INTRO | Dm Bb | Dm | Gm | Dm/A Bb A7 | | Dm Dm/C | Bb A7 | | Dm Dm/C | Bb A7 | | D | Em Em/Eb | Dm | Bb7 A7 | | Dm Dm/C | Bb A7 | | Dm Dm/C | Bb A7 | | D | Em Em/Eb | Dm | Bb7 Dm | | Gm | Dm | Bb A7 | Dm | | Fm | Cm | Ab G7 | Cm | VERSE Cm Dm7 G7 Melancholy mood forever haunts me Cm Steals upon me in the night Dm7 G7 Forever taunts me C Oh, what a lonely soul am I Dm7 G7 Stranded high and dry Cm | Ab7 G7 | By a melancholy mood VERSE Cm Dm7 G7 Gone is every joy and inspiration Cm Tears are all I have to show Dm7 G7 No consolation C All I can see is grief and gloom Dm7 G7 Till the crack of doom Cm | Ab7 G7 Cm | Oh, melancholy mood MIDDLE 8 Fm Deep in the night Fm Bb7 I search for a trace Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 Of a lingering kiss, a warm embrace Ab But love is a whimsy Ab And as flimsy as lace Am7-5 Ab7 G7 And my arms embrace an empty space VERSE Cm Dm7 G7 Melancholy mood, why must you blind me Cm Pity me and break the chains Dm7 G7 The chains that bind me C Won't you release me, set me free Dm7 Bring him back to me (Dbm) Cm Fm Cm Oh, melancholy mood OUTRO (+ coda) | Fm | Gm7 C7 | Fm | Gm7 C7 | 1 +2+ | F | Db7 C7 | Fm | Fm Fm