* = played once
B is replaceable for BM6 (or G#m7)
In the bridge there isn't really a strumming pattern, I would play it as fast arpeggios.
I'm not sure which capo would make this most comfortable to play, I mostly play the ukelele.
[Verse]
N.C
Avi Co-
B
lon,
G
Sing me a
B
song.
G
B
So that this
G#
cold, cold
C#7
wind don't
F#7
freeze my sleepy
B
bones
[Verse]
B*
When I'm a-
B
lone,
G
I'm so a
B
lone.
G
B
This park will just
G#
not sleep, it's
C#7
killing me, it
F#7
keeps on doin' me
B
wrong.
[Pre-Chorus]
B*
Then you come a-
G#m
long, with your
C#7
white hat, and your
C#7
mustache, and your
C#7
eyes meet mine.
B
You sing that
G#7
song which makes things
C#7
all so suddenly seem
F#7
warm and dreamy and, you
F#7
sing your favorite song to
B
me.
[Chorus]
B*
La la la
E
la-- la la,
E
la la la
B
la
B
La la la
E
la-- la la,
E
la la la
B B Bb A
la
G#
C#7
F#7
B
[Verse]
B*
Your bed's so
B
warm.
G
As you close your
B
arms,
G
Tied round
B
your guitar,
G#
and ca-
C#7
ress those rigid
F#7
strings.
[Pre-Chorus]
B*
Well, there goes my
G#m
shame! And my
C#7
fear! And it don't
C#7
feel so happy as I
F#7
slip into a dream, and you
F#7
sing your favorite song to
B
me.
[Chorus]
B*
La la la
E
la-- la la,
E
la la la
B
la
B
La la la
E
la-- la la,
E
la la la
B B Bb A
la
G#
Oh,
[Bridge]
A#dim7
but when I am aw-
A#dim7
ake,
A#dim7
Oh, that awful
A#dim7
weight, Just
[Bridge Chorus]
Bm
Falls!
Bm
G7
G7
Oh, and
[Bridge]
A#dim7
if you want to
A#dim7
save me, you
A#dim7
can't just serenade
A#dim7
me! It's
[Bridge Chorus]
Bm
Gone!
Bm
G7
G7
Well, you
[Bridge Pre-Chorus]
F#
know, you know
F#
Ain't nothing here for
Bm
free.
Bm
Well, you
C
know, you know
C7
Nothing comes for
Bm
free.
Bm
Yeah, you
C7
know, you know,
C7*
No one comes for
B7*
free
B7
La la la
[Chorus 2]
Em
la, la la,
Em
la la la
B7
la
B7
La la la
Em
la, la la,
Em
la la la
B7
la
B7
La la la
Em
la, la la,
Em
la la la
B7
la
B7
La la la
Em
la, la la,
Em
la la la
B7 B Bb A
la
G#
C#7
F#7
B
[Verse]
B*
Avi Co-
B
lon,
G
Sing me a
B
song.
G
B
So that this
[Outro]
G#
cold, cold
C#7
wind don't
A#aug
freeze my sleepy
BM6
bones.
G7
Bm6