Rarely performed gem written by Arthur Alexander... nice laid back feel for this one! Verse 1 ======= ? D (xx0232@1) GMy (320003@1)house is a lonely house D (xx0232@1) GBut (320003@1)it once was a happy house D (xx0232@1) /C# /B G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) A7And (x02020@1)the two of us were happy as I re-call Refrain 1 ========= D (xx0232@1) BmBut (x24432@1)now the rain falls a-round it D (xx0232@1) BmAnd (x24432@1)loneliness sur-rounds it G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) AAnd (x02220@1)I am in the middle of it all Verse 2 ======= D (xx0232@1) GMy (320003@1)friends look at me and say D (xx0232@1) GI (320003@1)wonder what made that boy that way D (xx0232@1)/C# /B G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) A7The (x02020@1)boy doesn't even smile at all Refrain 2 ========= D (xx0232@1) BmBut (x24432@1)I wonder what they would say D (xx0232@1) BmIf (x24432@1)their world just came down one day G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) D7And (xx0212@1)they were in the middle of it all Bridge ====== G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) I gave that girl all the love that I had Had to give GAnd (320003@1)the love that I gave her D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) A7Was (x02020@1)real and real and real Verse 3 ======= DNow (xx0232@1)I ache yeah GWith (320003@1)heart-breaking pain D (xx0232@1) GAnd (320003@1)the hurt that I just cant explain D (xx0232@1) /C# /B G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) A7Yes (x02020@1)it looks like my life is about to fall Refrain 3 / end =============== D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1) But I feel a shadow round me D (xx0232@1) BmBut (x24432@1)sadness has found me G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)me I'm in the middle of it all G (320003@1) DI'm (xx0232@1)sitting right here in the middle ----------------------------------------- I hope I've done it justice! Kevin O'Brien Watford England April 2012 watfordkev@gmail.com
