"One Less Bell To Answer"
(Bacharach - David)

[This one came out in the fall of 1970, and while Bacharach and David
continued to collaborate for another couple of years I believe this was
their last big hit.]

Intro:

Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 
   G13G13 Piano Chord 
     Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 

/   /   /   /    /   /
Em7/GEm7/G Piano Chord 
 F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
 Gmaj7/E
/     /     /

Verse 1:

Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 
       D6D6 Piano Chord 
     Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 

One   less bell to answer
Bm9Bm9 Piano Chord 
 F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
 Bm9Bm9 Piano Chord 
    F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 

One less egg to fry
Gmaj7Gmaj7 Piano Chord 
         C#m7/F#C#m7/F# Piano Chord 
    F#7F#7 Piano Chord 

One less man to pick up after
Bm9Bm9 Piano Chord 
          E7E7 Piano Chord 
   Em7/AEm7/A Piano Chord 

I should be happy
Em7Em7 Piano Chord 
 F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
 Gmaj7Gmaj7 Piano Chord 
 Gmaj7/AGmaj7/A Piano Chord 
 (Dmaj7)
But all  I    do    is      cry

Verse 2:

Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 
     D6D6 Piano Chord 
      Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 

(Cry, cry, no more laughter)  I should be happy
Bm9Bm9 Piano Chord 
 F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
 Bm9Bm9 Piano Chord 
   F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 

(Oh, why  did he go)
Gmaj7Gmaj7 Piano Chord 
           C#m7/F#C#m7/F# Piano Chord 
    F#7F#7 Piano Chord 

Since he left my life's so empty

Bridge:

Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Piano Chord 
                         Gm7Gm7 Piano Chord 

Though I try to forget it just can't be done
Abmaj7Abmaj7 Piano Chord 
                Dm7/GDm7/G Piano Chord 

Each time the doorbell rings I still run

Cmaj7Cmaj7 Piano Chord 
      Cmaj7/E
I don't know how in the world
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Piano Chord 
  Cmaj7/E
To stop thinking of him
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Piano Chord 
   Cmaj7/E        Bm7/EBm7/E Piano Chord 
  E7E7 Piano Chord 

'Cause I still love him so
Em9Em9 Piano Chord 
            A13A13 Piano Chord 

I spend each day the way I start out
Em9Em9 Piano Chord 
        A13A13 Piano Chord 

Crying my heart out

Verse 3 (first two lines instrumental):

Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 
     D6D6 Piano Chord 
     Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 

/   /   /   /    /   /   /   /
Bm9Bm9 Piano Chord 
     F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
     Bm9Bm9 Piano Chord 
     F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 

/   /   /   /    /   /   /   /

Gmaj7Gmaj7 Piano Chord 
           F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
     Bm7Bm7 Piano Chord 

One less man to pick up after
Em9Em9 Piano Chord 
      A13A13 Piano Chord 
     Am6Am6 Piano Chord 
      B7-9B7-9 Piano Chord 

No more laughter, no more love
Em9Em9 Piano Chord 
      F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
 Gmaj7Gmaj7 Piano Chord 
 Gmaj7/AGmaj7/A Piano Chord 

Since he went away    (he went away)

Coda:

Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 
     D6D6 Piano Chord 
     Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 

(One less bell to answer)    Why did he leave me
Bm9Bm9 Piano Chord 
 F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
 Em7/GEm7/G Piano Chord 
 F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
 Gmaj7/E Gmaj7/AGmaj7/A Piano Chord 

(Why, why, why   did    he   leave)

(One less bell to answer)     Now I've got one less egg to fry
One less egg to fry
(Why, why, why did he leave)  And all I do is cry

(One less bell to answer)     Because a man told me goodbye
(Why, why, why did he leave)

(One less bell to answer)     Somebody tell me please
Where did he go, why did he go
(Why, why, why did he leave)  How could he leave me

[end cold on Dmaj7]

-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers