Sad Songs And Waltzes

Chords

Standard

# The song was originally in the key of A, but I have transposed it to the key of C 
# so that intro and outro horn melodies are completely within the range of the 
# soprano ukulele.

# Intro:
A|-3---7-5-8-7-7-7-5-8-7-3---0------------------------
E|-------------------------------1-0-----1-0----1-0---
C|-----------------------------------0------0-------0- 
G|---0---------------------0---0-------0------0-------

# Verse 1:
    C         G   
I'm writing a song
C
All about you
  F                       C
A true song as real as my tears.
           F 
But you've no need to fear it,
        C           F
'Cause no one will hear it.
C                            G            C 
Sad songs and waltzes aren't selling this year.

# Verse 2:
     C         G
I'll tell all about
C
How you cheated.
    F                           C
I'd like for the whole world to hear.
    F            
I'd like to get even
     C                  F
With you, 'cause you're leaving
C                                 G            C 
But said songs and waltzes aren't selling this year.

# Chorus:
       G                         C
It's a good thing that I'm not a star.
    D                        G   G7
You don't know how lucky you are.
          C
Though my record may say it
F
No one will play it.
C                            G            C
Sad songs and waltzes aren't selling this year.

# Bridge:
A|-3-0-2---2---0---0-----2-5-2-1-2-9-10-12-9-11-8-10-7-9-6-8-5-7 
E|-------1-------0---2------------------------------------------
C|--------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------0---------0----------------------------------------

A|-3-0-2---2--0---0-----2-5-2-2-1-5-3
E|-------1------0---2----------------
C|-----------------------------------
G|----------0---------0--------------

# Chorus:
       G                         C
It's a good thing that I'm not a star.
    D                        G   G7
You don't know how lucky you are.
          C
Though my record may say it
F
No one will play it.
C                            G            C
Sad songs and waltzes aren't selling this year.

# Outro:
A|-3---7-5-8-7-7-7-5-8-7-3---0------------------------
E|-------------------------------1-0-----1-0----1-0---
C|-----------------------------------0------0-------0- 
G|---0---------------------0---0-------0------0-------