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[Intro]
G(xCadd94)
[Verse]
GWhen you're old and Cadd9lonely
You will Gwish you'd married Cadd9me
GI could build a Cadd9fire for you
And Gbring you cakes and Cadd9tea
GWhen you're cold and Cadd9hungry
I'll be Gwaiting by the Cadd9phone
GYou can call me Cadd9up and tell me
GHow you're all aCadd9lone, all alone
[Intro]
G(xCadd94)
[Verse]
GWhen you're old and Cadd9lonely
And the Grush of life is Cadd9past
GDays go by too Cadd9slowly and
The Gyears go by too Cadd9fast
GWhen your golden Cadd9loneliness
Is Gheavier than Cadd9stone
GYou can call me Cadd9up and say
"My GGod, I'm all aCadd9lone, all alone."
[Intro]
G(xCadd94)
G

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When Youre Old And Lonely

by The Magnetic Fields

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Cadd9

[Intro]

G Cadd9

(x4)

[Verse]

G Cadd9

When you're old and lonely

G Cadd9

You will wish you'd married me

G Cadd9

I could build a fire for you

G Cadd9

And bring you cakes and tea

G Cadd9

When you're cold and hungry

G Cadd9

I'll be waiting by the phone

G Cadd9

You can call me up and tell me

G Cadd9

How you're all alone, all alone

[Intro]

G Cadd9

(x4)

[Verse]

G Cadd9

When you're old and lonely

G Cadd9

And the rush of life is past

G Cadd9

Days go by too slowly and

G Cadd9

The years go by too fast

G Cadd9

When your golden loneliness

G Cadd9

Is heavier than stone

G Cadd9

You can call me up and say

G Cadd9

"My God, I'm all alone, all alone."

[Intro]

G Cadd9

(x4)

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