The Man That Got Away 1954

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 27 Mar 2010
2010

The night is bitter,
The stars have lost their glitter;
The winds grow colder
And suddenly you're older
And all because of the man that got away.
No more his eager call,
The writing's on the wall;
The dreams you dreamed have all
Gone astray.
The man that won you
Has gone off and undone you.
That great beginning
Has seen the final inning.
Don't know what happened.
It's all a crazy game!
No more that alltime thrill,
For you've been through the mill
And never a new love will
Be the same.
Good riddance, goodbye!
Ev'ry trick of his you're on to.
But, fools will be fools
And where's he gone to?
The road gets rougher,
It's lonelier and tougher.
With hope you burn up
Tomorrow he may turn up.
There's just no letup
the livelong night and day!
Ever since this world began
There is nothing sadder than
A oneman woman looking for
The man that got away....

The night is bitter,
The stars have lost their glitter;
The winds grow colder
And suddenly you're older
And all because of the man that got away.
No more his eager call,
The writing's on the wall;
The dreams you dreamed have all
Gone astray.
The man that won you
Has gone off and undone you.
That great beginning
Has seen the final inning.
Don't know what happened.
It's all a crazy game!
No more that alltime thrill,
For you've been through the mill
And never a new love will
Be the same.
Good riddance, goodbye!
Ev'ry trick of his you're on to.
But, fools will be fools
And where's he gone to?
The road gets rougher,
It's lonelier and tougher.
With hope you burn up
Tomorrow he may turn up.
There's just no letup
the livelong night and day!
Ever since this world began
There is nothing sadder than
A oneman woman looking for
The man that got away....
The man that got away....

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Man That Got Away 1954
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
© 1954 by Ira Gershwin Music ASCAP
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 27 March 2010 at 10.42
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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