A Room Without Windows

Words & Music by Ervin M. Drake
Recorded by Steve Lawrence, 1964 (#120)
From the Broadway show "What Makes Sammy Run?"


A E7/6  E7   Esus4  A   Bm7-5 A    E7/6  E7   Esus4  A
A room with - out  win - dows,   a room with - out doors,

A E7/6  E7  Esus4 A     A+5   F#m      Edim            E7
A room where no  guy but I can spy the charms that are yours;

Esus4 E7              D         D+5 
Like  be - ing ma - rooned on an is - land 

Dm6     Dm+7  Dm6  Dm+7    A    
Far from civ - i - lized shores,

Bm7-5 E7sus4 Bm7-5     Cdim       Bm7-5 A6     A      E7
 You    and   me  in a room with - out  win - dows, 

E7/6     E7sus4  E7    A
 A   room with - out doors.


A E7/6  E7   Esus4  A      Bm7-5 A    E7/6  E7  Esus4  A
No bells will be   ringing,        no tel - e - phone calls

A E7/6  E7  Esus4 A        A+5       F#m     Edim            E7
In our lit - tle well-se - clu - ded cell of ceil - ing and walls;

Esus4 E7             D           D+5 
While doz - ens of males sit 'n' chew their nails 

Dm6 Dm+7 Dm6  Dm+7    A    
And hate  me   be - cause

Bm7-5 E7sus4 Bm7-5      Cdim       Bm7-5 A6     A      E7
 I     am    yours in a room with - out win - dows, 

E7/6     E7sus4  E7    A   D9  Bm7-5  A
 A room   with - out doors.


Bridge:

   F#m        F#m+7       F#m7      Em7-5    C#7         
If they said "Friend, how would you like to spend 

     F#m Bm7    C#7
The long here - af - ter?"

    Em   D9   B+    B7   Em      B7     Em  B+  Em7   Em6 A
I'd tell them what we're af - ter  is a one-way tick - et to


A E7/6  E7   Esus4 A    Bm7-5 A    E7/6  E7 Esus4  A
A room with - out key - holes,   a room with  no  view

A   E7/6  E7 Esus4  A          A+5        F#m   Edim       E7
We'd like to  re - side there, hide there for an er - a or two

Esus4  E7                D          D+5
Com - plete - ly wrapped up in each oth - er 

Dm6  Dm+7 Dm6   Dm+7        A    
While the whole world ig - nores

Bm7-5 E7sus4 Bm7-5    Cdim       Bm7-5 A6     A      E7
 You   and   me  in a room with - out  win - dows, 

E7/6     E7sus4  E7    A
 A room   with - out doors.


Requested by recent visitor Ian Reoch.


 
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