A Day In The Life Of A Fool
Frank Sinatra
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[Verse]
Gm
Am7b5 Adim Gm Am7b5 D7
A day in the life of a fool
Gm Cm7 F7/A Bbmaj7
A sad and a long lonely day
G9/B Abdim Cm7 F7/A
I walk the avenue and hope I'll
Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7
run into
Am7b5 Adim
The welcome sight of you coming my
Gm
Am7b5 Adim D7
way
[Verse]
Gm
Am7b5 Adim Gm
I stop just across from your door
Am7b5 Adim
G9/B Abdim Cm
But you're never home any more
Cm7
Am7b5 Adim Bb6
So back to my room and there
Ebmaj7
in the gloom
Am7b5 D7 Gm Cm7 Gm
I cry tears of goodbye
[Instrumental]
Gm
Am7b5 Adim Gm Am7b5 Adim
G9/B Abdim Cm
[Outro]
Cm7/G
Am7b5 Adim Bb6
So back to my room and there
Ebmaj7
in the gloom
Am7b5 D9 D7 Gm Cm7/G Gm
I cry tears of goodbye
Tom
Rolagem
Mídia
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