I (Db)used to vis it (Cb7)all the ver y (Dbmaj7)gay plac es, those (Cb7)come what (Dbmaj7)may plac es, where (Cb7)one re (Dbmaj7)lax es (Ebm7)on the (Fbmaj7)ax is (Gbm7)of the (Abm7)wheel of life to get the (Db6)feel of life from jazz and (Db6)cock tails.

The (Db)girls I knew had (Cb7)sad and sul len (Dbmaj7)gray fac es, with (Cb7)dis tin (Dbmaj7)gué trac es that (Cb7)used to (Dbmaj7)be there, (Ebm7)you could (Fbmaj7)see where (Gbm7)they’d been (Abm7)washed a way by too man y (Db6)through the day

(D9)twelve o’ (Db6)clock tails.

(C7)Then (Fm)you came a (Fm6)long with (Fm7)your si ren (Fm6)song to (Fm)tempt me to mad ness,

I (Fm)thought for a (Fm6)while that (Fm7)your poig nant (Fm6)smile was (Db)tinged with the (Edim7)sad ness (Ebm7)of a great (Ab9)love for me.

Ah, (Bb)yes, I was (Ebm7)wrong,

a gain I was (Ebm7)wrong!

(Db)Life is (D9)lone ly a (Db)gain, and (D9)on ly last (Db6)year ev ’ry thing (C)seemed (B)so (E)sure.

(D)Now (Db)life is (D7)aw ful a (Db)gain, a (D7)trough ful of (Db)hearts could on ly (Db9)be (C)a (F)bore.

(Eb)A (Ab6)week in (Eb)Par is will (Ab6)ease the (Em9)bite of (A)it.

(D)All I (Dm7)care is to (C6)smile (Cb7)in (Bb9)spite (A7)of (Ab9)it.

(Db)I’ll for (D7)get you, I (Db)will, while (D7)yet you are (Db6)still burn ing in (C)side (B)my (Bb7)brain.

Ro (Ebm7)mance is (Gbm9)mush, (Gbm6)sti fling (A9)those who strive,

I’ll (Dbmaj9)live a (Dbm9)lush (Gb)life in (Cbmaj9)some (Cb6)small (Fm11)dive,

(Bb)and (Ebm7)there I’ll (Gbm9)be, while (Gbm6)I (A)rot with the (Ab9)rest of (Fb)those (Eb6)whose (Dmaj7)lives (G9)are (Db6)lone (D9)ly, (Dbmaj7)too.