Here Alone (from Little Women: The Musical)

Write a (Am7)letter;

be (C5)inventive.

Tell you ev'rything is (Gm6)fine.

(C7)Be (C5)attentive to the (Em7)(Am7)distance.

(Gm7)Send my (C13)love with ev'ry (F7)line.

Ev'ry (Fm6)word should bring you (C)closer and (E7sus4)caress you (E7)with its (Am7)tone.

(Em)or (C5)Nothing should (Em7)(Am7)remind you

(Ab)that (G7sus4)I am here (Am7)alone.

(C)I can't (Am7)tell you what I'm (C5)feeling.

I can't talk about the (Gm6)war;

(C7)how the (C5)pealing of the (Em7)(Am7)church bells (Gm7)brings the (C13)battle to our (F7)door.

I don't (Fm6)know which part is (C)harder:

what I (E7sus4)know or (E7)un its (Am7)known,

(Em)or (C5)raising little (Em7)(Am7)women

(Ab)when (G7sus4)I am here (Am7)alone.

(C)I can't lone.

(Em7)Counting (F)days, praying for (Em9)news.

Is this the (F)life we meant to (Bb)choose?

(G5)Do you (Am7)know how much I (C5)miss you at this hour of the (Gm6)day?

(C7sus4)How I (C5)wish you were the (Em7)(Am7)twilight (Gm7)come to (C13)take my fears (F7)away.

Can I (Fm6)manage four young (C)women?

I'm not (E7sus4)certain (E7)I know (Am7)how.

(Gm7)Will (Bb)I (Fmaj7)be there when they (C)need me?

(Am7)Do I (Eb)fail them (F)even (Bb)now?

I (C5)wish that you were (C)with me:

wish that (E7sus4)I could (E7)bring you (Am7)(Am)home.

The (C5)night seems so much (Em7)(Am7)longer

(Ab)now that (G7sus4)I am here alone.