All Alone by TMBG
G G/F# G/E G/D C
D/A :|
Once upon a time they sent a rocket to the moon With
Scientific instruments to test conditions there But
Just before they closed the door, one scientist expelled a germ That
Accident-ly found its way aboard and stowed away
C/E D/F#
For three years it remained undetected on the moon
C/G D/A
It was the only living creature there
Eb Gm Eb Gm
I’m all alone I’m all alone Behold the mystery that is me
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Then one day the scientists recovered all their gear
Excited by the prospect of unearthly things inside
They found to their astonishment a living thing within
It seemed to bear good tidings from somewhere in outer space
You're not alone You're not alone Behold the mystery that is me
Soon they figured out the heinous error they had made
And now the earthly germ had something else it seemed to say
We're all alone We're all alone Behold the mystery
Behold the mys ter y
[If you play this on the keyboard, play the chords with your right hand and the bass
with the left. On the “I’m all alone” part play an Eb chord and then, to change to the Gm
move your finger from the Eb to the D.]
