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Key: B
Intro:
B D# G#m E
B F# E
Verse 1:
B D#
Shadows falling upon the wall
G#m E
Come the evening time
B D#
I was fine in the daylight hours
G#m E
But when it's later my
B D#
Melancholy has got the best of me
G#m E
Till I'm lonesome crying
B F# E
I'ma toast to my long gone friend tonight
Chorus:
B D#
Let's have one for the road
G#m E
Imagining the way it was
B D#
Drink to my solitude
G#m E
I'm only ever thinking of
B D#
Yoou-oo, yeah
G#m E
You're only ever brought to mind
B D#
When I'm in that moooo-ood
G#m E Em
Twenty-seven past midnight
Verse 2:
B D#
And in lieu of any company
G#m E
I'm talking to the moon
B D#
Reminiscing 'bout the good old days
G#m E
Like a drunken fool
B D#
And if heaven had a telephone
G#m E
Then I'd call you too
B F# E
Let you know that I raised my glass to you
Outro:
B D#
Let's have one for the road
G#m E
Imagining the way it was
B D#
Drink to my solitude
G#m E
I'm only ever thinking of
B D#
Yoou-oo, yeah
G#m E
You're only ever brought to mind
B D#
When I'm in that moooo-ood
G#m E Em
Twenty-seven past midnight
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Published: February 4, 2026
Last Updated: February 4, 2026