B E B F#
I have a mandolin.
B E B F#
I play it all night long.
B E B F# E
It makes me want to kill myself.
B E F# B E F#
but when I turn up the tone on my electric guitar
B F# B A E
I'm afraid of the dark without you close to me.
B E B F#
I went out to the forest and caught
B E A E
A hundred thousand fireflies.
B E B
As they ricochet round the room
F# B E A E
they remind me of your starry eyes.
E F# E B
Someone else's might not have made me so sad
E F# E
but this is the worst night I ever had,
B F# B A E
'cause I'm afraid of the dark without you close to me.
(bridge): B F# B F# E F# E F#
E B F#
You won't be happy with me,
but give me one more chance
