Tom: Ebm
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[Verse 1]
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Restless footsteps walking down the hallway,
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in the middle of the night,
F# A#m
I start hearing little sounds,
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be-come so magni-fied here in the quiet,
B A#m
The kitchen phone that rings,
G#m F#
and when you answer quickly speaking,
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In a whisper, I'm left to wonder why.
[Chorus 1]
A#m B C#
I've got a lonely feeling that I'm hearing,
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The sounds of good-bye,
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The sounds of good-bye,
[Verse 2]
F# A#m
Stockinged feet that softly tiptoe,
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through the room where I lay half a-sleep,
F# A#m
Clinking hangers, fumbling hands,
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that close the closet door that always creaks,
B A#m
The snapping latches on the suitcase,
G#m F#
that you carried with you,
B A#m G#m
To your mother's on those weekends many times.
[Chorus 2]
A#m B C#
I've got a lonely feeling that I'm hearing,
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The sounds of good-bye,
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The sounds of good-bye,
[Verse 3]
G Bm C
The scratching of a pencil writing words,
D G Bm C D
upon a note I'll hate to read,
G Bm
The pounding in my heart so loud,
C D G Bm C D
it's drowning out the words I wanna speak,
C Bm
The kitchen light that switches off,
Am G
while I lay here a-lone,
C Bm Am
And sudden darkness echoes through my mind.
[Chorus 3]
Bm C D
I've got a lonely feeling that I'm hearing,
G Bm C D
The sounds of good-bye,
G Bm C D
The sounds of good-bye.
[Verse 4]
G Bm
The clicking of your high heels,
C D G Bm C D
down the staircase and a-cross the marble floor,
G Bm C
I call your name and hear a deafening silence,
D G Bm C D
and the closing of a door,
C Bm Am G
A roaring motor in the street a stranger's cutting voice,
C Bm Am
Then a violent rush of teardrops to my eyes.
[Chorus 4]
Bm C D
I've got a lonely feeling that I'm hearing,
G Bm C D
The sounds of good-bye,
G Bm C D
The sounds of good-bye.
G Bm C D
The sounds of good-bye.
