Chords for Gene Pitney Waking up Alone
Tempo:
72.625 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
F#m
Em
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [A] [G] [D] [A] [G]
[D] I took my chances [F#m] on a one-way ticket home
[Em] Growing tired of [G] strangers [Gm] and the kind of life I've known
[D] Thought the time for [F#m] settling down had come at [D] last
[A]
[D] Yes, I hope to [F#m] find the future in [A] my past
[D] Walk with me, darling, [F#m] where the wheat fields used to be
[Em] And I will tell you stories [Gm] of my times across the sea
[D] You're the legendary [F#m] girl I [A] left behind
[D] Can't begin to [F#m] count the times you crossed [A] my mind
[B] I [D#m] know your children [G#] while the youngest looks just like you
[Em] She's the picture of a mother, [Gm] but there'll never be another [D] quite like [F#m] you
[Em] You're an angel [A] and a time [D] that I don't know [F#m] anymore
[Em] [A] So goodnight, [D] I'll take my [F#m] memories to bed
[Em] You know that [A] I'll be waking [D] up alone
[F#m]
[D] [F#m]
[D] Should have noticed that the years were slipping by
[G] Still you're just as lovely [Gm] as the day we said goodbye
[D] Like an old [F#m] familiar poem that [A] still won't [D] rhyme
[A] I [D] can get [F#m] back to the place, but [A] not the time
[B] You know your children [G#] while the youngest [Em] looks just like you
She's the picture of a mother, [Gm] but there'll never be another [D] quite like you
[F#m] [Em] You're an angel [A] and a time that [D] I don't know [F#m] anymore
[Em] [A] So goodnight, I'll [D] take my [F#m] memories to bed
[Em] I know that [A] I'll be waking [D] up alone
[A] [G] [D] [A] [G]
[D] Oh you, [F#m] [D] [Em] you're an [G] angel [A] in a [D] time that I don't know [F#m] anymore
[Em] So [A] goodnight, I'll [D] take my memories [F#m] to bed
[Em] I know that [A] I'll be waking [D] up alone
[A] [G] [D] [A] [G]
[D] Oh you, [Em] you're an angel [A] in a time [D] that I don't know [F#m] anymore
[Em] [Bm] So [A] goodnight, I'll [D] take my [F#m] memories to bed
[Em] [A] [D] [N]
[D] I took my chances [F#m] on a one-way ticket home
[Em] Growing tired of [G] strangers [Gm] and the kind of life I've known
[D] Thought the time for [F#m] settling down had come at [D] last
[A]
[D] Yes, I hope to [F#m] find the future in [A] my past
[D] Walk with me, darling, [F#m] where the wheat fields used to be
[Em] And I will tell you stories [Gm] of my times across the sea
[D] You're the legendary [F#m] girl I [A] left behind
[D] Can't begin to [F#m] count the times you crossed [A] my mind
[B] I [D#m] know your children [G#] while the youngest looks just like you
[Em] She's the picture of a mother, [Gm] but there'll never be another [D] quite like [F#m] you
[Em] You're an angel [A] and a time [D] that I don't know [F#m] anymore
[Em] [A] So goodnight, [D] I'll take my [F#m] memories to bed
[Em] You know that [A] I'll be waking [D] up alone
[F#m]
[D] [F#m]
[D] Should have noticed that the years were slipping by
[G] Still you're just as lovely [Gm] as the day we said goodbye
[D] Like an old [F#m] familiar poem that [A] still won't [D] rhyme
[A] I [D] can get [F#m] back to the place, but [A] not the time
[B] You know your children [G#] while the youngest [Em] looks just like you
She's the picture of a mother, [Gm] but there'll never be another [D] quite like you
[F#m] [Em] You're an angel [A] and a time that [D] I don't know [F#m] anymore
[Em] [A] So goodnight, I'll [D] take my [F#m] memories to bed
[Em] I know that [A] I'll be waking [D] up alone
[A] [G] [D] [A] [G]
[D] Oh you, [F#m] [D] [Em] you're an [G] angel [A] in a [D] time that I don't know [F#m] anymore
[Em] So [A] goodnight, I'll [D] take my memories [F#m] to bed
[Em] I know that [A] I'll be waking [D] up alone
[A] [G] [D] [A] [G]
[D] Oh you, [Em] you're an angel [A] in a time [D] that I don't know [F#m] anymore
[Em] [Bm] So [A] goodnight, I'll [D] take my [F#m] memories to bed
[Em] [A] [D] [N]
Key:
D
A
F#m
Em
G
D
A
F#m
[D] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [G] _
[D] I took my chances [F#m] on a one-way ticket home
[Em] Growing tired of [G] strangers [Gm] and the kind of life I've known
[D] Thought the time for [F#m] settling down had come at [D] last
[A]
[D] Yes, I hope to [F#m] find the future in [A] my past _
[D] Walk with me, darling, [F#m] where the wheat fields used to be
[Em] And I will tell you stories [Gm] of my times across the sea
[D] You're the legendary [F#m] girl I [A] left behind _
[D] Can't begin to [F#m] count the times you crossed [A] my mind
[B] I [D#m] know your children [G#] while the youngest looks just like you
[Em] She's the picture of a mother, [Gm] but there'll never be another [D] quite like [F#m] you
[Em] You're an angel [A] and a time [D] that I don't know [F#m] anymore
[Em] _ [A] So goodnight, [D] I'll take my [F#m] memories to bed
[Em] You know that [A] I'll be waking [D] up alone
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] _ Should have noticed that the years were slipping by
[G] Still you're just as lovely [Gm] as the day we said goodbye
[D] Like an old [F#m] familiar poem that [A] still won't [D] rhyme
[A] I [D] can get [F#m] back to the place, but [A] not the time
[B] You know your children [G#] while the youngest [Em] looks just like you
She's the picture of a mother, [Gm] but there'll never be another [D] quite like you
[F#m] _ [Em] You're an angel [A] and a time that [D] I don't know [F#m] anymore
_ [Em] _ [A] So goodnight, I'll [D] take my [F#m] memories to bed
[Em] I know that [A] I'll be waking [D] up alone
[A] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [G]
[D] Oh you, [F#m] _ [D] [Em] you're an [G] angel [A] in a [D] time that I don't know [F#m] anymore
[Em] So [A] goodnight, I'll [D] take my memories [F#m] to bed
[Em] I know that [A] I'll be waking [D] up alone
[A] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [G]
[D] Oh you, _ [Em] you're an angel [A] in a time [D] that I don't know [F#m] anymore
[Em] [Bm] So [A] goodnight, I'll [D] take my [F#m] memories to bed
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[D] I took my chances [F#m] on a one-way ticket home
[Em] Growing tired of [G] strangers [Gm] and the kind of life I've known
[D] Thought the time for [F#m] settling down had come at [D] last
[A]
[D] Yes, I hope to [F#m] find the future in [A] my past _
[D] Walk with me, darling, [F#m] where the wheat fields used to be
[Em] And I will tell you stories [Gm] of my times across the sea
[D] You're the legendary [F#m] girl I [A] left behind _
[D] Can't begin to [F#m] count the times you crossed [A] my mind
[B] I [D#m] know your children [G#] while the youngest looks just like you
[Em] She's the picture of a mother, [Gm] but there'll never be another [D] quite like [F#m] you
[Em] You're an angel [A] and a time [D] that I don't know [F#m] anymore
[Em] _ [A] So goodnight, [D] I'll take my [F#m] memories to bed
[Em] You know that [A] I'll be waking [D] up alone
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] _ Should have noticed that the years were slipping by
[G] Still you're just as lovely [Gm] as the day we said goodbye
[D] Like an old [F#m] familiar poem that [A] still won't [D] rhyme
[A] I [D] can get [F#m] back to the place, but [A] not the time
[B] You know your children [G#] while the youngest [Em] looks just like you
She's the picture of a mother, [Gm] but there'll never be another [D] quite like you
[F#m] _ [Em] You're an angel [A] and a time that [D] I don't know [F#m] anymore
_ [Em] _ [A] So goodnight, I'll [D] take my [F#m] memories to bed
[Em] I know that [A] I'll be waking [D] up alone
[A] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [G]
[D] Oh you, [F#m] _ [D] [Em] you're an [G] angel [A] in a [D] time that I don't know [F#m] anymore
[Em] So [A] goodnight, I'll [D] take my memories [F#m] to bed
[Em] I know that [A] I'll be waking [D] up alone
[A] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [G]
[D] Oh you, _ [Em] you're an angel [A] in a time [D] that I don't know [F#m] anymore
[Em] [Bm] So [A] goodnight, I'll [D] take my [F#m] memories to bed
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _