[Time Signature: 4/4 65 BPM] [Key: D minor] [heartbroken vocals] [Intro -4 bars] [Chords: Dm – Gm – A7 – Dm] [Piano arpeggio, bass roots, brushes swell] [verse 1-8 bars] [Chords: Dm – Gm – A7 – Dm] [ Sparse piano, bass half note]. Bartender, give me one last drink Before I go back home I’ve got too much time to think Sitting there all alone [Chorus -8 bars] [Chords: Bbmaj7 – Gm – A7 – Dm] [Piano fuller voicings maj7 chords. Bass steady, brushes add cymbal swell] Another night an empty bed Our love was all a lie That’s exactly what you said When you said goodbye [verse 2-8 bars] [Chords: Dm – Gm – A7 – Dm] [ guitar comping soft quarter notes] Lonely nights drag on and on Hoping that you’ll phone Can’t sleep since you’ve been gone I need to find someone [Chorus -8 bars] [Chords: Bbmaj7 – Gm – A7 – Dm] [Piano fuller voicings maj7 chords. Bass steady, brushes add cymbal swell] Another night an empty bed Our love was all a lie That’s exactly what you said When you said goodbye [verse 3-8 bars] [Chords: Dm – Gm – A7 – Dm] [Sax shadows vocal line] I still don’t understand Why you had to leave I did everything I can But you were never pleased [Instrumental Interlude -8 bars] [Chords: Dm – Gm – A7 – Dm] [Solo: Tenor sax breathy, mournful] [Piano: Echo sax phrases with minor 9 voicings] [Bridge modal lift, 8 bars] [Shift to F Dorian] [Chords: Fm7 – Bb7 – Ebmaj7 – C7] [Piano fuller, bass walks chromatically, sax sighs] She stole your heart with a glance And you never even tried To give our love another chance Before you made me cry [Outro -fade, 8 bars] [Chords: Dm – Gm – A7 – Dm] [Sax: Shadows final line, holds low D, fades into silence] Another night an empty bed Our love was all a lie That’s exactly what you said When you said goodbye When you said goodbye [fade]
