Now won’t you list en dear ie (A7)while I (D7)say,
how could you tell me that you’re (A7)goin’ a (D7)way?
Don’t say that (Em)we must part,
don’t break my (D)ach (A7)ing (D7)heart.
You know I’ve loved you tru ly (A7)man y (D7)years,
(G7)loved you night and (C)day;
how can you (C#dim)leave me, can’t you (G)see my (E7)tears?
(A7)List en (D7)while I (G)say:
(Cmaj7)Af ter you’ve gone
and left me cry ing; (G)af ter you’ve gone,
there’s no de ny ing (A7)you’ll feel blue,
(D7)you’ll feel sad,
you’ll miss the dear est pal you’ve ev er (G7)had.
(Cmaj7)There’ll come a time,
Now don’t for get it, there’ll come a time,
when you’ll re gret it.
(Am)Some (E7)day, (F7)when you grow lone ly, your heart will (B7)break like mine and (A7)you’ll want me on ly, (G)af ter you’ve gone,
af ter you’ve gone a (G)way.
(Cmaj7)Af ter I’m gone,
af ter we break up; (G)af ter I’m gone,
you’re gon na wake up; (A7)you will find,
(D7)you were blind,
to let some bod y come and change your (G7)mind.
(Cmaj7)Af ter the years,
we’ve been to geth er, their joy and tears,
all kinds of weath er, (Am)some (E7)day, (F7)blue and down heart ed, you’ll long to (B7)be with me right (A7)back where you start ed.
(G)Af ter I’m gone,
af ter I’m gone a (G)way.
(G)way.
This page shows “After You've Gone” by Sophie Tucker in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.