Tonalità: D major•
Verse 1
D
G
You sit at a desk and
D
you squirm in a chair
G
You stretch out on a couch,
D
you could fall asleep there
A
But you lie in your bed
G
and you try not to think
A
You put on your bathrobe and you
G
stand at the sink
D
And then you look into the mirror
A
and you unplug the phone
G
You re- read the letter,
D
you're living alone.
Verse 2
D
G
You clear out a closet and
D
you listen to a clock
G
You wipe off a table and you
D
pick up a sock
A
And then you put up your feet
G
and you stand on your head
A
You hate what you did and you re
G
gret what you said
D
And then you gaze at a
A
spapshot and wait for the tone
G
You talk to yourself, yeah,
D
you're living alone.
Verse 3
A
You were al ways alone,
Bm
but you just didn't know it
G
You tried living with someone but then
D
you had to blow it
A
And if there's one thing you
Bm
learned after living with her
C
Is that you're not the man now
A
that you never were.
Verse 4
A
G
So you turn up the heat and
D
you fight off a cold
G
You thumb through the Bible
D
as you sit there on hold
A
But you're your own boss
G
you can do as you please
A
G
Open a window and let in a breeze
D
You sit down to dinner, yeah,
A
you cooked your own
G
You light a candle,
D
you're living alone.
Interlude 1
D
A
Bm
G
D
A
Bm
C
A
G
You think about her and how
Verse 5
G
Your cleaning lady has become
D
your very best friend
A
You're back in your hometown,
G
you're living in fear
A
They wonder where has he been
G
and why is he here
D
You're watching the
A
reruns of the Twilight Zone
G
Your life in a nutshell, you're living alone.
D
Verse 6
A
You were always alone,
Bm
but you just didn't see it
G
You tried to be someone different but you
D
just couldn't be it
A
And if there's one thing
Bm
you learned after all of it
C
Is that you're usually fired
A
before you can quit.
Verse 7
A
G
What you need is a dog,
D
some goldfish or a cat
G
D
A boa constrictor and a laboratory rat
A
The end is at hand now
G
and you have the means
A
A roll of toilet paper
G
and the right magazines
D
Your parents are dead now and your
A
kids are full grown
G
You're 53 now, you're 53 now,
you're 53 now
D
You're living alone.
G
A
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AccordiD G A Bm C
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