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Alone Again
(Naturally)

Gilbert O'Sullivan
Key D Capo 4 3/4 time 112 bpm
Transpose

Chord Voicings

Dmaj7
x x
D6
x
F#m7
Em7b5
Gm6
A7b9
Intro
Dmaj7 D6
F#m7 F#7sus4 F#m7
Em7 A7b9 D
 
Verse 1
Dmaj7 D6
In a little while from now,
F#m7 F#7sus4
If I'm not feeling any less sour
Am
I promised myself to treat myself
F#m7b5 B7
And visit a nearby tower,
Em7
And climbing to the top,
Em7b5 Gm6
Will throw myself off
D Daug
In an effort to make it clear to who-
D6 C#7
ever what it's like when you're shattered
F#m Am
Left standing in the lurch, at a church where people're say___ing,
B7b9 B7
"My God that's tough, she stood him up!
Em
No point in us remaining.
Em7b5 Gm6
We may as well go home."
Dmaj7 D6
As I did on my own,
F#m F#m7 B7
Alone again, naturally
Em A7b9 D
Alone again, naturally
Recording
1:23 / 3:41
songbook pop 1970s jazz-influenced advanced

Peer Comments

M
maria@crow 2 hours ago
That Em7b5 to Gm6 movement is gorgeous. Have you tried substituting a Bbmaj7 for the Gm6? Similar function but smoother voice leading.
J
jake@crow Yesterday
Can you transpose this to C for me? The F#m7b5 is brutal on guitar in D. Also, great recording!
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Alone Again (Naturally)
Gilbert O'Sullivan
D jazz-influenced ♫
2
To Ramona
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G folk
3
Autumn Leaves
Joseph Kosma
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4
Something I Wrote
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5
All The Things You Are
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Friday Night Set

6 songs · ~45 min · Mar 19, 2026
1 Autumn Leaves Gm from Em 6:30
2 All The Things You Are Ab 7:00
3 To Ramona G from C 5:45
4 Something I Wrote Am 4:20
5 Alone Again (Naturally) D 3:41
6 Fly Me to the Moon C from Am 5:10