A     A     A     A


[Verse 1]

A                  A                   A              A
. . . Put down the coffee cup. . . and throw that old guitar up
    Em                Em
And I. . . play for a while,
                        D            D
Well, I guess I haven't played for a while


[Verse 2]

A                  A                   A                A
. . . Still have a letter to send you. . . and a broken heart to mend
      Em          Em
I was played. . . .
                      D               D
Now I guess I'll just keep waiting it out


[Chorus]

Bm                Bm           E                       E
. . . ‘Cause once you're gone, then. . . you're really gone!
       A            A                 D         D
And it burns   in a worst   kind of a way
Bm                  Bm           E
. . . So, I'll just write a song
                E             A      A      A      A
And hope you'll hear it some--day!


[Verse 3]

A                        A
. . . But what I do with all your stuff?
A                   A
You know I guess it don't mean much
        Em         Em
And I'm wasting my time
                D                D
Figuring what's yours and what's mine!


[Verse 4]

A                    A
. . . And of all the things you left,
   A                   A
My heart's the one I'd wish you'd catch.
          Em       Em
You know. . . everything's fine,
            D                D
Then again, not everything's fine!


[Chorus]

Bm                Bm           E                       E
. . . ‘Cause once you're gone, then. . . you're really gone!
       A            A                 D         D
And it burns   in a worst   kind of a way
Bm                  Bm            E
. . . So, I'll just write a song
                E             A      A
And hope you'll hear it some--day!


[Instrumental]

            |  A  |  A  |  Em |  Em |  D  |  D  |
|  A  |  A  |  A  |  A  |  Em |  Em |  D  |  D  |


[Outro]

Bm               Bm               E                  E
. . .‘Cause once you're gone. . . then you're really gone
       A            A                 D         D
And it burns   in a worst   kind of a way
Bm             Bm                E
. . . So, I'll just sing a song. . .
                E            A             A             A      A
And hope you'll hear it some—day. . . some—day. . . some-day

Bm             Bm                E
. . . . . I'll just sing a song. . .
                E             A     A     A     A      A    A    A   A
And hope you'll hear it some—day. . . . . . . . . some-day. . . . . .