Written by Harold Arlen
A D Cdim A D Fdim A The night is bitter, the stars have lost their glitter Bm Cdim A Bm Fdim A The winds grow colder, and suddenly you're older D Em F#m Em D Em F#m A G Gdim And all because of the man that got away Em7 A7 Bm Edim A No more his eager call, the writing's on the wall Em A Em7 Edim D Em7 D7M Em7 The dreams you dreamed have all gone astray D Cdim A D Fdim A The man that won you has gone off and undone you Bm Cdim A Bm Fdim A That great beginning has seen the final inning D Fdim F#m Em D Em F#m A B7 Don't know what happened it's all a crazy game Em7 A7/9 D6 Edim B7 No more that all-time thrill, for you've been through the million G G/F# E7 A7/13 Edim D And never a new love will be the same Bridge D Em7 D Gdim Good riddance, good-bye C7 B7 E7 A7/9 Ev'ry trick of his you're on to D6 Em7 F#m B7 D9 Em7 Fdim A7 But, fools will be fools, and where's he gone to D Cdim A D Fdim A The road gets rougher, it's lonelier and tougher Bm Cdim A Bm Fdim A With hope you burn up, tomorrow he may turn up D Fdim F#m Em D Em F#m A B7 There's just no letup the live-long night and day G Em7 A4/7 Edim D F#7 B7 Ever since this world began, there is nothing sadder than G5+ G6/F# A7/13 Em7 G5+ G6/F# A7/13 Edim A one - man woman looking for the man that got away A7 G/B A Edim D Cdim A7 D The man that got away