Note: be sure to use monospaced font for correct chord placement - This is a beautiful song and a pretty good test for the
vocal range of most singers
The Last Worthless Evening - Don Henley
capo 2 for original key (then tighten up your vocal cords)
Chords: Asus2-X02200, Bsus2-X24422, Asus4-X02230, Esus4-022200
Intro: Asus2 A Asus2 A Bsus2 B Bsus2 B
E
I know you broke up with him
Esus4 E
and your hearts still on the shelf
E A B
It's been over two years for me & I'm still not quite myself
C#m Asus4 A
You can't be with someone new and you can't go back to him
C#m D B
You're beginning to realize that it's sink or swim
E Esus4 E
I see you around sometime and my heart just melts
E A B
You're like if you had your wish you'd be somewhere else
C#m Asus4 A
And it just breaks my heart to see you here this way
C#m D B
Someday I'll get the nerve to walk up to you and say
E G#m A
This is the last worthless evening that you'll have to spend
Bsus2 Asus2 E
Just give me a chance to show you how to love again
E G#m A
This is the last worthless evening that you'll have to spend
F#m A B
'Cause I'll be there when your broken heart is on the mend
E Esus4 E
Everynight it's the same old crowd in smokey rooms
E
You catch a faint glimpse of love sometimes
A B
but it never blooms
C#m Asus4 A
I've been around this block a time or two
C#m D
And I've made some big mistakes but girl I promise you,
B
I promise you
E G#m A
This is the last worthless evening that you'll have to spend
Bsus2 Asus2 E
Just give me a chance to show you how to love again
E G#m A
This is the last worthless evening that you'll have to spend
F#m A Bsus2
'Cause it won't be long 'til your little heart is on the mend
Asus2 A (this is like intro)
Time time tickin’ tickin’....tickin’ away
Asus2 A
Time time tickin’ tickin’....tickin’ away
Bsus2 B
Time time tickin’ tickin’....tickin’ away
Bsus2 B
Time time tickin’ tickin’
E Esus4 E
People inside their houses with the shades pulled down
E
God knows we could use some romance
A B
in this sleepy bedroom town
C#m Asus4 A
I know you're still afraid to rush into anything
C#m D B
But there's just so many summers and just so many springs
E G#m A
This is the last worthless evening that you'll have to spend
Bsus2 Asus2 E
Just give me a chance to show you how to love again
E G#m A
This is the last worthless evening that you'll have to spend
F#m A B
'Cause it won't be long 'til your little heart is on the mend
E G#m A
This is the last worthless evening that you'll have to spend
Bsus2 Asus2 E
Just give me a chance to show you how to love again
E G#m A
This is the last worthless evening that you'll have to spend
F#m A B
'Cause it won't be long 'til your little heart is on the mend
adlib chorus to fade
[Thanks to Dennis Maxgamut for tabs]
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