| Dm Bb | Dm | Gm | Dm/A   Bb A7 |
| Dm Dm/C | Bb A7 | 
| Dm Dm/C | Bb A7 | 
| D | Em   Em/Eb | Dm | Bb7 A7 |

| Dm Dm/C | Bb A7 | 
| Dm Dm/C | Bb A7 | 
| D | Em   Em/Eb | Dm | Bb7 Dm |

| Gm | Dm | Bb A7 | Dm | 
| Fm | Cm | Ab G7 | Cm |


[Verse]
Cm             Dm7-5    G7
Melancholy mood forever haunts me
Cm
Steals upon me in the night
Dm7-5    G7
 Forever taunts me
C
Oh, what a lonely soul am I
Dm7               G7
Stranded high and dry
     Cm                | Ab7 G7 |
By a melancholy mood

[Verse]
Cm               Dm7-5     G7
Gone is every joy and inspiration
Cm
Tears are all I have to show
Dm7-5    G7
 No consolation
C
All I can see is grief and gloom
Dm7               G7
Till the crack of doom
    Cm                | Ab7 G7 Cm   |
Oh, melancholy mood

[Middle 8]
Fm
Deep in the night
Fm             Bb7
I search for a trace
     Ebmaj7         Ebmaj7
Of a lingering kiss, a warm embrace
    Ab
But love is a whimsy
       Ab
And as flimsy as lace
    Am7-5          Ab7       G7
And my arms embrace an empty space

[Verse]
Cm              Dm7-5         G7
Melancholy mood, why must you blind me
C
Pity me and break the chains
Dm7-5            G7
 The chains that bind me
C
Won't you release me, set me free
Dm7
 Bring him back to me
[ Dbm7 ] Cm   Fm    Cm
     Oh, melancholy mood

[Outro] (+ coda)
| Fm | Gm7-5 C7 | Fm | Gm7-5 C7 |
                    1 + 2 +
| F | Db7 C7 | Fm | Fm    Fm