| Am | Dm6 | E7-9 | Am | Dm6 | E7 | |
| A | day in the | life | of a | fool; |
| Am | Dm7 | G7 | CM7 | CM7/6 | |
| A | sad and a l | ong | lonely | day. |
| Dm7 | G7 | |
| I walk down the av | enue |
| CM7 | CM7/6 | |
| And hope I'll r | un into |
| Dm6 | E7 | |
| The welcome s | ight of you |
| Bm7-5 | E7 | Fdim | E7 | |
| C | oming my | way. |
| Am | Dm6 | E7 | Am | Dm6 | E7 | |
| I | stop just acr | oss | from your do | or; |
| A7sus4 | Gdim | Dm | Gdim | Dm | |
| But | you're never | home any | more. |
| Dm6 | E7 | |
| So back to my r | oom |
| Am | Dm6 | |
| And there in the gl | oom |
| E7 | Bm7-5 | E7 | Am | Dm6 | Am | |
| I c | ry | tears of good | -bye. |
| Dm7 | Am7 | |
| Til you c | ome back to | me, |
| Dm7 | Am7 | |
| That's the | way it will | be, |
| Dm7 | Em7 | Am7 | |
| Every d | ay in the l | ife of a | fool. |