One Less Bell to Answer

"One Less Bell To Answer"
                           (Bacharach - David)
 
[This one came out in the fall of 1970, and while Bacharach and David
continued to collaborate for another couple of years I believe this wastheir last big hit.]
 
Intro:
 
        C       F       C
         /   /   /   /    /   /
        Dm /F Em  F    /D
         /     /     /
 

Verse 1:
 
        C
        One   less bell to answer
        Am  Em  Am     Em
        One less egg to fry
        F             Bm /E
        One less man to pick up after
        Am           D    Dm
        I should be happy
            Dm  Em  F          /G (C    )
        But all  I    do    is      cry
 
Verse 2:
 
         C
        (Cry, cry, no more laughter)  I should be happy
         Am  Em  Am    Em
        (Oh, why  did he go)
        F               Bm /E
        Since he left my life's so empty
 
Bridge:
 
        Db                             Fm
        Though I try to forget it just can't be done
                      Gb                    Cm
        Each time the doorbell rings I still run
 
                    A#              /D
        I don't know how in the world
                D#     A#   /D
        To stop thinking of him
        D#      A#   /D        Am /D
        'Cause I still love him so
                     Dm             G
        I spend each day the way I start out
        Dm         G
        Crying my heart out
 
Verse 3 (first two lines instrumental):
 
        C
          /   /   /   /    /   /   /   /
         Am      Em      Am      Em
          /   /   /   /    /   /   /   /
 
        F               Em      Am
        One less man to pick up after
        Dm       G       Gm       A
        No more laughter, no more love
        Dm       Em  F          /G
        Since he went away    (he went away)
 
Coda:
 
         C
        (One less bell to answer)    Why did he leave me
         Am  Em  Dm /F Em  F    /D F    /G
        (Why, why, why   did    he   leave)
 
        (One less bell to answer)     Now I've got one less egg to fry
                                      One less egg to fry
        (Why, why, why did he leave)  And all I do is cry
 
        (One less bell to answer)     Because a man told me goodbye
        (Why, why, why did he leave)
 
        (One less bell to answer)     Somebody tell me please
                                      Where did he go, why did he go
        (Why, why, why did he leave)  How could he leave me
 
        [end cold on Dmaj7]
 
 
-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers
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