G         Cm           G
                      LIFE IS A BOOK THAT WE STUD-Y,
                     Em          Am             Em
                     SOME OF ITS LEAVES BRING A SIGH,
                     Am           Dm          Am
                     THERE IT WAS WRIT-TEN MY BUD-DY,
                      A7                         D7  D+
                      THAT WE MUST PART, YOU AND I.

                    G             Cm         G
                    BUD-DIES THRU ALL OF THE GAY DAYS,
                   Em            Am              Em
                   BUD-DIES WHEN SOME-THING WENT WRONG;
                    Am       Dm            Am
                    I WAIT A-LONE THRU THE GRAY DAYS,
                    A7                           D7    D+
                    MISS-ING YOUR SMILE AND YOUR SONG.

                   G          G#°        D7
                   NIGHTS ARE LONG SINCE YOU WENT A-WAY,
                      G       C#°      Am7          D7
                    I THINK A-BOUT YOU ALL THRU THE DAY
               D7 G       G7 E7         Am     A7       D7
               MY BUD-DY, MY BUD-DY, NO BUD-DY QUITE SO TRUE
                  G         G#°      D7
                  MISS YOUR VOICE THE TOUCH OF YOUR HAND,
                  D7   G       C#°       Am7        D7
                  JUST LONG TO KNOW THAT YOU UN-DER-STAND,
                            D7 G       G7 E7
                            MY BUD-DY, MY BUD-DY,
                               A      A7   D7  G  Am7 G
                          YOUR BUD-DY MISS-ES  YOU.