F
C E7/G# Am Dm C/G G

[Verse 1]
   Ebdim7
He died when the house was empty
A
  When the maid had gone
Bm                  E/G#
   He put a pen to paper
F#
   For one final song
Bm
   He wrote, oh babe,
Dm                Dm/B
   It's the only way
A              A/G#              F#m7  Amaj7
  I know it's wrong but I can't stand
Ebdim7
  To go on living
A
  To go on living
Bm       E/G#      D/A  A
  Living life this way
Ebdim7
  And I don't know what the time is
A
  Or what the next line is
Bm               E/G#           F#   F#7
  Or how you're gonna take the news
      Bm                    Dm
But if I had my life again, ohh
A             A/G#    F#m7  E
  I wouldn't change a thing
Ebdim7
  I'd let nobody
A
  I'd let nobody
Bm       E/G#      D/A  A
  Stand inside my shoes

[Chorus]
 C   Em7
Ohhh
                    Am        Abaug
Something's got to hold of me
Dm7                             G
  This home is not the home it used to be
C                     Gm6
  I've gathered dust like the dying flowers
 F                          Fm
Ohh, and I've drunk myself sober
 C  F       G         F    C
Ohh, after hours and hours

[Break]
Ebdim7 A Bm E/G# F#
Bm Dm A A/G# F#m7 Amaj7 E
Ebdim7 A D E/G# D/A A

[Chorus]
 C   Em7
Ohhh
                    Am        Abaug
Something's got to hold of me
Dm7                             G
  This home is not the home it used to be
C                     Gm6
  I've gathered dust like the dying flowers
 F                          Fm
Ohh, and I've drunk myself sober
 C  F       G         F    Fm C
Ohh, after hours and hours

[Outro]
F        G         F     C
  After hours and hours, oh