Verse 1:
Dm                    A7                           Dm
Where are those happy days - they seem so hard to find.
Dm                 A7                           Dm
I try to reach for you but you have closed your mind.
F                 C
Whatever happened to our love?
Gm            Dm
I wish I understood.
Dm               A7                     Dm
It used to be so nice, it used to be so good.
 
Chorus:
F              C        Gm                Bb       F Fsus4 F Fsus4
So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me, SOS
F            C        Gm               Bb       F Fsus4 F Fsus4
The love you gave me, nothing less can save me, SOS
Bb                        Db     Eb        F
When you're gone, how can I even try to go on?
Bb                         Db          Eb      F
When you're gone, though I try how can I carry on?
 
Verse 2:
Dm                    A7                           Dm
You seem so far away though you are standing near.
Dm                 A7                           Dm
You make me feel alive but something died, I fear.
F                 C       Gm            Dm
I really tried to make it up - I wish I understood.
Dm               A7                     Dm
What happened to our love, it used to be so good.
 
Chorus:
F              C        Gm                Bb       F Fsus4 F Fsus4
So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me, SOS
F            C        Gm               Bb       F Fsus4 F Fsus4
The love you gave me, nothing less can save me, SOS
Bb                        Db     Eb        F
When you're gone, how can I even try to go on?
Bb                         Db          Eb      F
When you're gone, though I try how can I carry on?
 
Interlude (x2): Dm A7 Dm
 
F              C        Gm                Bb       F Fsus4 F Fsus4
So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me, SOS
F            C        Gm               Bb       F Fsus4 F Fsus4
The love you gave me, nothing less can save me, SOS
Bb                        Db     Eb        F
When you're gone, how can I even try to go on?
Bb                         Db          Eb      F
When you're gone, though I try how can I carry on?
Bb                        Db     Eb        F
When you're gone, how can I even try to go on?
Bb                         Db          Eb      F
When you're gone, though I try how can I carry on?
 
Outro: F C Dm
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