INTRO:
Eb                    Gm     Bb7
If you give me just a little while..
                    Gm        Eb
I'll turn each tear drop to a smile.

#1.
Eb          Bb7                      
He promised happiness, but he left you 
Cm    Eb
loneliness.
Cm             Ab           Bb           
What makes you hurt inside..true love or 
Eb
injured pride?

CHORUS:
Eb                        Bb7
Oh, little lonely one now don't you cry.
Bb                Eb
You'll forget him by and by.
Cm                        Ab
And if you give me just a little while..
Bb                       Eb
I'll turn each tear drop to a smile.

#2.
Eb          Bb7                  Bb                 
I know what you've been through..your heart's 
     Eb
been broken, too.
Cm          Ab           Bb                   
He kept you on a string..while you gave your 
Eb
everything.


CHORUS:
Eb                        Bb7
Oh, little lonely one now don't you cry.
Bb                Eb
You'll forget him by and by.
Cm                        Ab
And if you give me just a little while..
Bb                       Eb
I'll turn each tear drop to a smile.




INTERLUDE: Eb Ab Dm Bb Ab Cm Bb Cm Ab Bbm 

           Ab Eb




CHORUS:
Eb                        Bb7
Oh, little lonely one now don't you cry.
Bb                Eb
You'll forget him by and by.
Cm                        Ab
And if you give me just a little while..
Bb                       Eb
I'll turn each tear drop to a smile.



#3.
Eb         Bb7             Bb                 
It will be hard for me..to fight his ever-loving 
Eb
memory.
Cm          Ab               Bb             Eb
But give me one more chance..and I'll bring true 

romance.


CHORUS:
Eb                        Bb7
Oh, little lonely one now don't you cry.
Bb                Eb
You'll forget him by and by.
Cm                        Ab
And if you give me just a little while..
Bb                       Eb
I'll turn each tear drop to a smile.

OUTRO:
Eb                    Ab
If you give me just a little while..
Bb7                      Eb
I'll turn each tear drop to a smile.
Eb                    Ab
If you give me just a little while..
Bb7                      Eb
I'll turn each tear drop to a smile..(Fade.)