Verse 1:
[G] In a little while from now
If I'm[Bm] not feeling any less sour
I [Dm] promise myself to treat myself
And [Bm] visit a nearby [E7] tower
And [Am] climbing to the top
To [Cm] throw myself off
In an [G] effort to make it [Gaug] clear
to whoever [G6] what it's like when you're [F#7] shattered
Left [Bm7] standing in the lurch
At a [Dm] church with people [E7] saying
"My [Am] God, that's tough, she stood him up
No [Cm] point in us remaining
We [G] may as well go [Gmaj7] home"
As [Bm7] I did on my [E7] own
[Am] Alone again, [D7] naturally
Verse 2:
[G] To think that only yesterday
I was [Bm] cheerful bright and gay
Looking [Dm] forward – who wouldn't do?
The [Bm] role I was about to[E7] play
And as [Am] if to knock me down
[Cm] Reality came around
And [G] without so much as a[Gaug] mere touch [G6]
[G6] Threw me into [F#7] little pieces
[Bm7] Leaving me to doubt
Talk [Dm] about God in his [E7] mercy
Who [Am] if He really does exist
[Cm] Why did He desert me
[G] In my hour of need
I [Bm7] truly am [E7] indeed
[Am] Alone again,[D7] naturally
Bridge:
It [Bb] seems to me that there are more hearts
[F] Broken in the world than can be[Cm] mended [D7]
Left [Bb] unattended
What do we[Dmaj7] do?
What do we[Am7] do? [D7]
Verse 3:
[G] Looking back over the years
And [Bm] whatever else appears
I [Dm] remember I cried when my father died
Never [Bm7] wishing to hide [E7] my tears
[Am] And at sixty-five years old
[Cm] My mother, God rest her soul
[G] Couldn't understand why the[Gaug] only man
She had [G6] ever loved had been [F#7] taken
[Bm7] Leaving her to start
With a [Dm] heart so badly [E7] broken
[Am] Despite encouragement from me
No [Cm] words were ever spoken
[G] When she passed away I [Bm7] cried and cried [E7] all day
[Am] Alone again,[D7] Naturally