Alone Again Naturally chords by Nina Simone
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Intro 1
(D major)
Verse 1
I remember (D major) this afternoon
When my (C sharp major) sis ter came (F sharp minor) into the room
She re (C major) fused to say how my (D major) father was
(A major) But I (B major) knew he'd be dying soon.
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Verse 2
And (E minor) I was oh so glad,
and (A major) it was oh so sad
That I (D major) realized that (A major) I despised this
(B minor) man I once called father (C sharp major) .
(F sharp minor) In his hanging on,
(A major) (E flatdim) with fingers clutch (B major) ing
His body (E minor) now just eighty-eight pounds
pounds
Blinded (G major) eyes still searching
(Asus4) For some distant (A major) dream (D major) that had
(A major) faded away (F sharp minor) at the (B major) seams.
Dy (E minor) ing alone, (Asus4) naturally.
Interlude 1
(D major)
(B major) (D major)
Verse 3
I (D major) was his favourite child,
(C sharp major) I had him a little (F sharp minor) while
Just as (C major) long as I could play (F sharpdim) the pi
(A major) ano and (B major) smile a little smile
(E minor) Just when I needed him most,
he was (A major) already a ghost
And for (D major) all my life there where (F sharp minor) promises
and they (B minor) always have been (C sharp major) broken
Verse 4
(F sharp minor) Leaving me alone (A major) (E flatdim) with all my troubles
(B major) Not (E minor) ever once touching me and saying
(G major) "Daugther, I'll help you get over."
Now (D major) he's fadig away (A major) and
I'm glad to (B minor) say,
(Bsus4) He's (E minor) dying at last. (Asus4) (A major) Naturally.
Interlude 2
(D major)
Verse 5
It's a very sad thing to (D major) see that my
(F sharp minor) mother with all her heart
Believes (C major) the words that the (F sharpdim) Bible
(A major) said "Til (B major) death do us two part".
For (E minor) her that was forever and ay,
he de (A major) cided her night and day
How (D major) could some English words (F sharp minor) so small
af (B minor) fect someone so strangely? (C sharp major)
Verse 6
(F sharp minor) Taking her away from (A major) us, (E flatdim) her soul included
(B major) She (E minor) might es well be gone with him,
all the (G major) children are ex (G minor) cluded.
(G major) (D major) Loneliness is hell, (A major) I know so (B major) well,
For (E minor) I'm alone. (Asus4) (A major) Naturally.
Interlude 3
(D major)
(B minor) (A major) (B minor) (F sharp major) (B minor)
(F sharp minor) (C sharp major) (F sharp minor) (G major)
(A major) (F sharp minor) (B minor) (A major) (C sharp major) (F sharp minor) (B minor) (A major)
(G major) (Asus4) (A major) (Asus4) (A major)
(D major)
(A major) (B minor)
I waited (B major)
Verse 7
(Bsus4) three weeks for him (B minor) to die
I (A major) waited (G major) (F sharpsus4) three weeks
for him to (F sharp major) die (E minor) (B minor) (D major)
Every night (A major) (C sharp major) he was call (C sharp minor) ing
on me (B minor) (G major)
I wouldn't (E minor) go to him. (D major)
(C sharp major) (C sharpdim) (F sharp minor)
I waited three (A major) weeks for him
to die (Asus4) (G major)
(Asus4) Three weeks for him to die.
Interlude 4
(Asus4) (G major)
(D major)
Verse 8
And after he died, after (D major) he died
Every night I went out,
(C sharp major) every (A major) night I had a flight.
(F sharp minor) It (C major) didn't matter who (A major) it was with
'Cos I (B major) knew what it was about.
And if (E minor) you could read between lines,
my (A major) Dad and I close as (E minor) flies.
(G major) I (D major) loved him then and I (A major) loved him still,
that's why (B minor) my heart's so (C sharp major) broken. (C sharp major)
Verse 9
(F sharp minor) Leaving me to doubt (A major) God
(E flatdim) in His Mercy
(B major) And (E minor) if He really does exist then
why does He desert me? (G major)
When (D major) he passed away (D major) I smoked (A major)
and drank all (B minor) day, (B major)
Alone. (E minor) Again. (E minor) (G major) (E minor) Naturally.
Alone Again Naturally
Nina Simone
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