Shirley Horn

By Myself(Chords)

Shirley Horn

Key: D

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	        D6     Dm6      Fdim  E7 A       A7M 
The party's over, the game is ended 
    Am7   Cdim D9        Bm5-/7   A     A7M 
The dreams I dreamed went up in smoke 
      D9   A#7M    Fdim       A7M 
They didn't pan out     as intended  
F#7            B7    Fdim    A 
I should know how to take a joke 
Melody 
D6            F#m    B7   D6          F#m7       B7 
I'll go my way by myself; this is the end of romance. 
A7     A7/9 A7 D6/9 A D6     D9    Bm5-/7 Fdim  A  
I'll go my way  by  myself  love is only  a  dance. 
D6                 F#m   B7   D6        F#m7       B7 
Gray clouds in the sky above have put a blot on my fun 
A7      A7/9 A7  D6/9 A    D6  D9    Bm5-/7   Fdim  A  
I'll try to  fly high    above for a place in the sun 

Bridge:

F#m7 Cdim G#7 Em7 G/B Em7 F#7 I'll face the unknown, I'll build a world of my own D9 Dm Dm7+ Dm6 A C#m5-/7 F#m For no one knows better than I myself D9 Bm5-/7 E7/13 Fdim A I'm by myself alone
D6 F#m B7 D6 F#m7 B7 I'll go my way by myself here's how the comedy ends A7 A7/9 A7 D6/9 A D6 D9 Bm5-/7 Fdim A I'll have to deny myself love and laughter and friends D6 F#m B7 D6 F#m7 B7 I'll try to apply myself and teach my heart how to sing A7 A7/9 A7 D6/9 A D6 D9 Bm5-/7 Fdim A I'll go my way by myself like a bird on the wing F#m7 Cdim G#7 Em7 G/B Em7 F#7 I'll face the unknown, I'll build a world of my own D9 Dm Dm7+ Dm6 A C#m5-/7 F#m For no one knows better than I myself D9 Bm5-/7 E7/13 Fdim A I'm by myself alone

Written by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz

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