt,
Talk about God and His mer___cy
Who if He really does exist
Why did He desert me
In my hour of need?
I truly am in__deed,
5
Alone again, naturally
_____Bridge:
It seems to me that
There are more hearts
broken in the world
that can't be mended
5
Left unattended
What do we do?____What do we do?
_____Music: Flemenco Guitar
5
Alone again, naturally
_____Verse: 3
Now looking back over the years,
And whatever else that appears
I remember I cried when my father died
Never wishing to hide the tears
And at sixty five years old,
My mother, God rest her soul,
Couldn't understand, why the only man
She had ever loved had been taken
Leaving her to start with a heart
So badly bro___ken
Despite encouragement from me
No words were ever spoken
And when she passed away
I cried and cried all day
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Alone again, naturally
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Alone again,______naturally
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Readable chord sheet for Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O'Sullivan
_____Intro: [Dmaj7] [D6]
[F#m7] [F#m7sus] [F#m7]
[Em7] [A7b9] [D]
_____Verse: 1
[Dmaj7]In a little while from n[D6]ow,
If I'm [F#m7]not feeling any less [F#m7sus]sour
I [Am]promised myself to treat myself
And [F#m7b5]visit a nearby [B7]tower,
And cl[Em7]imbing to the top,
Will th[Em7b5]row myself off[Gm6]
In an [D]effort to make it [Daug]clear to who
Ever [D6]what it's like when your [C#7]shattered
Left [F#m]standing in the lurch, at a ch[Am]urch
Where people 're [B7b9]say___[B7]ing,
"My [Em]God that's tough, she stood him up!
No p[Em7b5]oint in us remai[Gm6]ning.
We [Dmaj7]may as well go h[D6]ome."
As I[F#m] did [F#m7]on my [B7]own,
[Em] [Bbm] 5 [D]
Alone again, naturally
_____Verse: 2
To t[Dmaj7]hink that only yesterda[D6]y,
I was [F#m7]cheerful, bright and [F#m7sus]gay,
Looking f[Am]orward to, but who wouldn't do,
The r[F#m7b5]ole I was about to pl[B7]ay
But as [Em7]if to knock me down,
Rea[Em7b5]__lity [Gm6]came aro[Em7b5]und
And wi[D]thout so much as a [Daug]mere touch,
Cut me [D6]into little [C#7]pieces
[F#m]Leaving me to doubt,
Talk about[Am] God and His [B7b9]mer___[B7]cy
Who i[Em]f He really does exist
[Em7b5]Why did He desert [Gm6]me
[Dmaj7]In my hour of n[D6]eed?
I tr[F#m]uly a[F#m7]m in__[B7]deed,
[Em] [Bbm] 5 [D]
Alone again, naturally
_____Bridge:
It s[F]eems to me that
There are more hearts
[C7]broken in the wo[C7]rld[Bb]
that can't be m[Em7b5]ended
[Bbm] 5 [F]
Left unattended
[Bm7b5] What do we d[Amaj7]o?____What do we d[A9]o? [E] [A7]
_____Music: Flemenco Guitar
[Dmaj7] [D6] [F#m7] [F#m7sus] [F#m7]
[Am] [F#m7b5] [B7]
[Em7] [Em7b5]
[D] [Daug] [D6] [C#7]
[F#m] [Am] [B7b9] [B7]
[Em] [Em7b5] [Gm6]
[Dmaj7] [D6] [F#m] [F#m7] [B7]
[Em] [Bbm] 5 [D]
Alone again, naturally
_____Verse: 3
Now [Dmaj7]looking back over the y[D6]ears,
And what[F#m7]ever else that app[F#m7sus]ears
I rem[Am]ember I cried when my father died
Never [F#m7b5]wishing to hide the t[B7]ears
And at s[Em7]ixty five years old,
My m[Em7b5]other, God rest her soul,
Couldn't u[D]nderstand, why the [Daug]only man
She had [D6]ever loved had been [C#7]taken
[F#m]Leaving her to start with a h[Am]eart
So badly [B7b9]bro___[B7]ken
Desp[Em]ite encouragement from me
No wo[Em7b5]rds were ever [Gm6]spoken
And [Dmaj7]when she passed aw[D6]ay
I cr[F#m]ied and cr[F#m7]ied all [B7]day
[Em] [Bbm] 5 [D/F#] [F#m7] [B7]
Alone again, naturally
[Em] [Bbm] 5 [A7] [D]
Alone again,______naturally