| G | C | |
| T | here goes my only pos | session, |
| G | D | G | - | D7 | |
| T | here goes my e | veryth | in | g. |
| (verse 1) |
| G | C | G | |
| I hear fo | otsteps sl | owly wa | lking, |
| D | G | - | D7 | |
| As they gently walk acr | oss a lonely fl | oo | r, |
| G | C | G | |
| And a vo | ice is so | ftly sa | ying, |
| D | G | - | D7 | |
| Darling, this will be good- | bye for ever mo | re | . |
| (chorus) |
| G | D | G | G7 | |
| T | here goes my r | eason for l | i-v | ing, |
| C | D | G | - | D7 | |
| T | here goes the o | ne of my dre | am | s, |
| G | C | |
| T | here goes my only pos | session, |
| G | D | G | - | D7 | |
| T | here goes my e | veryth | in | g. |
| (verse 2) |
| As my memory turns back the pages, |
| I can see the happy years we had before, |
| Now the love that kept this old heart beating, |
| Has been shattered by the closing of the door. |
| (chorus) |
| G | D | G | G7 | |
| T | here goes my r | eason for l | i-v | ing, |
| C | D | G | - | D7 | |
| T | here goes the o | ne of my dre | am | s, |
| G | C | |
| T | here goes my only pos | session, |
| G | D | G | - | D7 | |
| T | here goes my e | veryth | in | g. |
| G | G7 | C | |
| T | here goes my o | nly posse | ssion, |
| G | D | C | - | G | |
| T | here goes my e | veryth | in | g. |