Chords for Sesame Street - "When Bert's Not Here" (HQ)

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Oh, it's no use.
I can't fall asleep.
And you know why? _ _ _ _ _
_ It's because I miss my old buddy Bert. _ _
He's not here.
[Bb] _ _ [Gb] See, he went to [B] this pigeon festival.
You know, with Bernice [Gb] the pigeon?
_ [Dbm] You [Ebm] _ _ know, [B] [Bm] it might make me feel better if I could tell [Ebm] you about it.
I [Bm] hope you don't mind listening. _ _
[Ebm] When Bert's not here, [Bm] the hours last forever.
[Ebm] The toys aren't fun [Bm] and the cookies don't crunch.
[E] When Bert's [Eb] not here, [Abm] I don't feel so clever and I never [Db] even feel like [Dbm] having lunch.
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[B] When Bert's not here, [Bm] the place is too quiet.
[Ebm] The windows creak, [Bm] funny thoughts fill my head.
[E] When Bert's [Eb] not here, [Abm] no way to deny it, [B] I feel I [Db] really should have [Dbm] stayed in bed.
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[Gbm] There's some [B] peculiar [A] things about him. _
[E] What he likes [Abm] and does can be a mystery. _ _
But to spend [Db] a rainy [Abm] day without [Db] him [Ab] makes me realize how much he means to me. _ _
[B] When Bert's not here, [Bm] the sky's not so sunny.
[B] My life seems blue and from my [Bm] point of view.
[E] When Bert's not [Abm] here, the jokes aren't so funny and I wonder [Db] what on earth [Eb] I'm gonna do.
[E] When Bert's [Ebm] not here, [Dbm] to play with me [B] and you.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, you know I do feel better now.
I guess sometimes it does help to tell somebody how you feel.
So thanks for listening. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, I bet I can fall right asleep now.
_ _ Oh,