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One Less Bell To Answer

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Bminor
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"One Less Bell To Answer"
(Bacharach - David)
[This one came out in the fall of 1970, and while Bacharach and David
continued to collaborate for another couple of years I believe this was
their last big hit.]
Intro:
Dmaj7/ / G13/ / Dmaj7/ /
Em7/ G   F#m7  Gmaj7/E  
/ / /
Verse 1:
Dmaj7One less bD6ell to Dmaj7answer
Bm9One F#m7less Bm9egg to F#m7fry
Gmaj7  C#m7/ F#  F#7  
One less man to pick up after
Bm9I should be hE7appyEm7/A  
Em7   F#m7   Gmaj7  Gmaj7/ A(Dmaj7)
But all I do is cry
Verse 2:
(Dmaj7Cry, cry, D6no more Dmaj7laughter) I should be happy
(Bm9Oh, F#m7why Bm9did he F#m7go)
Gmaj7  C#m7/ F#  F#7  
Since he left my life's so empty
Bridge:
Ebmaj7Though I try to forget it just Gm7can't be done
Each time the Abmaj7doorbell rings I still Dm7/Grun
Cmaj7  Cmaj7/E  
I don't know how in the world
Fmaj7  Cmaj7/E  
To stop thinking of him
Fmaj7  Cmaj7/ E  Bm7/ E  E7  
'Cause I still love him so
I spend each Em9day the way I sA13tart out
Em9Crying my hA13eart out
Verse 3 (first two lines instrumental):
Dmaj7/ / D6/ / Dmaj7/ / / /
Bm9/ / F#m7/ / Bm9/ / F#m7/ /
Gmaj7One less man to F#m7pick up aBm7fter
Em9No more lA13aughter, Am6no more B7-9love
Em9   F#m7   Gmaj7  Gmaj7/A  
Since he went away (he went away)
Coda:
(Dmaj7One less bD6ell to Dmaj7answer) Why did he leave me
Bm9   F#m7  Em7/ G   F#m7  Gmaj7/ E  Gmaj7/A  
(Why, why, why did he leave)
(One less bell to answer) Now I've got one less egg to fry
One less egg to fry
(Why, why, why did he leave) And all I do is cry
(One less bell to answer) Because a man told me goodbye
(Why, why, why did he leave)
(One less bell to answer) Somebody tell me please
Where did he go, why did he go
(Why, why, why did he leave) How could he leave me
[end cold on Dmaj7]
-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers
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