Songwriters: Elgin, Augustus, Phillips
[Intro]
G D
[Verse 1]
G D G
If the song of the songbird,
D G
Could replace my wrong word
D A D
then my dear, that's the song I would borrow
[Chorus]
G G#dim
And tonight you would hear
D Bm
The saddest song of the year
E7 A7 D
And you'd be mine once again, come tomorrow
[Verse 2]
G D G
If the song of the swallow,
D G
Could reveal my sorrow
D A D
Then my dear, he would sing just for you.
[Chorus]
G G#dim
And tonight you would hear
D Bm
The saddest song of the year
E7 A7 D
And you'd be mine once again, come tomorrow
[Bridge]
D D/C# D/B A
Just tonight, while in flight,
A7 D D
On your window sill they light
G Em A
To tell you, all of my tears.
[Chorus]
G G#dim
And tonight you would hear
D Bm
The saddest song of the year
E7 A7 D
And you'd be mine once again, come tomorrow
[Verse 3]
G D G
If the song of the swallow,
D G
Could reveal my sorrow
D A D
Then my dear, he would sing just for you.
[Chorus]
G G#dim7
Oh, yes, tonight, tonight you would hear
D Bm
The saddest song of the year
E7 A D
And you'd be mine once again, come tomorrow
[Chorus]
G G#dim
Oh, yes, tonight, tonight you would hear
D Bm
The saddest song of the year
E7 A7 D
And you'd be mine, you'd be mine once again, come tomorrow.
[Outro- fade]
G G#dim
Sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, Mr. Songbird
D Bm
Come on and sing just once little swallow
E7 A7 D
and make her mine once again, come tomorrow
