Sometimes Late at Night - Carole Bayer Sager Music by Burt Bacharach Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager Unless Otherwise Noted Transcribed by Paul Rossen (chocsorbet@aol.com) Corrections, suggestions encouraged. I WON'T BREAK (Peter Allen/Bacharach/Sager) G#m7 Bmaj7 A#m A#m7 G#m7 D#m7 G#m7 Did you say you learned a lot? C#7sus4 C#7 F#maj7 Fdim7 (E#dim7) Guess you learned what I for - got. D#m7 Bmaj7 Well, I've always been a little slow A#m7 G#m7 Won't you run it by me one more time? Bmaj7 A#m7 C#/D# It's just that G#m7 I thought we were doin' fine E7sus4 E7(-9) Ba - by Amaj7 E/G# I won't break C#m7/F# F#m E/F# D/F# So you don't have to worry 'cause I Bm7 C#m/B Bm7 Know what I can take C#m/B Bm7 E7+5 Too much has been ta - ken and Amaj7 E/G# I won't break C#m7/F# F#m E/F# D/F# So you can come and go because it's Bm7 Only my mistake C#7(-9) C#7 And one that I won't make a - gain Turn the radio up loud Make it seem like there’s a crowd Wonder how it is I didn’t know, Well I guess it’s true that love is blind It’s just that I thought we were doin' fine Bmaj7 A#m7 C#/D# Hey Ba - by G#m7 F# Did I hear you say you want to go? [Instrumental] Won't you run it by me one more time? It's just that I thought we were doin' fine Hey Baby, I won't break So you don't have to worry 'cause I Know what I can take Too much has been taken and I won't break So you can come and go because it's Only my mistake And one that I won't make again Turn the radio up loud Make it seem like there’s a crowd Wonder how it is I didn’t know Well I guess it’s true that love is blind It’s just that I thought we were doin' fine Hey Baby... G#m7 Cm7-5 (B#m7-5)... JUST FRIENDS ...Cm7-5 (B#m7-5) Bmaj7 G#m7 Emaj7 Fm7-5 N.C. G D(add2)/G You and me F6/G C/G We traded hearts Bm7 E9 I guess that’s how Am9 It always starts out Bm7 Em9 And then I guess it always ends Am9 Look at us now Sayin’ C#m7-5 Cmaj7 G(add2)/B Bm7 G/B I don’t think that you and me_ can just be friends C#m7-5 Cmaj7 Maybe this is how the whole_ thing has to B7(no5) Just end And if we could Have loved enough We would have held on When it got rough But one of us let go too soon So here we are now Sayin’ I don’t think that you and me can just be friends Maybe this is how the whole thing has to Just end (I wish you'd understand) Cmaj7 It’s funny how when love is gone C7-5 There’s only one left holdin’ on Bm7(add11) And someone’s always hurting more E7sus4 E7 Bm7/E E7 Still lonely for the other Bm7(add11)/E Sayin’ C#m7-5 Cmaj7 G(add2)/B Bm7 G/B I don’t think that you and me_ can just be friends C#m7-5 I don’t want to ever Cmaj7 Feel so much again Am7 Feel again Fmaj7 F#m7-5 Unless it’s you G A - gain [Instrumental] I guess that's how It always starts out And then I guess it always ends Look at us now Sayin' I don't think that you and me can just be friends Maybe this is how the whole thing has to Just end G D(add2)/G F6/G C/G Bm7 E9 Am9 Bm7 Em9 Am9 Bm7 Em9... TELL HER (Allen/Bacharach/Sager) F#m9 Em9 F#m9 Em9 F#m9 She's breakin' your heart Em9 You're walkin' the line because Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 You're part of her F#m9 You can't let her go Em9 Yet somehow you know you lost Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 The heart of her C#m7/F# You can't go back where you been Bm9 Yesterday is gone Move it on and A(no3) A/C# Give it up A(no3) A/C# F#m7(no5) Let it all go Bm7 D/C# Dmaj7 B7/D# And I'll never say that I told you so Just A(no3) A/C# Give it up A(no3) A/C# F#m7(no5) Throw it a - way Bm7 D/C# Dmaj7 B7/D# 'Cause you can't hold on to a yester - day and D/E C#m/E Tell her D/E E D/E C#m/E Tell her you don't love her Bm/E Tell her Dmaj7 A(add9)/C# That you're gonna be fine Am(add9)/C Adim/C You're gonna be mine G(add2)/B A7 And tell her how_ I Dmaj7 Care A(add9)/C# I'll always be there Am(add9)/C Adim/C Right by your side G(add2)/B A7 Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 Bm7(add11) There's nothing left_ for you to hide She's makin' you cry She's tellin' you stories that You heard before You're ready to run You know she's the one who broke Her word before You can't go back where you been Yesterday is gone Move it on and Give it up Let it all go And I'll never say that I told you so Just Give it up Throw it away 'Cause you can't hold on to a yesterday and Tell her Tell her you don't love her Tell her That you're gonna be fine You're gonna be mine And tell her how I Care I'll always be there Right by your side There's nothing left for you to hide Tell her N.C. That you're gonna be fine You're gonna be mine And tell her how I Care I'll always be there Right by your side Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 Bm7(add11) There's nothing left for you to hide C#m/E Bm/F# Tell her That you're gonna be fine You're gonna be mine And tell her how I Care I'll always be there Right by your side G(add2)/B A7 Tell her, tell her (2x) Dmaj7 A(add9)/C# Go and tell her Am(add9)/C Adim/C G/B A7 Bye bye ba - by (2x, fade on 2nd) Dmaj7 A(add9)/C# (Go and tell her...) Am(add9)/C Adim/C G/B A7 Bbmaj7 F(add9)/A Fm(add9)/Ab Fdim/Ab Eb/G F7 Bbmaj7 F(add9)/A Fm(add9)/Ab Fdim/Ab Eb/G F7 Bbmaj7... SOMEBODY'S BEEN LYIN' Bbmaj7 Gm Bbmaj7 Gm Bbmaj7 Somebody's been lyin' C/Bb Somebody's been callin' me Eb/F Tellin' me he still loves me F7sus4 F7 Dm7-5 But not the way I thought it would be G7 He's makin' fun of me and G7(-9) Cm7 Laughin' at my dreams F7(-9) And I know that he keeps Sayin' not to worry He's tellin' me to just hold on But he's not here to lean on And words won't warm my bed now he's gone It seems so funny lettin' Go of what we had And I guess I'm just scared Bbmaj7 Gm7/Bb Bbmaj7 F/Bb Bb And I still be - lieve him Gm7 Though C9 Cm9 Cm7 Cm7/F And I'd be wiser to go on my own way Somebody's been lyin' And I know you're tellin' me Only the things you want to I guess I lie as much as you do It seems so funny lettin' Go of what we had And I'm much too afraid Dm Gm7 Cm9 F7(-9) And I'm much too alone Dm Gm7 Cm9 F7(-9) Bbmaj7 Was I just too much in love? Bbmaj7 C/Bb Eb/F D/F Bbmaj9 ------------------------ SOMETIMES LATE AT NIGHT Bbmaj7 Cm7/F Bb(add2) Em7-5(no5) Sometimes late at night you say you love me. Ebmaj7 Bb(add2)/D Even if you do, D7sus4 D7 Well I guess that it don’t matter Gm7sus4 Gm7 Gm(add9) Gm Very much at all. Bb(add2)/F Cm7/F Sometimes it don’t matter at all. Bb(add2) Cm7/F There are times you’re just so far above me. I don’t know who you are, And I wonder, did I put you there To watch you fall? Sometimes it don’t matter at all. Bb(add2) I’ll keep on Eb/F I’ll hold on Dm7 Gm7 Gm7/C Even though I don’t know how we’ll end, Am7-5/Eb Dm7(no5) Gm7 Ebmaj9 And I could spend this life of mine with you Am7-5/Eb Dbmaj7 Gbmaj7 Cm7/F And I’d still have more to give you. I’m tryin’ Believe me Even though I don’t know how we’ll end, And I could spend this life of mine with you And I’d still have more to give you. Sometimes late at night you say you love me. Maybe you still do, Or maybe you just say those things. I can’t recall. Did you ever love me at all? I’ll keep on I’ll hold on Even though I don’t know how we’ll end, And I could spend this life of mine with you And I’d still have more to give you. I’m tryin’ Believe me Even though I don’t know how we’ll end, And I could spend this life of mine with you And I’d still have more to give you. Cm9/F Dm9/G Cm9/F Dm9/G Cm9/F... WILD AGAIN Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 Ebm11 Have you heard Someone that I used to love's Gmaj9 Come back to town. Cmaj7 He's walking on familiar ground, Abm7/Db Db7(-9) He knows his way around. Hey now, Did you know I was not expecting that He'd say "Hello." It seems so very long ago, So much he didn't know. Gbmaj7 Gb7 And as for me, Cbmaj7 Db/Cb Bbm7 Dbm7/Gb I don't want to be that wild a - gain. Gb7 Cbmaj7 Bb7sus4 Bb7 Ebm9 I don't want to be that help - less child who Abm9 Believes what you would say Ebm9 Abm7 Db7sus4 Db7(-9) Then watches you walk away. Gbmaj7 Did you know? Ebm11 Are you sure? Gmaj9 Cmaj7 If I held you a - gain... Abm7/Db Db7(-9) You knew your way around. And as for me, I don't want to be that wild again. I don't want to be that helpless child who Believes you today. Tomorrow you'll walk away. Did you know? Are you sure? If I held you again... Abm7/Db Db7(-9) Did you know? Are you sure? Gmaj9 Cm9 If I held you... Gmaj9 Cm9... EASY TO LOVE AGAIN Cm(add2) Ab(no root, add2)/C G(add2)/B G/B Gm/Bb G7/B Cm Abmaj7/C Uptown he’s call - in’ Gmaj7/B I’m comin’ Ebmaj7/Bb Abmaj7/Bb He can take me anywhere Ebmaj7/Bb Let me know that Gm7sus4 He’ll just be there Am7-5 Bb7sus4 That’s all I need to know Bb/Ab Gm7 That’s enough for me to go G7 F/G G7 Wher - ever he may go G7+5 He’s makin’ it Abmaj7 Easy to love again Fm9 Easy to love Dm7 G7 Cm7 And I was empty and then heaven sent me Abmaj7 Someone easy to love again Fm9 Cm7 Easy to love a - gain Uptown I’m fine now No worries In his arms they disappear Let me know that I’ll stay right here That’s all I need to know That’s enough for me to go Wherever he may go He’s makin’ it Easy to love again Easy to love And I was empty and then heaven sent me Someone easy to love again Easy to love again Cm(add2) Ab(no root, add2)/C Cm(add2) Ab(no root, add2)/C G7/B [Instrumental] That’s enough for me to go Wherever he may go He’s makin’ it Easy to love again Easy to love And I was empty and then heaven sent me Someone easy to love again Easy to love again (2x) Easy to love again Easy to love Dm7 G7 Cm7 Abmaj7 Fm9 Dm7 G7 Cm7... STRONGER THAN BEFORE (Bacharach/Bruce Roberts/Sager) Fm9 Gm7 Fm9 Bbmaj9 Abmaj9 Dbmaj9 Ebsus4 Bb7/D Db6 If you don’t believe what I_ say Ab(add9)/C Cm7 You won’t believe I’m not that way Gm7/C Fm9 Gm7/F And I never meant to turn the hurt a - round G7+5/B G7+5/C Fm9 Gm7/F I would be a fool to lose the love I found Fm7/Eb And if you take me back, I’ll let you know Abmaj7/Eb Ab/Eb Fm7sus4/Db Fm7/Db I’ll be stronger than before_ Fm9sus4 Fm7 Ebmaj9 I will love you even more_ -— oh Dbmaj9 Bbm9 I’ll take you back, if you come back Abmaj7(add6) Gm9 I’ll take you any - where Fm7sus4/Db Fm7/Db You'll ever want to be_ Fm9sus4 Fm7 Ebmaj9 You’re the light inside of me_ -— oh Dbmaj9 I’ll take you back, Bbm9 If you come back to me And if you heard the whole thing before Then once again I’ll tell you more I would be a fool to ever let you go But I had to go away to finally know How much I need you back I need your love I’ll be stronger than before I will love you even more -- oh I’ll take you back, if you come back I’ll take you anywhere You'll ever want to be You’re the light inside of me -- oh I’ll take you back, If you come back to me Fm9 Gm7(add11) Fm9 Bbmaj9 I’ll be stronger than before I will love you even more -- oh I’ll take you back, if you come back I’ll take you anywhere You'll ever want to be You’re the light inside of me -- oh I’ll take you back, If you come back to me, If you come back, Come back to me, Come back, and (2x) [Begin fade:] I’ll be stronger than before I will love you even more -- oh I’ll take you back, if you come back I’ll take you anywhere You'll ever want to be You’re the light inside of me -- oh I’ll take you back, If you come back to me, If you come back... Ebmaj9/Gb Ebm9-5/Gb Ab(add2, no3) Ab7 Dbmaj9... YOU DON'T KNOW ME Db Db/Ab Db/Ab You don't know me If you did, Gbmaj7/Ab You would know if I loved you Ebm7 Ab Part of it's trust Ebm7 Gb/Bb Ab/C Part of it's just be - ing When you loved me Did you know How I lived my life for you? Part of me died Part of me just cried out Db/Ab Say goodbye now Amaj7 Bbm Don't lie any - more Ab Abmaj7 When it's gone Gbmaj7(add6) You walk a - way You move on F7 Eb/F F7 F7+5 F7 But-- Db/Ab Db(add2)/Ab If you loved me Even now Gbmaj7/Ab Would you watch while I leave you? Ebm7 Ab Maybe you would Ebm7 Gb/Bb Ab/C Maybe I'll still be here You don't know me Don't try anymore When it's gone You walk away You move on But-- If you loved me If you did Would you watch while I leave you? Maybe you will Ebm7 Gb/Bb Ab/C Db/Ab Maybe I will still be here Gbm6/Ab Ab6 Tryin' to let go Gbm/Ab Gbdim7/Ab Db You don't know me. REPRISE Db/Ab Ab(add2) Db/Ab Ab(add2) Bb(add2)/D Dm7(no5) Sometimes late at night you say you love me. Dbmaj7 Ab(add2)/C C7sus4 C7 Fm7sus4 Fm7 Fm(add9) Fm Ab(add2)/Eb Bbm7/Eb Did you ever love me at all? Ab(add2) Db/Eb Cm7 Fm7 Fm7/Bb Gm7-5/Db Cm7(no5) Ab/C Dbmaj9 Gm7-5/Db Bmaj7 (Cbmaj7) Emaj7 (Fbmaj7) Bbm7/Eb [3x, fade on 3rd]