Burning Of The Midnight Lamp

: Intro riff : F Dm the morning is dead and the day is too Bm E there’s nothing left here to lead me , but the velvet moon C G all my loneliness i have felt today D F F# it’s a little more than enough to make a man throw himself away G F F# G F F# G and i continue to burn the midnight lamp , alone : Intro riff : F now the smiling portrait of you Dm is still hanging on my frowning wall Bm E it really doesn’t , it really doesn’t bother me too much at all C G it’s just the uh ever falling dust that makes it so hard for me to see D that forgotten earring laying on the floor F F# facing coldly towards the door G F F# G F F# G and i continue to burn the midnight lamp , all alone burn! : F - - - - F# - G - - - - : yeah , yeah lonely , lonely , lonely G - - - - loneliness is such a drag : Intro riff : F Dm so here i sit to face that same old fireplace Bm getting ready for the same old explosion E going through my mind C and soon enough the time will tell G about the circus in the wishing well D and someone who will buy and sell for me F F# someone who will toll my bell G F F# G F F# G and i continue to burn the same old lamp , alone G - - - - - F F# G - - - - - - - F F# G - - - - - - - yeah darling , can you hear me calling you? so lonely gotta blow my mind yeah , yeah lonely , lonely . . .